
The Persian Empire Knowledge Check
Authored by Gillian Moore
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who founded the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great
Cyrus the Great
Cambyses II
Darius I
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Darius' standardizing of "weights and measures" do for trade in the Empire?
The weights were too heavy for merchants to lug around, leading to less trade.
It led to new standards for house building.
Trade would become easier since merchants were all using the same system for buying and selling.
It was too complicated for merchants to understand, making them turn back to bartering for goods.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Each satrapy was governed by a ________.
King
Satrap
Commander
Treasurer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Today, Zoroastrian communities mainly exist in Iran and ____.
A) China
B) India
C) Egypt
D) Greece
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
TRUE OR FALSE: The Persian kings allowed the people they conquered to keep practicing their own religions. (aka, they practiced religious tolerance).
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the King's Eyes and Ears?
Inspectors that traveled around the empire, reporting problems
His oracles
His ophthalmologist & ENT doctors
His palace guards
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What religions did Zoroastrianism influence the development of?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
All of the Above
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