Chapter 7, Lesson 3 Quiz

In the 500s B.C., Persia ______.

• organized an army made up of slaves.
• built an empire about the size of the continental United States.
• organized city-states throughout its land.
• seized power from the Greeks and ruled the Mediterranean area.

Because of the conquests of King Cyrus, Persia had control of Athens.

• True
• False

Around 600 B.C., a Persian religious teacher named Zoroaster began preaching that a single god named Ahura Mazda was the creator of all things.

• True
• False

Persian King Darius I

• centralized the government by doing away with separate governors in each province.
• sent the Zoroastrians into exile.
• established a citizen army to serve during times of war.
• reorganized the Persian government to make it more efficient.

The Persian Empire was divided into ______.

• city-states and provinces
• provinces and districts
• states and counties
• provinces called satrapies

Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by

• establishing harsh military rule.
• limiting travel between provinces.
• treating conquered people fairly.
• building strong fortresses in each conquered land.

The Persian Empire had a full-time professional army; Athens had a volunteer army.

• True
• False

Under King Cyrus, in the 540s B.C., the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and

• Athens.
• Sparta.
• Crete.
• Mesopotamia.

In the 400s B.C., the Persians tried to expand ______.

• in Europe and began by invading Greece
• in the east and invaded what is now Afghanistan
• in Africa and invaded North Africa
• in Europe and invaded Spain

Which factors led to the decline of the Persian Empire?

• The army was weakened after losses to Greece, and rulers disagreed about who should have power.
• The people began to rebel against the Persian kings, causing a long series of civil wars.
• A series of natural disasters (droughts and earthquakes) devastated the Persian homeland.
• The king’s sons plotted to take over the throne, causing a civil war.