Rise of Persia

Who established first Persian Empire?

• Cyrus

• Pericles

• Darius

• Xerxes

The illustration above best represents what key feature of Persian rule?

• Assimilation of captured people into Persian culture

• Cultural tolerance of captured people

• Forced migration of captured people

• Destruction of cultural practices of captured people

Who reorganized the Persian Empire to make it run more efficiently?

• Pericles

• Darius

• Cyrus

• Xerxes

What is the name for the Persian provinces?

• Satrapies

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Conferences

What was the main job of a Satrap?

• They were Persian soldiers

• They went around giving out presents

• They acted like governors and collected taxes

• They collected taxes independently

Who were the specially trained Persian soldiers?

• Immortals

• Vanguard

• Hoplites

• Samurai

What was the cause of the Persian War with the Greeks?

• Bad trading within the empire

• A revolt in Greece which lead Persia to invade

• Poor leadership in Persia caused the empire to fall apart

• Greece invaded the Persian capital