Reading Comprehension: Ancient Persia

Cyrus the Great allowed people to follow their own customs.

• True

• False

• Not Mentioned

Darius I destroyed the roads in the empire.

• True

• False

• Not Mentioned

The Persian army was weak.

• True

• False

• Not Mentioned

Persepolis was a city with many big buildings.

• True

• False

• Not Mentioned

Persian people ate a lot of fish.

• True

• False

• Not Mentioned

Who started the Persian Empire?

• Darius I

• Alexander the Great

• Cyrus the Great

• Ahura Mazda

What was the name of the Persian religion?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism

What kind of writing did Persians use?

• Hieroglyphs

• Cuneiform

• Latin

• Alphabet

Who defeated the Persian Empire?

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

• King Darius I

• Cyrus the Great

What was the special Persian army group called?

• Gladiators

• The Immortals

• The Spartans

• The Knights