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Questions and Answers
Where was the Achaemenid Empire primarily based?
Where was the Achaemenid Empire primarily based?
- Modern-day Iran (correct)
- Central Asia
- Balkans
- Egypt
Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?
Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?
- Artaxerxes I
- Cyrus the Great (correct)
- Xerxes I
- Darius the Great
What was the extent of the Achaemenid Empire at its peak?
What was the extent of the Achaemenid Empire at its peak?
- 2.1 million square miles
- 10 million square kilometres
- 5.5 million square kilometres (correct)
- 1 million square miles
What did the Achaemenid Empire impose in terms of governance?
What did the Achaemenid Empire impose in terms of governance?
What inspired the implementation of similar styles of governance by later empires?
What inspired the implementation of similar styles of governance by later empires?