(N)The Ancient Greeks

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1. 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.

2. Which religious teacher preached a new monotheistic religion? *

• Leonidas
• Darius I
• Zoroaster
• Cyrus

3. Who reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies? *

• Cyrus
• Darius I
• Xerxes
• Zoroaster

4. At the battle between Greeks and Persians at Thermopylae, ______.

• the Spartans and Athenians defeated the Persians
• the Persians won, although the Athenians fought until the end
• Spartans fought until the end, but the Persians won
• the Persians won the battle easily

5. Who expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army? *

• Cyrus
• Zoroaster
• Xerxes
• Leonidas

6. Who wrote History of the Persian Wars? *

• Xerxes
• Herodotus
• Themistocles
• Cyrus

7. In 490 b.c. Persian King Darius I *

• did away with separate governors in each province.
• sent the Zoroastrians into exile.
• established a citizen army to serve during times of war.
• Sent a fleet and army that landed at Marathon outside Athens

8. 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.