Question

Consider the following statement and choose the correct answer:

In 539 B.C. Cyrus conquered Babylon, the capital city of the Babylonian empire. What did he do to the captured people, the Babylonian slaves?

• A. Enslaved them
• B. Mass murdered them
• C. Pillaged them
• D. Freed them

Answer 1

The correct option is D Freed them

In 539 B.C. Cyrus conquered Babylon, the capital city of the Babylonian empire. But, Cyrus did not enslave or pillage the conquered people. Instead, he freed the Babylonian slaves. He even decreed that people had the right to choose their religion.