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Persia Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the "great" founder of the Persian Empire?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes

d)

Darius III

2.
What was the religion that was practiced by Persians?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Zoroastrianism
3.
How did the Persians control the empire?
a)
Divided it into provinces
b)
Created new law
c)
instituted a democracy
d)
created a republic
4.

How did Persian rulers treat most of the people in lands that were taken into the empire?

a)

They forced the people to assimilate within the Persian culture.

b)

The Persian rulers imprisoned the citizens and sentenced many to death.

c)

They placed the citizens into slavery and worked them for the rest of their lives.

d)

They allowed them to keep their unique cultures, languages, and religions.

5.

What did the Royal Road help improve in the Persian Empire?

a)

Transportation

b)

Communication

c)

Trade

d)

All of the above

6.

Who commissioned the creation of the Royal Road through Persia?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerces

d)

Darius III

7.

True or False: Cyrus the Great commissioned the building of the Royal Road

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Persian Empire began in which region of the world?

a)

East Asia

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Southwest Europe

d)

North Africa

9.

Zoroastrianism centers around what concept?

a)

Light (good) vs. Evil (dark)

b)

Jesus vs. Satan

c)

Lighting fires

d)

Converting new people

10.

About how long did it take a message to be delivered across the 1,677 mile Royal Road via the postal service?

a)

3 months

b)

2 months

c)

14 days

d)

7 days

11.
Who was the leader of the Persian Empire during its first stage?
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Darius the Great
c)
Xerxes the First
d)
Leonidas
12.
Who won the Persian War?
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Both; they tied
d)
Neither
13.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
14.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
15.
At the Battle of Marathon, ________________.
a)
Persian Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
b)
Athens was defeated by Persian Empire.
c)
Sparta was defeated by Athens. 
d)
Persian Empire was defeated by Athens.
16.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the Persian Wars?
a)
The Persians defeated the Greek city-states
b)
Athens started its decline after the end of the war
c)
Sparta and Athens were united against the Persians
d)
Persian ideas were adopted by the Athenians
17.
This Persian king led the 2nd invasion of Greece to avenge his fathers defeat.
a)
Hippias
b)
Xerxes
c)
Cliesthenes
d)
Leonidas
18.

The following information describes which of the Persian Wars: Greeks led Persians into a narrow strait of water and then easily sank many Persian ships (because of their large size) causing the Persians to retreat.

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Salamis

c)

Plataea

d)

Marathon

19.
Who won the Persian War?
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
c)
Both; they tied
d)
Neither
20.
The Persian navy was destroyed at this battle.
a)
Plataea
b)
Salamis
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Marathon
21.
The Persian navy was destroyed at this battle.
a)
Plataea
b)
Salamis
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Marathon
22.
This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
23.

Who were Darius I and Xerxes?

a)

Generals for the army of Sparta

b)

Leaders of the city of Athens

c)

The greatest of the Greek warriors

d)

Emperors of Persia

e)

Kings of Sparta

24.

the governor of a province in ancient Persia

a)

Zoroastrianism

b)

satrapy

c)

satrap

25.
The Persians conquered all of the following areas except. . .
a)
Israel
b)
Babylonia
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
26.
Put the Persian leaders in order from earliest to latest.
a)
Darius, Xerxes, Cyrus
b)
Cyrus, Xerxes, Darius
c)
Xerxes, Cyrus, Darius
d)
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes
27.

What Persian king is famous for his victory against the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae but ultimately failed in invading Greece in 480 BCE?

a)

Artaxerxes

b)

Xerxes

c)

Darius

d)

Cambyses