The Cyrus Cylinder (539 B.C.)

Question 1

In 539 B.C., the armies of _____ __ ____, the first king of ancient Persia, conquered the city of Babylon

Answer 1

Cyrus the Great

Question 2

Known today as The ______ _______, this ancient record has now been recognized as the world’s first charter of human rights
- It is translated into all six official languages of the United Nations and provisions parallel the first four Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Answer 2

The Cyrus Cylinder