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Quiz about Chief Cities of Ancient Middle East Empires

Chief Cities of Ancient Middle East Empires Quiz

In this quiz I will ask you for the chief cities/capitals of some ancient Middle East Empires.Some of the questions refer to Roman provincial organisation of the Middle East.I give you the name of the empire/province,you give me the city.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
author

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
143,750

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

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1906

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Question 1 of 20

1. Assyria. Hint

Seleucia

Arbela

Nisibis

Nineveh

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Question 2 of 20

2. Babylonia.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 20

3. Persia.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 20

4. Edom. Hint

Apollonia

Eleusis

Argos

Petra

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Question 5 of 20

5. Macedonia. Hint

Adrianopolis

Pella

Argos

Apollonia

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Question 6 of 20

6. Media. (Media Magna). Hint

Gazaca

Trapezus

Ecbatana

Tarsus

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Question 7 of 20

7. Phoenicia. Hint

Tyre

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Sinope

Carthage

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Question 8 of 20

8. Parthia. Hint

Antiochia

Pergamum

Ctesiphon

Halicarnassus

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Question 9 of 20

9. Lydia. Hint

Ephesus

Antiochia

Sardis

Smyrna

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Question 10 of 20

10. Cappadocia. Hint

Paphus

Apollonia

Caesarea Mazaca

Aphrodisias

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Question 11 of 20

11. Mysia. Hint

Ephesus

Antiochia

Amasia

Pergamum

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Question 12 of 20

12. Caria. Hint

Pergamum

Cyrene

Corinth

Halicarnassus

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Question 13 of 20

13. Armenia. Hint

Seleucia

Ecbatana

Artaxata

Arbela

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Question 14 of 20

14. Bithynia. Hint

Nicomedia

Tarsus

Thebes

Smyrna

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Question 15 of 20

15. Phrygia. Hint

Thebes

Gordium

Ephesus

Smyrna

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Question 16 of 20

16. Egypt in the Hellenistic period.

Answer: (I want the capital from ca. 332 BC (The Ptolemaic regime).)

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Question 17 of 20

17. Asia (the Roman capital of) Hint

Halicarnassus

Ephesus

Thebes

Sardis

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Question 18 of 20

18. Syria. Hint

Antioch

Thebes

Halicarnassus

Palmyra

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Question 19 of 20

19. Galatia. Hint

Ancyra

Gordium

Trapezus

Nicomedia

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Question 20 of 20

20. Palestine. Hint

Caesarea

Tyre

Jerusalem

Side

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Assyria.

Answer: Nineveh

Its ruins are on the Tigris river, Iraq. The greatest development took place under Sennacherib (705-681 BC).

2. Babylonia.

Answer: Babylon

The ruins are situated near the present city of Hilla, Iraq. It was capital of both the old and the new Empire of Babylonia (Chaldea).

3. Persia.

Answer: Persepolis

Persepolis was partially destroyed by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.

4. Edom.

Answer: Petra

Petra is a notable rock city in a gorge near Jebel Harun in present-
day Jordan.

5. Macedonia.

Answer: Pella

Alexander the Great was born here.

6. Media. (Media Magna).

Answer: Ecbatana

Ecbatana (nowadays: Hamadan, Iran) was the capital of one part of Media (Media Magna), whereas Gazaca was the capital of Media Atropatene.

7. Phoenicia.

Answer: Tyre

Tyre is situated in what is nowadays Lebanon. It was a dominant sea power under the Phoenicians. It was besieged and captured by Alexander the Great in 332 BC.

8. Parthia.

Answer: Ctesiphon

The ruins are situated in nowadays Iraq. It was later the capital of the Sassanian Empire.

9. Lydia.

Answer: Sardis

Sardis was situated near nowadays Izmir (Smyrna). It was an important city in Roman and Byzantine times.

10. Cappadocia.

Answer: Caesarea Mazaca

The city is today called Kayseri (Turkey).

11. Mysia.

Answer: Pergamum

Pergamum later became the capital of an Empire covering most of West Asia Minor.

12. Caria.

Answer: Halicarnassus

Halicarnassus was the site of the Mausoleum which ranked as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

13. Armenia.

Answer: Artaxata

Artaxata was ruined by the Romans in 58 AD.

14. Bithynia.

Answer: Nicomedia

Nicomedia is today's Izmit, Turkey.

15. Phrygia.

Answer: Gordium

It was here that Alexander the Great supposedly cut the "Gordian knot".

16. Egypt in the Hellenistic period.

Answer: Alexandria

Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and became the center of the Hellenistic culture.

17. Asia (the Roman capital of)

Answer: Ephesus

Ephesus was one of the 12 Ionian cities conquered by the Persians. Its democracy was restored by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. It came to the Romans from the king of Pergamum.

18. Syria.

Answer: Antioch

The ruins of Antioch are situated near Yalves, Turkey. The city was visited by St.Paul.

19. Galatia.

Answer: Ancyra

Ancyra is today's Ankara, capital of Turkey.

20. Palestine.

Answer: Caesarea

Caesarea (modern: Qisarya) was situated on the coast of Samaria. It is frequently mentioned in the New Testament.

Source: Author author

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