persian

​How big was it?

Match

Match the following

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius the Great

• Persian Empire

• Imperial bureaucracy

• Persian Religion

founder of the Persian Empire

Ruled the Persian Empire in its height

The largest in history at this time

divided the empire into provinces

Zoroastrianism

• founder of the Persian Empire

• Ruled the Persian Empire in its height

• The largest in history at this time

• divided the empire into provinces

• Zoroastrianism

Multiple Choice

What was the physical size of the Persian Empire?

• it covered 5 million square miles

• It included Egypt,
  Greece, Turkey, and the Indus River Valley

• it covered all of Asia, the Middle East and most of Africa

• it covered 2 million square miles

Labelling

Identify the places on the map.

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Egypt

Indus River Valley

Turkey or Anatolia

Mesopotamia

The Persian Empire

Multiple Choice

What is the best description of the boundaries of the Persian Empire

• Egypt west, Turkey north, Mesopotamia to the Indus River Valley / east

• Egypt to the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia to China

• It included the 90% of the western hemisphere

• It included 85% of the eastern hemisphere

They were required to send men to serve in the military and pay taxes (agriculture) and tributes such as gold and silver.

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What was required by the Persian central government from the conquered people/empires?

​An appointed government official (not elected) that makes most of the decisions or rules smaller areas of a large nation, empire

Define bureaucracy.

​What was the structure of the Persian imperial bureaucracy?

1. The rulers of Persia divided their land into smaller territories. (satrapies)

2. They selected a governor (satrap) to make all civil decisions for their territory. (Persians or previous leaders of the existing people)

3. Each providence also had a military general who made all the military decisions. (Persians)

What was the structure of the Persian imperial bureaucracy?

​4. a strong central government governed all the providences

5. the central government had several agencies that made unpredicted inspections of the provinces and removed