Ancient Empires of the East Quiz

What were the reasons for the decline of the empire around 1500 BCE?

• Economic instability, natural disasters, weak rulers, disputes over succession

• Disputes over succession, weak rulers, territorial losses, foreign invasions

• Territorial losses, weak military, foreign invasions, economic instability

• Weak military, economic instability, foreign invasions, natural disasters

Who strengthened the monarchy and renewed military conquests in Syria and Anatolia around 1400 BCE?

• Sargon II

• Tudhaliya I

• Sennacherib

• Nebuchadnezzar

Which Assyrian ruler conquered Israel around 700 BCE?

• Tudhaliya I

• Assurbanipal

• Sennacherib

• Sargon II

What was the capital city of Assyria at the height of its power?

• Babylon

• Sardis

• Nineveh

• Persepolis

Who brought the empire to its greatest extent in terms of territory at around 646 BCE?

• Tudhaliya I

• Sargon II

• Sennacherib

• Assurbanipal

Which ruler successfully reclaimed the former imperial glory of Babylon?

• Sargon II

• Sennacherib

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Assurbanipal

What was the most famous conquest of Nebuchadnezzar?

• Capture of Nineveh

• Defeat of Lydia

• Conquest of Egypt

• Sacking of Jerusalem

What was the religion introduced during the reign of the Achaemenids?

• Hinduism

• Zoroastrianism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Who was the first ruler of the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Cyrus

• Darius I

• Sargon II

Which city embodied the significant aspects of Achaemenid's rule?

• Sardis

• Nineveh

• Persepolis

• Babylon