Ancient Persia

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Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?

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Cyrus the Great

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___________ was Persia's capital city built by Darius.

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Persepolis

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__________ had engineers build a massive stone highway that stretched from India to North Africa.

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Darius the Great

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Zoroastrianism has had an influence or connection to all of the following religions except. . . Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Traditional Roman Religion

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Traditional Roman Religion

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Zoroastrians believe in _____________.

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1 God

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The name of the coin used in the Persian empire was names after which ruler?

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Darius I

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How many Immortals did the king have?

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10,000

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The Persian empire declined because

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wars with Greece were costly and there were great losses; Persian royalty continued with their expensive lifestyle; the people were upset about the high taxes and their poor rulers.

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What is the name of the original Persian religion?

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Zoroastrianism

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Ancient Persia originated in what modern country?

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Iran