Ricard/Schwarz World History Ch. 4 Review

When we use the word satraps, what are we referring to?

• a ruler

• a student with a disease

• a provincial governor

• none of these are correct

When the word coup is mentioned, it is referring to a

• type of sauce used at Tracks

• a revolt by a group of people against leadership

• a type of car, usually a two-door model

• none of these are true

A monotheistic religion founded by Zoroaster:

• Judaism

• Catholicism

• Zoroastrianism

• Confucianism

This person wrote several stories, focusing on the rise of the Persian Empire.

• King Herod

• Cyrus

• Abraham

• Herodotus

An empire started by Cyrus the Great

• Greece
• Rome
• Persia
• Egypt

Which body of water on this map borders the Persian homeland?

• Black Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Indus River

Which Persian King built the Royal Road?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Darius III

• Xerxes

Which statements describe the Persian Empire?

Choose all answers that are correct.

• Satraps were appointed to govern the provinces.

• The Persians conquered Greece in a series of devastating wars.

• Darius I

  made use of good ideas from the lands he conquered.

• All subject peoples had to practice the Persian religion.

Who was the Persian ruler who built the Royal Road?

• King Tut

• Xerxes

• Caesar Augustus

• Darius

Which of the following was a characteristic of King Darius' rule?

• He started a system of tax collecting.

• He appointed officials to rule local areas.

• He allowed those he conquered to keep their own customs.

• all of the above