Topic 2- Lesson 3: Quiz Review

A group of soldiers that ride on horses is known as what?

• standing army

• military state

• cavalry

Which of the following BEST describes tribute.

• payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power (ruler usually decided the amount)

• payment (offering) made to the gods

• payment made to a fallen soldier's family

• allowance from the government to farmers

What is a stele?

• cylinder seal

• colorful decorative tile

• carved stone slab or pillar

• temple on top of a ziggurat

Type "t" for true or "f" for false: Darius governed the vast Persian Empire by dividing the empire into provinces and appointed a leader for each one.

Select all options of the "Immortals" that are true.

• elite group of soldiers

• 10,000 mend (always had ready replacements)

• part of the Assyrian standing army

• part of the Persian standing army

Type "t" for true or "f" for false: The Assyrian created an empire by using the Immortals to conquer the lands.

Money that is used as a medium of exchange is known as what?

• seals

• currency

• cuneiform

• stele

What does art (shows armies or conquered peoples) of this time suggest about societies that created them?

• That the people of this time were weak.

• That the people of this time were poor.

• That the artisans were also important soldiers.

• That all societies focused on war and conquest.