The Persian Empire

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12 questions
Note from the author:
Details the culture of the Persians.
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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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What leader started the Persian Empire?

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What does the Green Line on the map represent?

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Study the map. Remember to look at the key. Who has more territory...the Persians or the Greeks?

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Which is not true about Cyrus?

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Cyrus allowed his conquered peoples to continue to worhsip their own gods.

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Which is NOT TRUE about Cyrus strong army?

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Darius was the son of Cyrus the Great.

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What were satraps within the Persian Empire?

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According to this quote from Herodotus, hat was one of the main functions of the road system Darius built?

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What was Zoroastrianism (I know it is hard to say...but what was it)?

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What slowed Darius from moving into Europe to add to his empire?