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The Persian Empire
By Wesley Duvall
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Details the culture of the Persians.
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Question 1
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The Persian were building an empire at the same time Athens was moving towards creating a democracy.
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False
Question 2
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What leader started the Persian Empire?
Medes
Darius
Cyrus
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Question 4
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Study the map. Remember to look at the key. Who has more territory...the Persians or the Greeks?
The Persians
The Greeks
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Question 8
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Darius was the son of Cyrus the Great.
True
False
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Question 12
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What slowed Darius from moving into Europe to add to his empire?
A lack of soldiers
A lack of resources
A revolt
Question 3
3.
What does the Green Line on the map represent?
The Royal Road
The Persian River
The border of the Persian Empire
Question 5
5.
Which is
not true
about Cyrus?
He earned the nickname "Cyrus the Great"
He created the largest empire in the world at the time
He allowed conquered people to keep their own customs
He forced people to give up their customs for his own
Question 6
6.
Cyrus allowed his conquered peoples to continue to worhsip their own gods.
True
False
Question 7
7.
Which is NOT TRUE about Cyrus strong army?
He had elite soldiers called Immortals
He had cavalry (horseback soldiers)
His soldiers used the bow and arrow
These are all true about his army
Question 9
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What were satraps within the Persian Empire?
A special type of soldier
Governors of provinces
Leaders of the army
Question 10
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According to this quote from Herodotus, hat was one of the main functions of the road system Darius built?
To make it easier to trade goods
To speed the delivery of messages within the empire
To make it easy for troop movements
Question 11
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What was Zoroastrianism (I know it is hard to say...but what was it)?
A new Persian religion
A new Persian weapon
A new Persian capital city
