Ancient Israel and The Persian Empire

What did the Royal Road help improve in the Persian Empire?

• Transportation

• Communication

• Trade

• All of the above

How did Persian rulers treat most of the people in lands that were taken into the empire?

• They forced the people to assimilate within the Persian culture.

• The Persian rulers imprisoned the citizens and sentenced many to death.

• They placed the citizens into slavery and worked them for the rest of their lives.

• They allowed them to keep their unique cultures, languages, and religions.

Who was the "great" founder of the Persian Empire?

• Cyrus

• Darius I

• Xerxes

• Darius III

The Persian empire was located in what is now

• Turkey

• Irak

• Iran

• Greece

What was the religion that was practiced by Persians?

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Islam
• Zoroastrianism

What was the name of the road that ran through the Persian empire?

• The Yellow Brick Road

• The Capital Road

• The War Road

• The Royal Road

The Persians were defeated by who in 331 B.C.

• Julius Caesar

• Egypt

• Greece

• Alexander the Great

A satrap in the Persia empire was what?

• Governor
• Tax collector
• Judge
• Preist

Zoroastrianism was

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

The Israelite faith became the religion known as ____.

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Jews

• Islam