Starter quiz

  • Which statements are accurate descriptions about Ancient Mesopotamia?
    • It included the lands that had once been ruled by the Sumer civilisation.  ✓
    • The city of Babylon was located high up in the mountains.
    • The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flowed through Mesopotamia.  ✓
    • The city of Babylon was located by the Euphrates river.  ✓
  • Who was the king of the Persian Achaemenids who conquered the kingdom of Medes and the city of Babylon?
    • Darius
    • Cambyses
    • Cyrus  ✓
  • What territory did Cyrus' son, Cambyses, take control of?
    • Greece
    • Egypt  ✓
    • France
    • Italy
  • Order the events, starting with the earliest.
    • 1
      King Cyrus conquered Babylon and the Kingdom of Medes.
    • 2
      King Cambyses wanted to conquer new territory in the west.
    • 3
      Ancient Egypt was conquered by Cambyses’ army.
  • Where did King Darius take control of in around 490 BCE?
    • the Nile Valley
    • the Indus Valley  ✓
    • the Tigris Valley
    • the Euphrates Valley
  • Complete the sentence. Darius wanted to expand his territory further and conquer the city-states of Ancient ______ and rule over them.
    • 'Greece' ✓
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