Quiz 15 Ancient Persia

Darius managed his empire without maintaining a strong, well-trained military.

• True

• False

Bodies of water for fishing, plains for raising crops and livestock, and mountains that served as barriers all contributed to the development of the Persian

Empire.

• True

• False

The Medes and the Persians settled in an area now known as

Iran.

• True

• False

A comparison of Cyrus’s empire to Darius’s empire shows that both empire shows that both empires were the same size.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Trade flourished in the Persian Empire because of the development of a common currency, Persian roads, and growing demand for goods.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

The armies of the Medes and the Persians united under control of the Medes.

• True

• False

The first rulers of Persia during the Achaemenid period were Cambyses, Herodotus, and Cyrus.

• True

• False

Cyrus led his army to conquer the Babylonian Empire.

• True

• False