Ancient Asian Civilizations and Religion

The founder of the Achaemenid Empire (1st Persian Empire).

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius the Great

• Zoraster

• Alexander the Great

The Persian empire was located in what is now

• Turkey

• Irak

• Iran

• Greece

The Persian empire was built on what principle? 

• sports

• Faith

• Tolerance
• laziness

The Persians established a _____ so it would be easier to collect taxes and do business with each other.

• public market

• single currency

• paper currency

• stock market

What did the Persians consider as the "most important" route in the empire because it provided them food, water, and fresh horses?

• Persian Road

• Country Road

• Royal Road

• Silk Road

What was the religion that was practiced by Persians?

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Islam
• Zoroastrianism

What type of religion is Zoroastrianism?

• Monotheistic (belief in one god)

• Polytheistic (belief in many gods)

• Belief in the legendary Zoro

• Belief in Jesus Christ

How did the Persians control the empire?

• Divided it into provinces
• Created new law
• instituted a democracy
• created a republic

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.

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

• Transportation

• Communication

• Trade

• All of the above