Ninevah sacked by Medes - end of Assyrian empire
- 1. When was Ninevah sacked by the Medes?
A) 612 BC
B) 493 BC
C) 731 BC
D) 325 BC
- 2. Who led the Medes in the sack of Ninevah?
A) Xerxes I
B) Cyrus the Great
C) Darius the Great
D) Cyaxares
- 3. Which city in modern-day Iraq was Ninevah located near?
A) Basra
B) Mosul
C) Erbil
D) Baghdad
- 4. What river did the Medes and Babylonians use to access Ninevah?
A) Jordan
B) Nile
C) Tigris
D) Euphrates
- 5. The fall of Ninevah is attributed to a coalition of which two powers?
A) Persians and Greeks
B) Hittites and Egyptians
C) Medes and Babylonians
D) Romans and Carthaginians
- 6. Which ancient civilization created the library at Ninevah?
A) Assyrians
B) Egyptians
C) Greeks
D) Persians
- 7. Who was the last Assyrian king to reign from Ninevah prior to its fall?
A) Shalmaneser V
B) Ashur-uballit II
C) Tiglath-Pileser III
D) Sennacherib
- 8. After the fall of Ninevah, who eventually conquered the Babylonians?
A) Romans
B) Persians
C) Carthaginians
D) Greeks
- 9. In addition to the Medes and Babylonians, which other group is sometimes credited with the fall of Ninevah?
A) Scythians
B) Sumerians
C) Phoenicians
D) Celts
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