IRP: Greece & Persia Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the lands that Persia controlled and conquered?

• Mesopotamia

• Syria

• Judah

• Anatolia

• Greece

Why was it important that Cyrus the Great let conquered people keep their own languages, religions, and laws?

• less likely to rebel

• so it was easier to kill them

• it was easier to ignore them

• Cyrus the great hated all people and had a small empire

What does satrap mean?

• the governor of a province in ancient Persia

• the governor of a province in ancient Greece

• the governor of a province in ancient St. Louis

• the governor of a province in ancient Sparta

Who was the god of the Zoroastrians?

• Ahura Ahah

• Ahura Honda

• Ahura Mazda

• Ahura Toyota

Who was Cyrus the Great?

• Persian Ruler who was fair and built a powerful empire

• Greek Ruler who was fair and built a powerful empire

• The guy who ran the 26.2 miles after the battle of Marathon

• Ruler of Sparta who helped build the military society

What was the Persian Royal Road?

• Important road that travelers could get food, water and fresh horses on

• The road Xerxes took to conquer Greece

• The road Alexander the Great created on his way to India

• A disused road no one in Persia traveled on

What is a satrapy?

• Provinces ruled by a governor

• Governors or Greece

• Governors of Egypt

• Provinces ruled by a sheriff

Which of the following does NOT involve Zoroastrianism?

• Ahura Mazda

• Zoroastrianism has one god

• Zoroaster started the religion

• Jesus Christ defeated Ahura Mazda in a battle

How did the Persian rulers unite their vast empires?

• They ruled unfairly

• They ruled fairly

• They let the satraps make all the rules

• They used democracy to give everyone a voice in the empire

How was Greek civilization different from Persian civilization?

• Persians believed in all-powerful king, Greeks believed citizens should choose their own rulers

• Greeks believed in all-powerful king, Persians believed citizens should choose their own rulers

• They were the same exact people just a different name