Persia/Greece Check for Understanding

Which of the following is a correct statement on the influence of the Assyrians on the Persians?

• Asserting military dominance and building multi-cultural empires

• Knowledge of seafaring trade and cultural diversity

• Belief in monotheism, in the form of Zoroastrianism

• Creation of the first code of laws that would be shared by future generations

____ was the first ruler of the Achaemenid (Persian) empire and promoted cultural tolerance.

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Cambyses

• Xerxes

______ was a ruler of the Achaemenid (Persian) empire that built the Royal Road and invaded Greece.

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Cambyses

• Xerxes

Satraps were...

• governors who ruled over each of the 20 provinces in the Persian empire

• religious leaders who promoted Zoroastrianism in the Persian empire

• taxes collected from the people of the Persian empire

• Greek colonists who rebelled against the Persian empire

Which of the following explains why Zoroastrianism is not a widely popular religion today?

• The rise of Islam in the 600s CE

• The spread of Buddhism across Asia

• The defeat of the Persians in the war with the Greeks

• The end of polytheistic beliefs across the world

What limitations did Greece have based on their geography?

• Small amount of farmable land

• Lack of written language made it hard to trade

• The open water was difficult to navigate

• Major rivers would continue to flood irregularly

The earliest Greek people were...

• Mycenaeans and Dorians

• Trojans and Cretans

• Mityleans and Athenians

• Spartans and Persians

Who is believed to have written the Illiad and Odyssey?

• Homer

• Aristotle

• Pericles

• Zeus

Greek gods were similar to other civilizations' gods...

• because they were believed to control many aspects of life

• because they were perfect beings with no faults

• because they were worshiped in temples

• because they were the creators of all laws

The Greek polis was...

• a city-state that included a central marketplace and fortified hilltop

• a city-state that cooperated with other city-states and regions

• a political leader in democratic Athens

• a military leader in Sparta that owned slaves