Persian Empire Review

Persian Empire was located in what modern Country.

• Iran
• Saudi Arabia
• America
• Europe

A satrap in the Persia empire was what?

• Governor
• Tax collector
• Judge
• Preist

Persia was divided into how many provinces?

• 40
• 80
• 20
• 10

Zoroastrianism is what?

• Form of money
• Government
• City
• Religon

He was the founder of the Persian Empire.

• Xerxes
• Cyrus II (the Great)
• Darius I

Cyrus was successful in his expansion of the empire because 

• Everyone had to follow his religion and  laws.
• He allowed people to do whatever they wanted.
• The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.

Under Darius II, a new religion, Zoroastrianism, emerged. Unlike the current religions, it believed 

• Buddha
• In a fight between good and evil.
• In only one God.
• Vishnu

What did the satraps do?

• They were Persian leaders
• They went around giving out presents
• They acted like governors and collected taxes
• They collected taxes independently

Who were appointed to help run the empire and acted as "The King's Eyes and Ears?"

• Judges

• Inspectors

• Police officers

• Legislature

How did Darius move the Persian Economy from a barter system to a money economy?

• He did it by force

• Encouraged the use of coins

• There were no coins.

• He took crops and in return gave them coins to use.