The Ancient Greeks

The Persian Empire was divided into ______.

• city-states and provinces

• provinces and districts

• states and counties

• provinces called satrapies

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.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Greek city-states united to prevent Persia from conquering Greece.

• Persian provinces sent volunteer soldiers to fight against Greece.

• In the Persian Empire, governors of satrapies were called ephors.

• Most Persians rejected Zoroaster's teachings.

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

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

In the battle of Salamis ______.

• the Greeks had a larger navy and defeated the Persians

• the Persians defeated the Greeks with their faster ships

• the Persians gathered a large naval force and won the battle

• the Greeks defeated the Persian navy because they had smaller, faster ships

Around 600 b.c., a Persian religious teacher named Zoroaster began preaching that a single god namedAhura Mazda was the creator of all things.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Persians defeated the Greeks at Marathon.

• true

• false

After the Greeks defeated the Persians at Plataea, the Persians stopped trying to conquer Greece.

• true

• false