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