All About The Conqueror Of The Achaemenid Empire
Contribution Towards The Decline Of The Achaemenid Empire
All About The Achaemenid Empire!
100

Who defeated the Achaemenid Empire and caused the overall decline?

Alexander The Great

100

What impacted the civilization of The Achaemenid Empire Economically?

a) The Route Of Transferring Food

b) Alexander's Horse

c) Rules/Regulations

The heavy taxes imposed upon the public, led to an economic slump which put the empire into a tough situation, that eventually caused the downfall of the Achaemenid Empire.

100

Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?

Cyrus the Great founded the first Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, after rebelling against the Median Empire around 550 BCE.

200

Who was Alexander The Great?

Alexander The Great was a Macedonian King that conquered eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in a short period of time.

200

Which of the following environmental impacts was trending towards the decline of the Achaemenid Empire?

a) Warm and Dry conditions

b) Hurricanes

c) Floods

The environment of the Persian Empire was mostly desert, thus the people had to adapt to the warm and dry conditions. Therefore, a climate-related drought was one of the main reasons for the collapse of the Achaemenid Empire.

200

How long did the Achaemenid Empire last for?

a) Until Today

b) 480 B.C.E. to 520 B.C.E.

c) 559 B.C.E. to 331 B.C.E.

559 B.C.E. to 331 B.C.E

300

Who was Alexander The Great educated by?

Aristole, however he did have interactions with other philosophers too.

300

Which leader other than Alexander The Great, almost certainly was the main cause of the downfall of the Achaemenid Empire?

When Xerxes died, there was no one designated to replace him. The assassinators following him showed the instability of the once great Persian Empire, and eventually weakened this empire to the point where Greeks invaded the area.

300

Who were the three important people who contributed in anyway to the Achaemenid Empire?

Darius The Great, Cyrus The Great, Alexander The Great

400

Why did Alexander The Great (the Macedonian King) attempt to invade the Achaemenid Empire?

Alexander always knew that he couldn't rule the Greek mainland by fear and independently. Therefore, he turned his attention back to the Achaemenid Empire and began his campaign against the Achaemenid Empire as a sense of revenge for Persia's failed attempt at invasion towards the Greek mainland a century earlier.

400

What was the impact of the Achaemenid Empire storing their money, instead of spending it?

The Persian leaders grew a habit of storing considerable amounts of money, which slowed the general economic circulation of the Achaemenid Empire. Consequently, at Persepolis, Alexander the Great discovered large amounts of silver talents.

400

From these groups, which was on top of the monarchy system for the Achaemenid Empire?

a) Priests and a King

b) Nobles and Government Officials

c) Merchants and Farmers

The King was on top of the monarchy system, followed by the Priests. Additionally, everyone would obey the king's wishes, while the priests would contribute to the labour system of the Achaemenid Empire.

500

What was a unique thing that Alexander did about one of his 70 cities?

Alexander named one of his 70 cities after his horse, Bucephalus.

500

Was Xerxes related to any of the Persian leaders, and if yes which one?

Xerxes was the son of Darius The Great. He also had a brother named Xerxes the 1st. 

500

Before the conclusion of the empire, at any peak was the Achaemenid Empire developed into a superpower empire?

True/False Answer = 200 points, With Explanation = 500 points

True. Cyrus the Great, the leader of one of these tribes, started to subdue neighbouring kingdoms like Media, Lydia, and Babylon in order to unite them under one rule, which was the main reason why the Achaemenid Empire was developed into a superpower civilization.