Ancient Persia

Herodotus was known as the Father of History, providing much information about ancient Persia in his writings.

• True

• False

The language spoken in ancient Persia by the common people was Old Persian.

• True

• False

The wealth of the Persian people and their love of beautiful things is reflected in their art.

• True

• False

Events leading to the origin of Persia include that

• the Medes and the Persians settled in an area now known as Iran.

• Cyrus led the Persians in a rebellion against the Medes and defeated them.

• the Medes gained control of the Persians.

Cyrus and the Persian army

• retreated from going to Lydia.

• defeated King Croesus of Lydia and conquered the capital city.

• conquered the Babylonian Empire.

The names of the first rulers of Persia during the Achaemenid period would include

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Cambyses

A factor in the decline of the Persian Empire includes that the people were discontent with the high _____ and with their rulers.

• Taxes

• Wars

• Laws

Alexander the Great invaded and destroyed the _____ Empire.

• Persian

• Greek

• Roman

After Alexander’s family, the next family that came to rule Syria and Persia was the _____.

• Seleucids

• Ptolemy

• Han

The _____ defeated the Parthians and began to rule Persia.

• Sassanians

• Greeks

• Romans