WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PHOENICIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What led to Lydia’s down fall?
A
It collapsed because of faulty trading practices.
B
Its location led to it begin conquered by the Israelites.
C
Its location led to it begin conquered by the Egyptians.
D
Its location led to it begin conquered by the Persians.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -585 – c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -Destroyed by an earthquake in 17 ce, the city was rebuilt and remained one of the great cities of Anatolia until the later Byzantine period. It was obliterated in 1402 by the Mongol Timur (Tamerlane). Its ruins include the ancient Lydian citadel and about 1, 000 Lydian graves.

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