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Ancient Persia

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Persian leader who led a successful revolt against the Medes; He, along with the Medes, conquered Babylon and freed the Israelites from captivity.

a)

Croesus

b)

Cyrus II

c)

Darius I

d)

Xerxes

2.

King who expanded the size and power of the Persian Empire into Egypt and Greece

a)

Alexander

b)

Cyrus II

c)

Darius I

d)

Xerxes

3.

Herodotus is known as the (a)   of History.

4.

This king moved Persia's capital from Pasargadae to Susa. He also built Persepolis.

a)

Croesus

b)

Cyrus II

c)

Darius I

d)

Xerxes

5.

This man was a religious teacher and founder of the main religion of Persia.

a)

Amenhotep

b)

Darius I

c)

Cambyses

d)

Zoroaster

6.

King who led the Persians during the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis; King who marries Esther; known for his temper.

a)

Cyrus II

b)

Xerxes

c)

Artaxerxes

d)

Darius I

7.

Athenian General who devised the successful plan to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Salamis.

a)

Monopoles

b)

Mistocles

c)

Mistoffelees

d)

Themistocles

8.

King who let Ezra and Nehemiah return to Jerusalem to teach the word of God and finish rebuilding the wall.

a)

Artaxerxes

b)

Xerxes

c)

Cyrus II

d)

Darius I

9.

The 22-year-old Greek ruler of Macedonia who defeated Persia; Also known as The Great.

a)

Darius I

b)

Cyrus II

c)

Alexander

d)

Artaxerxes

10.

After Alexander's death, the empire was divided into 4 kingdoms. Which is NOT one of those 4?

a)

Anatolia

b)

Ptolemies

c)

Antigonids

d)

Seleucids

e)

Darians

11.

The Persian dynasty that began with Cyrus II was the Achaemenid dynasty

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A province in ancient Persia.

(a)  

13.

A governor in Persia who ruled a particular province; was responsible for collecting tribute and reported to the king.

(a)  

14.

Darius built the Persian Road system which contained 8,000 miles of stone roads. The longest road, called the (a)   Road, was over 1,600 miles long.

15.

The coin used in the Persian empire; named after Darius I.

(a)  

16.

10,000 soldiers in Darius' army who were paid and professionally trained; known as the king's special force; when one soldier died, another immediately took his place. These soldiers were called (a)   .

17.

Who paid a land tax?

a)

Persian citizens

b)

Conquered people

18.

Who did the king use to ensure that satraps did not abuse their power? Select ALL that apply:

a)

Military leaders

b)

Bankers

c)

Secretaries

d)

Priests

19.

Warriors and Kings were in the highest social class, also called the ___________.

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dynasty

20.

Which jobs were common in ancient Persia? Select ALL that apply:

a)

Farmers

b)

Weavers

c)

Craftsmen

d)

Traders

e)

Toymakers

21.

The name for Zoroastrian priests in ancient Persia.

(a)  

22.

The good spirit of Zoroastrianism.

a)

Angra Mainyu

b)

Ahura Mazda

23.

The evil spirit of Zoroastrianism.

a)

Angra Mainyu

b)

Ahura Mazda

24.

This battle began because Darius was angry with Greece. Darius and 20,000 Persian soldiers sailed to Greece and fought against only 10,000 Athenian soldiers. The Athenians stayed hidden in the hills and used strategy to trap the Persians and win the battle.

a)

Marathon

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Salamis

25.

King Xerxes and the Persian army built a bridge using hundreds of boats and planks to cross the strait between Asia Minor and Greece. This battle took place at a 50-feet-wide mountain pass where the Persians trapped and surrounded the Spartan soldiers and won the battle.

a)

Marathon

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Salamis

26.

The Athenians, not wanting to lose the war against Persia, made a plan to win the war. They sent a fake message to Xerxes, telling him that the Greeks were afraid and were going to flee. Xerxes ordered his ships to travel through the strait between a Greek island and the Greek mainland in order to defeat the Persians. Instead, the Greek ships trapped the Persian ships and defeated them. The Greeks, through winning this battle, won the Persian wars.

a)

Marathon

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Salamis

27.

In 1836, Henry Rawlinson climbed a dangerous cliff to decipher ancient Persian writings on a rock face. These writings are called the:

a)

Behistun Inscription

b)

Cyrus Seal

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

Standard of Ur

28.

2nd Century BC: This Northeastern tribe called the (a)   regained control of Persia from the Seleucid king. They recovered eastern Persia and ruled for about 400 years.

29.

This dynasty, called the (a)   , defeated the Parthians and ruled the Persian empire from AD 224- 651. This dynasty reinstituted Zoroastrianism as the state religion.

30.

Mark all correct answers:

Cyrus and the Persian army ___.

a)

retreated from going to Lydia

b)

defeated King Croesus of Lydia and conquered the capital city

c)

conquered the Babylonian Empire

31.

Mark all correct answers:

The names of the first rulers of Persia during the Achaemenid period would include Cyrus, Darius, and ___.

a)

Cambyses

b)

Herodotus

c)

Croesus

32.

Mark all correct answers:

Trade grew in Persia because ___.

a)

Persian roads allowed for international trade

b)

the demand for goods grew as people saw a variety of products carried on the roads

c)

Darius saw no need for a common currency

33.

The language spoken in ancient Persia by the common people was Old Persian

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Complete each sentence:

A factor in the decline of the Persian empire includes that the people were discontent with the high (a)   and with their rulers.

35.

Complete each sentence:

In 334 BC, Alexander the Great invaded the (a)   Empire.

36.

Select ALL that apply:

After Alexander's death, which two regions did the Seleucids gain control of?

a)

Syria

b)

Persia

c)

Egypt

d)

Macedonia

37.

The (a)   defeated the Parthians and began to rule Persia

38.

(a)   invaders conquered the last Sassanian king

39.

Mark all the correct answers:

What do Zoroastrians believe?

a)

There are two uncreated spirits named Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu

b)

There is one uncreated God who created everything

c)

If a person's good deeds outweigh their bad deeds, they can ascend to heaven

d)

A person's deeds are inherently bad and cannot gain them access to heaven.

e)

The good and bad spirit are equal and always at war with each other