Persian Empire

Persian Empire

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The Persian Empire was located primarily in what modern country?

• Iraq
• Turkey
• Iran
• Afghanistan

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Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?

• Artaxerxes I
• Cyrus the Great
• Xerxes the Great
• Darius the Great

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People disliked Cyrus because he was not a good ruler.

• True

• False

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How did Persian rulers treat most of the people in lands that were taken into the empire?

• They forced the people to assimilate within the Persian culture.

• They placed the citizens into slavery and worked them for the rest of their lives.

• The Persian rulers imprisoned the citizens and sentenced many to death.

• They allowed them to keep their unique cultures, languages, and religions.

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What is the name of the elite army unit created by Cyrus?

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How many soldiers were in this special Persian army?

• 1000 soldiers
• 500 soldiers
• 200 soldiers
• 10,000

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Which emperor was responsible for conquering Egypt?

• Darius

• Cyrus

• Xerxes

• Cambyses

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This map shows the divisions of the Persian Empire better known as-

• States

• Territories
• Satrapies
• Provinces

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A satrap in the Persian Empire was what?

• judge

• governor

• military general
• priest

What was the job of the satraps?

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How many years did Darius rule for?

• 32
• 36
• 40
• 44

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Darius I is probably better known today for?

• failing to conquer the Greeks

• being the third emperor of the Persian Empire

• making the Persian Empire larger, wealthier, and more secure than it had been before

• building good roads and running things smoothly

Reorder

Put the Persian emperors in order from the beginning of the Persian empire.

• Cyrus the Great

• Cambyses

• Darius I

• Xerxes

• Artaxerxes

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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The Greek soldier ran __ miles after defeating the ________ in the Battle of ________

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Like other rulers we have learned about, the Persian emperors

• Liked to spend time and money building beautiful palaces and temples

• Spent a lot of time and money worrying about revolts and trying to defend their empire from outsiders

• Wanted to keep expanding their empire by conquering other groups

• Treated people they conquered poorly

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The Persians made an empire that was bigger than any other empire before it.

• True

• False

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Artemisia led her own troops into the Battle of

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On whose side did Artemisia fight?

• Romans
• Persians
• Greeks
• Egyptians

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How did Artemisia trick the Greeks and Persians?

• She convinced the Greeks and Persians to join forces against a common enemy.
• She used a secret weapon to defeat both the Greeks and Persians.
• She pretended to attack the Persians and then attacked the Greeks instead.
• She pretended to attack the Greeks and then attacked the Persians instead.

How did Artemisia know that Xerxes would not find out what she did?

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True or False: The Persians were finally able to conquer the Greeks.

• True

• False