8B Persian Empire 9/14/21

CYRUS THE GREAT INCLUDES WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THREE?

• VASTLY EXPANDED THE EMPIRE (THE GREAT)

• CREATED 1ST TRULY MULTI-ETHNIC EMPIRE

• ACHAEMENID EMPIRE

• DEVELOPED NEAR THE YELLOW RIVER

“NOTHING IN THE WORLD TRAVELS FASTER THAN PERSIAN COURIERS.”

--HERODOTUS

Which of the answers below best describes as to why Persian goods traveled fast in the Persian Empire?

• The Royal Road?

• The Grand Canal?

• The National Highway?

• The Silk Roads?

The Persian empire was built on what principal?

• Destruction

• Economic

• Tolerance

• Military

Zoroastrianism is what?

• Form of money

• Government

• City

• Religion

Which of the following are leaders of the Persian Empire?

• Darius

• Caesar

• Cyrus

• Augustus

What type of religion is Zoroastrianism?

• Monotheistic (belief in one god)

• Belief in the legendary Zoro

• Polytheistic (belief in many gods)

• Belief in Jesus Christ

Which is NOT a contribution of the Persian Empire?

• Royal Road

• Satrapies

• Zoroastrianism

• System of aqueducts

When the Persians fought the ____________, it set the stage for the fall of the Persian Empire.

• Greek City-States

• Han Dynasty

• Egyptians

• Romans

How did the Persians control the empire?

• instituted a democracy

• Created new law

• created a republic

• Divided it into provinces