The Ancient Greeks - Lesson 3

The Persians were creating an empire by conquering many lands and became

• the trading center for all ancient worlds

• the ruler of all ancient worlds

• the largest empire in the ancient world

• the farming hub for all ancient worlds

Cyrus, the ruler of Persia, ruled

• with fear

• fairly

• strict

• cruel

Cyrus, the Persian ruler, allowed the people he conquered to

• become his slaves and work the farmland

• to own their own land

• to keep their homes and slaves

• to keep their own culture

The new Persian ruler, Darius I divided the empires into provinces called

• colonies

• city-states

• satrapies

• estates

What was the duties of a satrap?

• a governor that collected taxes and recruited soldiers

• a governor that made all the laws and controlled the enslaved

• a governor that controlled the farmland and trade routes

• a governor that held meetings and made public speeches

The religion, Zoroastrianism, believed

• in polytheism

• in monotheism

Zoroastrianism believed in (choose all that apply)

• people are free to choose between good and evil

• a god named Ahura Mazda

• the monarchy as sacred

• worshipping many gods

What was the difference between Persians and Greeks?

• Persians believed in uniting all people and Greeks wanted to keep separate city-states.

• Persians believed in an all-powerful king as a ruler and Greeks believed in democracy.

• Persians believed in polytheism and Greeks believed in monotheism.

• Persians believed in government ruled by the people and Greeks believed in tryanny.

The Greek legend describes a young runner who races to Athens to tell everyone the Persians were defeated. Today, this is known as

• a marathon

• track race

• the Olympics

• chess

How did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the wars?

• The Greeks had a better advantage by knowing their land

• The Greeks had better leadership and stronger soldiers

• The Greeks united Sparta and Athens to become stronger

• The Greek ships were smaller and could maneuver easily to destroy