Review for 7-3 Quiz

The homeland of the Persians was located in what is today southwestern __________.

• Greece

• Iran

• Italy

The online textbook is an example of which type of source?

• primary source

• secondary source

The governor of a province in ancient Persia is called a _____.

• Zoroaster

• satrap

• king

FIRST king of Persia who expanded his empire with his strong army (including the 10,000 Immortals)

• Leonides

• Xerxes I

• Cyrus the Great

religious teacher who preached a new monotheistic religion called Zoroastrianism.

• Leonides

• Zoroaster

• Cyrus the Great

Greek city-states united to prevent Persia from conquering Greece.

• true

• false

In the Persian Empire, governors of satrapies were called ephors.

• true

• false

a province or territory governed by an official known as a satrap is called a ___________.

• satrapy

• Zoroastrianism

• continent

What was the name of the route that ran more than 1,500 miles from Persia to Anatolia? The route allowed messengers to travel from Persia to Anatolia in just seven days.

• Silk Road

• Cooper Road

• Royal Road

At the end of this battle, a young messenger ran almost 26 miles to announce that Athens had defeated the Persians. This is the name of a modern-day 26 mile race.

• Marathon

• Thermopylae

• Salamis

• Plataea