Ancient Persia

Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?

• Xerxes
• Darius the Great
• Cyrus the Great
• Alexander the Great

____________ had engineers build a massive stone highway that stretched from India to North Africa.

• Darius the Great
• Xerxes the Great
• Cyrus the Great

Zoroastrians believe in _____________.

• 1 God
• 3 Gods
• Many Gods
• No Gods

The Persian empire declined because

• wars with Greece were costly and there were great losses

• Persian royalty continued with their expensive lifestyle

• the people were upset about the high taxes and their poor rulers

• all of the answers

What is the name of the original Persian religion?

• Ahura Mazda

• Angra Mainyu

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

Ancient Persia originated in what modern country?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Egypt

• Greece

What was the name of the Persian ruler of each province or state?

• King

• Governor

• Satrap

• Lord

What Persian king is famous for his victory against the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae but ultimately failed in invading Greece in 480 BCE?

• Artaxerxes

• Xerxes

• Darius

• Cambyses

Zoroaster preached that there was one supreme god called...

• Ahura Mazda
• God
• Zorastrianism
• Mr. Keup

These two sides fought each other in the Persian Wars

• Persians vs Mongols
• Greeks vs Persians
• Athenians vs Spartans
• Minoans vs Mycenaeans