Ancient history

Question 1

At the battle of Alesia this figure defeated Vercingetorix who he wrote about on the gallic wars

Answer 1

Julius Caesar

Question 2

Marcus Agrippa helped this ruler win his greatest naval battle

Answer 2

Julius Caesar

Question 3

This man supposedly died of a nosebleed on his wedding night

Answer 3

Attila the hun

Question 4

This ruler launched an invasion of Gaul after Honoria Valentinian 3’s sister sent him a ring but it was put down by Flavours Actius

Answer 4

Attila the hun

Question 5

Conquered by Sargon of Akkad. Established the Cuneiform and zigurrats

Answer 5

Sumer

Question 6

Contains the cities Lagash, Uruk, Ur, Kish and Eridu

Answer 6

Sumer

Question 7

The first ruler according to the list of kings is Etana of Kish

Answer 7

Sumer

Question 8

Founded by Sargon the great.

Answer 8

Akkadian empire

Question 9

This empire’s destruction was caused by Naram-Sin’s attack on Enlil’s temple/ the curse of Agade

Answer 9

Akkadian empire

Question 10

A babylonian king that created a law code famous for an eye for an eye punishments

Answer 10

Hammurabi

Question 11

This figure’s most famous writing was found on a black steel in Susa.

Answer 11

Hammurabi

Question 12

Had to submit to the king of Lansa as a kid because his father failed to conquer the city.

Answer 12

Hammurabi

Question 13

King Nebuchadnezzar II (the son of Nabopolassar) built the hanging gardens and the Ishtar gate at this city

Answer 13

Babylon

Question 14

Cyrus the great captured this city after the battle of Opis

Answer 14

Babylon

Question 15

This empire had sculptures called Lamassu (winged bulls with human heads)

Answer 15

Assyrian empire

Question 16

This empire’s king Sennacherib moved the capital to Ninevah

Answer 16

Assyrian empire

Question 17

This empire was defeated by Babylonian forces led by Nabopolassar

Answer 17

Assyrian empire

Question 18

One of this empire’s rulers started using the title Shahanshah (the king of kings)

Answer 18

Achaemenid Empire/ first Persian empire
Name of the ruler was: Darius

Question 19

One of this empire’s rulers, allowed for the return of the Jews ending the Babylonian captivity

Answer 19

Achaemenid Empire/ first Persian empire
Name of the ruler was: Cyrus the Great

Question 20

Rulers of this empire were: Darius, Cyrus, Xerxes and Cambyses II (eldest son of Cyrus who died of mysterious causes)

Answer 20

Achaemenid Empire/ first Persian empire

Question 21

One of this empire’s rulers famously said “My men have become women and my women men” after Artemisia attacked an enemy ship.

Answer 21

Achaemenid Empire/ first Persian empire
Name of the ruler: Xerxes

Question 22

Queen Tamyris killed this man and placed his head in a jar of blood

Answer 22

Cyrus the great

Question 23

Only non-Jew to be called a messiah by the Jews

Answer 23

Cyrus the great

Question 24

This man defeated Nabonidus in the battle of Opis leading to the capture of babylon

Answer 24

Cyrus the Great

Question 25

Harpagus ( A median general who was forced to eat his own son by Astyages after saving this person as a baby) helped this person seize power from the Median ruler Astyages

Answer 25

Cyrus the Great

Question 26

Who were the five good emperors in order (Roman emperors)

Answer 26

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius.