The Assyrian & Persian Empires Quiz

1. Which river was the Assyrian Empire located along?

• Nile River
• Euphrates River
• Tigris River

2. Which empire had influence over Assyria?

• Sumer
• Egypt
• Persia

3. What was the capital city of the Assyrian Empire?

• Babylon
• Nineveh
• Thebes

4. Which king of Babylon expanded the empire's power to Egypt and captured Jerusalem?

• Ashurbanipal
• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Darius

5. The Assyrian Empire built a library with cuneiform tablets in Nineveh.

• True
• False

6. Which empire conquered Babylon and Mesopotamia in 539 BCE?

• Persian Empire
• Greek Empire
• Roman Empire

7. What did Cyrus the Great see himself as?

• a freer
• a liberator
• A slave

8. What did Nebuchadnezzar build that is one of the Seven Numbers of the World?

• a canal
• a church
• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

9. What was the official religion of the Persian Empire?

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Zoroastrianism