Unit 4 Persia and Greece Vocab

What is the name of the vast empire that built on earlier civilizations in Central Asia and Mesopotamia?

• Persian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Ottoman Empire

What is the term for a structured system of government officials used by Persia to manage its empire?

• Imperial Bureaucracy

• Feudal System

• Direct Democracy

• City-State Confederation

What is the Persian policy of allowing conquered peoples to keep their customs and religions called?

• Tolerance

• Assimilation

• Imperialism

• Annexation

What is the name of the road system built by the Persians to improve communication and trade across the empire?

• Royal Road

• Silk Road

• Appian Way

• King's Highway

What is the main religion of Persia, based on belief in two opposing forces in the universe?

• Zoroastrianism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

Who is the supreme god in Zoroastrianism, representing good and light?

• Ahura Mazda

• Odin

• Zeus

• Vishnu

What is the belief in two opposing forces, such as good and evil, called?

• Dualism

• Monotheism

• Animism

• Pantheism

What is the body of water that helped shape Greek trade and communication?

• Aegean Sea

• Sahara Desert

• Himalayan Mountains

• Amazon River

What is the name of the region where mainland Greece is located?

• Balkan Peninsula

• Iberian Peninsula

• Scandinavian Peninsula

• Anatolian Peninsula

What is the name of the region across the Aegean Sea (modern-day Turkey), home to Greek colonies?

• Asia Minor

• Peloponnese

• Crete

• Macedonia