Persian Empire

Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?

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

The Persians conquered all of the following areas except. . .

• Israel
• Babylonia
• Egypt
• Greece

____________ was Persia's capital city built by Darius.

• Persepolis 
• Babylon
• Ziggurat
• Nineveh 

Zoroastrians believe in _____________.

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

Which of the following describes the rule of Cyrus?

• Brutal and controlling

• Tolerated other cultures

• Ridiculous and silly

What is the term for a Persian province?

• Achemanid

• Polis

• Satrap

• Hoplite

What was another name for the ancient Persian Empire?

• First Babylonian Empire
• Achaemenid Empire
• Archery Empire
• Darius

Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?

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

What is Zoroastrianism?

• A polytheistic religion of Persia
• A monotheistic religion of Persia
• A form of currency used in Persia
• The capital of the Persian Empire

Whom did Cyrus free from Babylonian captivity?

• the Ionians

• the Jewish people

• the captive Assyrian people

• early Christians