Persian Empire Review

True or False: Cyrus the Great forced those he conquered into slavery

• True

• False

The Persian Empire was around during the same time as what other Empire?

• Rome

• Han Dynasty (China)

• Greece

• Mongols

Which Persian King built the Royal Road?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Darius III

• Xerxes

This Persian King attacked Greece at Thermopylae, and then burned Athens to the ground.

• Darius III

• Xerxes

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

Darius I (or Darius the Great) did what?

• Built the Royal Road

• Built a Canal

• Expanded the Empire to its hight in size

• All of the Above

What were Qanats?

• Part of the Royal Road

• Persian War Ship

• A bridge built across the Black Sea

• Underground Irrigation Canals

Zoroastrianism is a Monotheistic religion... What does that mean?

• Belief in one god

• Belief in many gods

• Belief in the Sun God

• Belief in Nature Spirits

True or False: The Persian capital was in the modern day country of Iraq

• True

• False

Who freed the Jews and let them go back to their homeland?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Xerxes

• Darius III

True or False: Empire are usually run by the people in a democracy.

• True

• False