WorksheetsPersepolis
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name of the Persian Dynasty who built Persepolis
Seleucid
Achaemenid
Antigonid
Ptolemids
Select all of the cities which were Persian
Miletus
Susa
Athens
Persepolis
Ecbatana
Which of the following Persian kings contributed to the building of Persepolis
Darius III
Xerxes I
Artaxerxes
Cyrus
Darius I
In which year did Darius I start building Persepolis
523 BC
522 BC
513 BC
512 BC
Which was the last Persian king
Xerxes II
Artaxerxes III
Darius III
Alexander III
Which Macedonian King destroyed Persepolis?
Alexander I
Alexander II
Alexander III
Alexander IV
In what century did the first organised excavations of Persepolis take place
17th Century AD
18th Century AD
19th Century AD
20th Century AD
Select all of the archaeologists who worked at Persepolis in the 20th Century
Lord Curzon
Ernst Herzfeld
Friedrich Krefter
Erich Schmidt
Herbert Weld
What event halted all work at the site in the 20th Century
World War Two
World War One
The Gulf War
The Islamic Revolution
Which of the following IS NOT found at Persepolis?
Apadana
Tachara
Hadish
Tripylon
Agora
What is the name of the god followed by the kings of Persia
Marduk
Apollo
Ahura-Mazda
Ahura-Nissan
Which is the currently held belief regarding the function of Persepolis
Ceremonial Centre
Royal Residence
Religious Centre for celebrating Now Ruz
Symbolic centre of Persian power and kingship
What building in Persepolis would I expect to find this relief?
Hall of 100 Columns
Treasury
Apadana
Gate of All Nations
What type of ornamentation is the image an example of
masonry
iconography
metalwork
glazed brickwork
Which architectural features would you find at Persepolis
columned halls
columns
monumental staircases
peristyle
What is the pictured inscription called?
Behistun Inscription
Daiva Inscription
Xerxes' Palace Inscription
Harem Inscription
What do they call the tablets recovered from Persepolis
Harem Tablets
Fortification Tablets
Official Tablets
Treasury Tablets
The reign of which Persian king are the focus of the Fortification Tablets
Cyrus
Darius I
Xerxes I
Artaxerxes I
The reign of which Persian kings are the focus of the Treasury Tablets
Cyrus
Darius I
Xerxes I
Artaxerxes I
Identify the four ancient epigraphic sources that discuss the destruction of Persepolis
Quintus Curtius
Diodorus Siculus
Plutarch
Arrian
Cleisthenes
In what modern day nation do you find Persepolis
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Kuwait
Identify all the mythical beings shown in the reliefs at Persepolis
Griffin
Sphinx
Manticore
Dragon
Ecbatana was the capital for which people
Persians
Babylonians
Assyrians
Medes
The Royal Road linked which two cities
Sardis
Pasagardae
Babylon
Susa
In what year was Persepolis destroyed by the Macedonians under Alexander III
340 BC
330 BC
320 BC
310 BC
