Persian Empire and Greek Conflicts

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Around 600 b.c., a Persian religious teacher named Zoroaster began preaching that a single god named Ahura Mazda was the creator of all things.

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True

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The Persian Empire had a full-time professional army.

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True

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Did the Persians defeat the Greeks at Marathon?

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False

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Did Greek city-states unite to prevent Persia from conquering Greece?

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True

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Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by...

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treating conquered people fairly.

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What did Persian King Darius I do to improve the efficiency of the Persian government?

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Reorganized the Persian government to make it more efficient.

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Who defeated the Greeks at Thermopylae?

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Xerxes

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Religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion.

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Zoraster

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Who reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies?

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Darius I

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King from Sparta who led soldiers into battle at Thermopylae

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Leonidas