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