Persia

How many provinces did Darius I divide the Persian empire into?

• 25

• 50

• 10

• 20

What were the three primary duties of the Satraps?

• collect taxes, serve as judges, put down rebellions

• regulates business, hunt down Greeks, judge disputes

• life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness

• collect taxes, protect freedom, Persia First

What angered Darius I and made him vow to get revenge on the Greeks?

• The Greeks stole his resources

• The Trojan War

• Greece sent help to rebelling city-states in Persia

• The Battle of Marathon

Which battle marked the beginning of the Persian Wars?

• The Battle of Salamis

• The Battle of Platea

• The Battle of Marathon

• The Battle of Thermopylae

Which battle marked the end of the Persian Wars?

• The Battle of Salamis

• The Battle of Platea

• The Battle of Marathon

• The Battle of Thermopylae

Who was the Persian leader, and son of Darius I, who sought to conquer all of Greece?

• Cambyses

• Xerxes I

• Leonidas

• Herodotus

What prevented Darius I from further expanding the Persian empire?

• he had to deal with a revolt

• his premature death

• natural disasters

• the Romans invaded

What was another name for the ancient Persian Empire?

• First Babylonian Empire

• Achaemenid Empire

• Archery Empire

• Darius

____________ was Persia's capital city built by Darius.

• Persepolis 

• Babylon

• Ziggurat

• Nineveh 

Put the Persian leaders in order from earliest to latest.

• Darius, Xerxes, Cyrus

• Cyrus, Xerxes, Darius

• Xerxes, Cyrus, Darius

• Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes