Quiz on Later Empires

Which city did Ashurbanipal make his capital?

• Babylon

• Nineveh

• Uruk

• Sumer

What was one of Ashurbanipal's major accomplishments?

• Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Expanded his power as far as Egypt

• Built a library filled with cuneiform tablets

• Constructed the Great Wall of China

What is Nebuchadnezzar II known for?

• Writing the Epic of Gilgamesh

• Building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Inventing the wheel

• Discovering the Rosetta Stone

Which rivers are associated with Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Yangtze and Ganges

• Mississippi and Missouri

What type of tablets did Ashurbanipal collect in his library?

• Stone tablets

• Cuneiform tablets

• Papyrus scrolls

• Clay tablets

In what year did Cyrus the Great lead the Persians to victory over the Medes?

• 600 BC

• 550 BC

• 500 BC

• 450 BC

Which king did Cyrus the Great defeat in Asia Minor?

• King Croesus

• King Xerxes

• King Darius

• King Leonidas

What was the elite army under Cyrus the Great known as?

• The Warriors

• The Immortals

• The Invincibles

• The Conquerors

What did Cyrus the Great allow the Jewish people to do after conquering Babylon?

• Build a new city

• Return to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple

• Establish a new kingdom

• Form their own army

Who followed Cyrus the Great's dream of increasing the size of the empire?

• His brother

• His son Cambyses II

• His general

• His advisor