WorksheetsQuiz 4-3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the area known today as southwestern Iran
a)
Persia
b)
strait of Salamis
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
satrap
e)
Xerxes
2.
place where the Greek fleet attacked the Persian fleet
a)
Persia
b)
strait of Salamis
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
satrap
e)
Xerxes
3.
the religion of Persia
a)
Persia
b)
strait of Salamis
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
satrap
e)
Xerxes
4.
means “protector of the kingdom”
a)
Persia
b)
strait of Salamis
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
satrap
e)
Xerxes
5.
son of Darius
a)
Persia
b)
strait of Salamis
c)
Zoroastrianism
d)
satrap
e)
Xerxes
6.
The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great covered northern Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, the Phoenician cities, and
a)
the Caspian Sea
b)
Greece
c)
the Red Sea
d)
Asia Minor
7.
King Darius’ power depended on his
a)
nobles
b)
tax collectors
c)
army
d)
chief of police
8.
Which two rival armies worked together to defeat the Persians in 499 B.C.?
a)
Jews and Zoroasters
b)
Phoenicians and Mesopotamians
c)
Greeks and Athenians
d)
Syrians and Canaanites
9.
Who wrote History of the Persian Wars?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Herodotus
c)
Themistocles
d)
Cyrus the Great
10.
What angered the subjects of the Persian Empire and caused them to rebel?
a)
high taxes
b)
the king’s sons plotting to take over the throne
c)
a draught
d)
a war
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