The Quiz: The first Persian Empire is also known by what name?
Byzantine Empire
Achaemenid Empire
Dacian Empire
Kanem Empire
The first Persian Empire is also known as the Achaemenid Empire, whose name comes from Achaemenes, the ruler of a small region of Persia 200 years before the birth of Cyrus the Great. Achaemenes was an ancestor of Cyrus II and Darius I, who both later became the rulers of the Achaemenid Empire.
The correct answer to this quiz is Achaemenid Empire.