Persian Empire Review

Who was the founder of the Persian/Achaemenid Empire?

• Darius I

• Cyrus the Great

• Zoroaster

• Xerxes

What was the main religion of the Persian Empire?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism

What system did Darius I expand to carry out the work of the government?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Imperial Bureaucracy

• Feudalism

What was the purpose of the Royal Road in the Persian Empire?

• To connect temples

• To facilitate trade and communication

• To mark territorial boundaries

• To serve as a pilgrimage route

What belief is central to Zoroastrianism?

• Reincarnation

• Two opposing forces in the universe

• Polytheism

Whose empire is pictured in the map?

• Alexander the Great's Empire

• Persian Empire

• Muslim Empire

• Roman Empire

Which Persian King built the Royal Road?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Darius III

• Xerxes