Wars in ancient East and Greek

Nebuchadnezzar was king of which empire?

• Old Babylon

• Assyria

• New Babylon

• Persia

This empire had a large well-trained army that used iron weapons

• Akkad

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Chaldea

This emperor conquered each Sumerian City-State one by one

• Ashurbanipal

• Nabopolassar

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Sargon

How did Egyptians expand the land owned?

• They paid an excessive amount of gold for the land

• They begged the surrounding kings to follow him

• They conquered nearby Palestine, Nubia, and Lybia

• None of these are academically correct

During the first millennium BC the history of ancient Egypt was marked by foreign powers. At the and of VIII century BC, Egypt was conquered by the _____________, in 671. BC came the ___________, at 525. BC the masters of Egypt became the _____________.

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What was the primary reason for the Persian Empire's expansion under Darius?

• To explore new territories

• To gain control over Greece

• To spread their culture

• To establish trade routes

Which issue led to the Peloponnesian War?

• A long standing trade dispute

• Revenge for past military defeats

• Competition for control of the Greek world

• Religious differences

What event weakened Athens significantly during the Peloponnesian War, leading to its eventual defeat?

• Battle of Aegospotami

• Battle of Marathon

• Sicilian Expedition

• Persian invasion

Which war historian wrote about the Peloponnesian War?

• Thucydides

• Plato

• Herodotus

• Xenophon

Which battle marked the first major Greek victory over Persia in 490 B.C.?

• Battle of Thermopylae

• Battle of Salamis

• Battle of Marathon

• Battle of Plataea