CIVILIZATION
BABYLONIAN
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Question
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In 539 B.C., the Babylonians were conquered by the Persians, who were led by their king ____
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Sargon the Great
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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Cyrus the Great
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Hamurabi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cyrus describes how he conquered Babylon in 539 B.C.-without a fight, or so he alleges-and then took its king, Nabonidus, prisoner, all with the aid of Marduk, the most important Babylonian god.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nabonidus, also spelled Nabu-Naʾid (“Reverer of Nabu”), king of Babylonia from 556 until 539 bc, when Babylon fell to Cyrus, king of Persia.
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