The Persian Empire

Who was the Persian king who created a huge empire?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius the Great

• Xerxes I

• Artaxerxes I

Who was Cambyses?

• A Persian king

• A Roman emperor

• A Greek philosopher

• An Egyptian pharaoh

Who was the Persian king who put satraps in place and built the Royal Road?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius the Great

• Xerxes I

• Artaxerxes I

What is a satrap?

• A provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire

• A type of ancient weapon

• A traditional Persian dish

• A religious ceremony

What was the Royal Road?

• An ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian king Darius the Great

• A famous trade route in medieval Europe

• A ceremonial path in ancient Egypt

• A legendary road in the Roman Empire

Who was Zoroaster?

• A prophet in ancient Persia

• A Greek philosopher

• An Egyptian pharaoh

• A Roman emperor

What made Cyrus a great leader?

• His military conquests

• His administrative skills

• His diplomatic strategies

• All of the above

Darius was a king of which ancient empire?

• Roman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Egyptian Empire

• Greek Empire

Darius changed Persia by:

• expanding the empire and improving administrative efficiency

• reducing the size of the empire

• isolating Persia from neighboring regions

• abolishing the use of currency

The legacy of the Persian Empire is:

• The development of a complex road system and postal service

• The invention of the wheel

• The creation of the first written language

• The discovery of electricity