Persia Quiz

Emperors of ancient Persia needed to establish __________ to overcome the challenges of ruling over their subject states.

• their legitimacy
• a usurper
• their tolerance
• a conspiracy

What is one reason there is limited access to written records about ancient Persia?

• Ancient Persia relied largely on oral history.
• Scholars have been unable to translate ancient Persian texts.
• Later conquerors of Persia worked to destroy most records.
• Written records have been lost mainly to natural disasters.

Much of our knowledge of ancient Persia has come from the works of outsiders, mostly Greeks. Why might these works not be entirely reliable?

• The writers had little first-hand knowledge of ancient Persia.
• The writers aimed to entertain rather than educate.
• The writers recounted history only through poetry.
• The writers were biased against Persians.

Historians believed that the first ancient Persian empire began to emerge after

• the Medes failed to defeat Assyria.
• Teispes sacked the city of Susa.
• Cyrus the Great proclaimed himself king.
• the Elamite kingdom faded.

How did the kings of ancient Persian empires benefit from the satrap system?

• The system prevented invasions in regions far from the center of power.
• The system enable the king to maintain control over the empire.
• The system helped make Persian the dominant language.
• The system kept the kingship stable in each empire.

Which statement about the royal road system of ancient Persia is correct?

• It connected the empire's cities and countries and extended to other countries.
• It was built initially during the Achaemenid Empire to carry chariots.
• It aimed to avoid interfering with wildlife that could interfere with safe passage.
• It was moved and rebuilt during multiple empires.

Under Cyrus the great, and the Archaemind empire, women had the right to?

• being witness to a contract
• own property

• vote in elections

• earning more money than men

Greeks adopted elements of Persian fashion, including

• sleeves.
• pleated fabric.
• belts to secure fabric.
• jewelry.

The king's leadership in the hunt reflected

• the importance of hunting in ancient Persia.
• his power and his leadership in war.
• the elite nature of hunting in ancient Persia.
• his leadership in the function of the state.

In ancient Persia, the qanat was

• an irrigation system that delivered water from the rivers to agricultural fields in arid climates.
• a series of containers that collected water underground for later use.
• a system of underground channels that moved water from the highlands to the lowlands.
• a series of canals that enabled the Persian fleet to avoid the dangers of the Aegean Sea.