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Total questions: 143

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Name
Class
Date
1.

The Persians took land from the ______ who had previously defeated the Assyrians Empire.

a)

Medes

b)

Indians

c)

Phoenicians

2.

A Persian King named ________ conqured the Medes.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Cyrus the Great

3.

The third Persian King was ________, a strong ruler.

a)

Darius

b)

Donavon

c)

Cambyses

4.

King Darius built the _________, a road for government purposes, which stretched from Anatolia to Babylonia.

a)

The Royal Road

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Lonely Road

5.

How were Cyrus the Great and King Darius DIFFERENT as rulers? (Be specific.)

4 lines
6.

He created the large Persian Empire

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Darius

d)

Hellenistic

7.

An agreement to help others

a)

Cavalry

b)

Phalanx

c)

Alliance

d)

Reason

8.

More than one of these happened between the Persians and Greeks

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

Persian Wars

c)

Hellenistic

d)

Hippocrates

9.

Persian emperor, he restored order to the Persian Empire, built roads and made other improvements to society

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Darius

c)

Alexandar the Great

d)

Aristotle

10.

Greek like, a culture that combines Greek, Persian, and Egyptian

a)

Phalanx

b)

Hellenistic

c)

Euclid

d)

Hippocrates

11.

Sparta and their allies fought against Athens and their allies for power in Greece

a)

Persian War

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Phalanx

12.

A group of soldiers standing close together as they march on the battlefield

a)

Cavalry

b)

Phalanx

c)

Hellenistic

d)

Alliance

13.

Macedonian king, he was a brilliant military leader who defeated the Greeks. Alexander the Great was his son.

a)

Philip II

b)

Aristotle

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Plato

14.

Son of Darius I, and ruler of Persia. He defeated Sparta and Athens.

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Xerxes I

15.

Based on the Youtube video. Who started the Greek-Persian Wars?

a)

Darius I

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Cleisthenes

16.

Match the following.

a)

governor

1.

satrap

b)

territory

2.

satrapy

c)

Cyrus the Great

3.

fair ruler of Persia

d)

Darius

4.

divided Persia into manageable provinces

17.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
a)
He was the Greek king who conquered huge territories all the way to India.
b)
His rule marked the beginning of the Persian Empire.
c)
He was a great philosopher.
d)
He was a king of Sparta who helped the Greeks win the war with Persia.
18.
What is a unit of soldiers on horseback called?
a)
phalanx
b)
alliance
c)
parthenon
d)
cavalry
19.
Who reigned in Persia from 585-529 BC and was a successful emperor of the great Persian empire. He didn't force people to adopt Persian customs or gods.
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Cyrus the Great
c)
Darius the Great
d)
Socrates the Great
20.
What is a phalanx?
a)
a Greek tutor or teacher
b)
a Greek method of teaching where the students ask about the meaning of life.
c)
A type of mosaic that depicts Alexander the Great.
d)
A group of warriors who stood close together to protect each other.
21.
What word means Greek like?
a)
parthenon
b)
alexandria
c)
hellenistic
d)
philosophy
22.
Hellenistic culture developed as a result of the activities of which person?
a)
Darius I
b)
Phillip II
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Alexander the Great
23.
Which war was fought between Sparta and Athens?
a)
Persian War
b)
Sparta and Athens War
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
World War I
24.

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

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerces

d)

Darius III

25.

Who tried and failed to conquer the Greeks?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerces

d)

Darius III

26.

Who commissioned the creation of the Royal Road through Persia?

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerces

d)

Darius III

27.

What type of religion is Zoroastrianism?

a)

Monotheistic (belief in one god)

b)

Polytheistic (belief in many gods)

c)

Belief in the legendary Zoro

d)

Belief in Jesus Christ

28.

Which is NOT a contribution of the Persian Empire?

a)

System of government

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

Royal Road

d)

System of aqueducts

29.

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

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which was one of the capitals of the Persian Empire?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Constantinople

c)

Rome

d)

Persepolis

31.

What land did the Persian Empire span across?

a)

Europe

b)

NW Africa

c)

SW Asia

d)

Mediterranean Sea

32.
Cyrus the Great held his growing empire together by
a)
establishing harsh military rule.
b)
limiting travel between provinces.
c)
treating conquered people fairly.
d)
building strong fortresses in each conquered land.
33.
Under King Cyrus, in the 540s B.C., the Persian Empire conquered the lands of Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Crete
d)
Mesopotamia
34.
Which factors led to the decline of the Persian Empire?
a)
The army was weakened after losses to Greece, and rulers disagreed about who should have power.
b)
The people began to rebel against the Persian kings, causing a long series of civil wars.
c)
A series of natural disasters (droughts and earthquakes) devastated the Persian homeland.
d)
The king’s sons plotted to take over the throne, causing a civil war.
35.
Defeated the Greeks at Thermopylae
a)
Cyrus
b)
Darius I
c)
Xerxes
d)
Leonidas
36.
Reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies
a)
Cyrus
b)
Darius I
c)
Xerxes
d)
Leonidas
37.
Expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army
a)
Cyrus
b)
Darius I
c)
Xerxes
d)
Leonidas
38.

The name of the coin used in the Persian empire was names after which ruler?

a)

Cyrus II

b)

Cambyses

c)

Darius I

d)

Herodotus

39.

How many Immortals did the king have?

a)

5,000

b)

50,000

c)

25,000

d)

10,000

40.

What was the name of the Persian ruler of each province or state?

a)

King

b)

Governor

c)

Satrap

d)

Lord

41.

This Persian King expanded the Persian Empire and began construction of the Royal Road

a)

Darius

b)

Achaemenid

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Xerxes

42.

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

43.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
44.
The Spartan leader who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
45.
This Persian king led the 2nd invasion of Greece to avenge his fathers defeat.
a)
Hippias
b)
Xerxes
c)
Cliesthenes
d)
Leonidas
46.
These two sides fought each other in the Persian Wars
a)
Persians vs Mongols
b)
Greeks vs Persians
c)
Athenians vs Spartans
d)
Minoans vs Mycenaeans
47.

King of Macedonia who invaded Greece

a)

Phillip II

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Genghis Khan

48.

Started the Persian empire; let people keep their customs

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Phillip II

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Pericles

49.

Young prince who became a leader of the Persian Empire

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Xerxes

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Darius I

50.

Phillip's son; built one of the world's largest empire

a)

Pericles

b)

Darius I

c)

David

d)

Alexander the Great

51.

The Persian Empire was able to conquer all of these areas EXCEPT

a)

Babylonian Empire

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus River Valley

d)

Greece

52.

______________ conquered the Persians.

a)

Martin Vizcarra

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Alexander the Great

53.

Cyrus the Great

a)

king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (559-529 BCE)

b)

Greek Historian, considered the father of History.

c)

Athenian politician and military leader who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians

d)

priestess who would deliver advice from the gods in the form of a riddle

54.

A governor of a province in ancient Persia

a)

Satrap

b)

Fleet

c)

Hellespont

d)

Oracle

55.

Greek victory over the Persian army in the first land battle of the Persian Wars

a)

Battle of Marathon

b)

Ionian Revolt

c)

Battle of Thermopylae

d)

Battle of Salamis

56.

Battle during the Persian Wars in which 300 Spartan troops fought to the death against a much larger Persian force. Considered the most "glorious" defeat in Greek history.

a)

Battle of Thermopylae

b)

Battle of Salamis

c)

Battle of Marathon

d)

Ionian Revolt

57.

The naval battle that effectively ended the Persian war. The Greek fleet, although vastly outnumbered, defeated the Persian fleet. This helped end the Persian war, freeing Greece.

a)

Battle of Salamis

b)

Battle of Thermopylae

c)

Battle of Marathon

d)

Ionian Revolt

58.

Athenian politician and military leader who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians

a)

Themistocles

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Herodotus

d)

Hellespont

59.

Who united the Medes & the Persians?

(a)  

60.

King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia

a)

Darius

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

61.

A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious.

a)

Peloponnesian Wars

b)

Persian Wars

62.

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

Peninsula

b)

City-State

c)

Mythology

d)

Crete

63.

Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam.

a)

Peloponnesian Wars

b)

Persian Wars

c)

Hellenistic Age

d)

Golden Age

64.

an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC

a)

SParta

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

d)

Persia

65.

(431-404 BCE) The war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won, but left Greece as a whole weak and ready to fall to its neighbors to the north.

a)

Peloponnesian War

b)

Persian War

66.

son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180,000 troops in 480 B.C.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Homer

67.

the peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece

a)

Crete

b)

Sicily

c)

Peloponnesus

d)

Persia

68.

king of Persia who tried to invade Greece but was defeated

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Xerxes

d)

Darius I

69.
What is a phalanx?
a)
A group of warriors who stood close together in a square
b)
A long spear.
c)
A famous horse breed.
d)
A ship with long points for smashing.
70.
Who was King Phillip II ?
a)
King of Mesopotamia
b)
The Father of Alexander the Great
c)
The son of Zeus 
d)
a brand of shoes
71.
What is another name for greek culture?
a)
Alexanderish 
b)
Greekish
c)
Hellenistic
d)
Barbaric 
72.
Why did they call Alexander "Alexander the Great?"
a)
He was very handsome like Mr. Coffman
b)
He wore expensive clothes and had beautiful castles.
c)
He was king of Macedonia
d)
He controlled and conquered large areas of land
73.
How did the Alexander the great spread greek ideas?
a)
Whenever Alexander took control over an area he left behind greeks to spread the greek culture.
b)
He started a mass book collection of greek ideas. 
c)
He built libraries.
d)
He forced ideas on people or killed them for not listening. 
74.
What King conquered Greece in 300BCE
a)
King George of England
b)
King Philip II of Macedonia
c)
Xerxes I 
d)
Cyrus the Great
75.
Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Darius the Great
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Alexander the Great
76.
The Persians conquered all of the following areas except. . .
a)
Israel
b)
Babylonia
c)
Egypt
d)
Greece
77.
After the _______ revolt, King ________ decided to conquer Greece and began the __________.
a)
Ionian, Darius, Persian Wars
b)
Persian, Cyrus, Ionian Wars
c)
Ionian, Cyrus, Greek Wars
d)
bad, Xerxes, Bad Wars
78.
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
79.

This Persian King expanded the Persian Empire and began construction of the Royal Road

a)

Darius

b)

Achaemenid

c)

Cyrus the Great

d)

Xerxes

80.

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

81.
These two sides fought each other in the Persian Wars
a)
Persians vs Mongols
b)
Greeks vs Persians
c)
Athenians vs Spartans
d)
Minoans vs Mycenaeans
82.

What was the name of the Persian ruler of each province or state?

a)

King

b)

Governor

c)

Satrap

d)

Lord

83.

The emperor's ___________ helped him make important decisions.

a)

semi-arid

b)

subject state

c)

castes

d)

bureaucracy

84.

Which two opposing forces do Zoroastrians believe exist in the universe?

a)

Light and dark

b)

Fire and water

c)

Good and evil

d)

Mortal and immortal

85.

The Great Royal Road was an achievement of —

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

Persia

d)

Rome

86.

Which empire is best described by this list?

a)

Chinese

b)

Sumeran

c)

Persian

d)

Hittite

87.

Which is NOT a characteristic of the Persian empire?

a)

Imperial bureaucracy

b)

Road systems

c)

Hellenic culture

d)

Monotheism

88.

Macedonian ruer that conquers Persia.

a)

Phillip II

b)

Octavian

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Precipices

89.

Which statement best explains the successful unification of other cultures under Persian control?

a)

Persians treated the people they conquered harshly.

b)

Persians forced all peoples to practice the Persian religion.

c)

Persians had a large military.

d)

Persians had tolerance of traditions and customs of the people they conquered.

90.

True or False: Xerxes was Darius son

a)

True

b)

False he was Cyrus the Greats Son

c)

False he was Xerxes son

91.

This King of Persia united all of Persia under one ruler

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Darius

92.

This King of Persia vowed revenge against the Athenians after his fathers embarrassing defeat at the Battle of Marathon.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Darius

93.

This King of Persia reorganized the government and created satraps or provinces

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Darius

94.

This race was named after the Greek runner, Pheidippies ran over 26 miles to deliver the news that Athens had defeated Persia.

a)

Plateau

b)

Salamis

c)

Marathon

d)

Thermopylae

95.

True or False: Sparta fought the entire battle with the Athenians.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Who won the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Persians

d)

Greeks

97.

True or False: Athenians waited until the Persians were loading their ships to charge over the hill and attack the Persians.

a)

True

b)

False

98.
The city state of _______________________ valued both physical and mental strength and had a powerful navy.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Corinth
99.
One of the greatest conquerors in history,  _________________________ (from Macedonia) built the largest empire of his time.
a)
Cyrus the Great
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Sargon the Great
d)
Catherine the Great
100.
Athens and Sparta fought against each other in the ________________________________________, that threatened to tear Greece apart!
a)
Persian Wars
b)
Peloponnesian War
c)
Spartan War
d)
Battle of the 300
101.
The city-state of Ancient Greece that focused on tough military training and strength was called _______________________.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Corinth
d)
Delphi
102.
 Alexander the Great spread Greek culture throughout his empire which mixed with Egyptian and Persian culture.  This new type of culture was named ____________________________ culture.
a)
Alexandrian
b)
Persian
c)
Hellenistic
d)
Arabian
103.
Sparta and Athens decided to work together during the Persian Wars.  An agreement to work together is called an ____________________________.
a)
Alliance
b)
Enemies
c)
Agreement
d)
Compromise
104.
The Persians used soldiers on horseback or ___________________ to gain much of their territory in the Middle East.
a)
Phalanx
b)
Hoplons
c)
Cavalry
d)
Infantry
105.
The Persian Empire fought against Greece during the _______________________________, a series of battles that included the Battle of Thermopylae and Marathon.
a)
Greek Wars
b)
Peloponnesian War
c)
Persian Wars
d)
Spartan Wars
106.
 The Spartan warriors would fight by standing close together in a square during battle; this military strategy was called a ______________________.
a)
Cavalry
b)
Phalanx
c)
Persian Wars
d)
Hellenistic
107.

The Persian War began because

a)

Athens traded with Ionian Greeks

b)

Athens supported the Ionian Greek rebellion against Persia

c)

Ionian Greeks rejected Athens and joined Persia

d)

Ionians preferred Persian rugs to Athenian rugs.

108.

Match the following

a)

Reason Persian War started

1.

Athens supported the Ionain rebellion

b)

Persian Soldiers

2.

Massive numbers, wooden shields

c)

Greek Soldiers

3.

Hoplites with bronze shields, short swords

d)

Athens

4.

Diversified education

e)

Sparta

5.

Military education

109.

A king of the PERSIAN Empire

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar II

d)

Sargon II

110.

Match the following

a)

Reason Persian War started

1.

Athens supported the Ionain rebellion

b)

Persian Soldiers

2.

Massive numbers, wooden shields

c)

Greek Soldiers

3.

Hoplites with bronze shields, short swords

d)

Athens

4.

Diversified education

e)

Sparta

5.

Military education

111.

an agreement to work together

a)

cavalry

b)

alliance

c)

phalanx

d)

reason

112.

a group of warriors who stood close together in a square

a)

cavalry

b)

alliance

c)

phalanx

d)

reason

113.

founder of the Persian Empire

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes I

114.

clear and ordered thinking

a)

cavalry

b)

alliance

c)

phalanx

d)

reason

115.

Persian emperor who led the second invasion of Greece in 480 BCE

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes I

116.

a series of wars between Persia and Greece beginning in 490 BCE

a)

Persian Wars

b)

Peloponnesian War

117.

a war between the two great Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the 400s BCE

a)

Persian Wars

b)

Peloponnesian War

118.

powerful king of Macedonia

a)

Philip II

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Hellenistic

119.

king of Macedonia who built the largest empire the world had ever seen

a)

Philip II

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Hellenistic

120.

name for the blended culture that developed in Alexander’s empire

a)

Philip II

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Hellenistic

121.
Provinces
a)
satrapies
b)
satrap
c)
polis
d)
city
122.
Satrap
a)
king
b)
governor
c)
mayor
d)
commander
123.
King _________________ invaded Greece with 200,000 troops and thousands of warships.
a)
Darius the Great
b)
Xerxes
c)
Themistocles
d)
Leonidas
124.
A unit of soldiers who rode horses as they attacked.
a)
satraps
b)
cavalry
c)
Immortals
125.
This city-state had the strongest army in Greece.
a)
Athens
b)
Ionia
c)
Sparta
126.
Cyrus was successful in his expansion of the empire because 
a)
Everyone had to follow his religion and  laws.
b)
He allowed people to do whatever they wanted.
c)
The people had to follow his laws but kept their religion and customs.
127.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the Greco-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

128.
The Greeks defeated the invading Persian army in ___________________________ due to their superior weapons and clever strategies.
a)
The Battle of Marathon
b)
Persian Wars
c)
The Battle of Salamis
d)
The Battle of Thermopylae
129.
The winner of the Greco-Persian Wars was ______________________.
a)
Persia
b)
Greece
130.

This battle ended the Greco-Persian Wars and caused Persia to leave Greece.

a)

The Battle of Marathon

b)

Persian Wars

c)

The Battle of Plataea

d)

The Battle of Thermopylae

131.
The Persian leader who fought against Sparta AND Athens in the Battle of Thermopylae
a)
Xerxes I
b)
Cyrus II (the Great)
c)
Darius I
132.
An important Greek victory that showed the Greeks that they could defeat the mighty Persian Army and its Immortals took place at
a)
 Thermopylae  
b)
Plataea
c)
Aegeospotami
d)
Marathon
133.
Sparta’s most glorious defeat took place at the battle of
a)
Marathon
b)
Thermopylae
c)
Salamis
d)
Plataea
134.

The Athenian general who led the Greek navy and devised the plan for the defense of Greece during the third Persian war was

a)

Leonidas

b)

Xerxes

c)

Pheidippides

d)

Themistocles

135.
This was the final battle where the Persian army was defeated by a combined Greek force
a)
Plataea
b)
Salamis
c)
Marathon
d)
Thermopylae
136.
What was a Greek soldier called and what was the name of the formation that he often fought in?
a)
Hoplite, phalanx
b)
Hoplite, trireme
c)
Spartan, greaves
d)
Cuirass, hoplite
137.

He was invaded Greece as revenge for his father's defeat at Marathon and to build a base for expansion into Europe.

a)

Xerxes

b)

Cyrus II (the Great)

c)

Darius I

138.

Who defeated and conquered the Persian Empire?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Julius Ceasar

c)

Leonidas of the Spartans

d)

King Tut of Egypt

139.
Who was the first leader of the Persian Empire?
a)
Xerxes
b)
Darius the Great
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Alexander the Great
140.
Reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies
a)
Cyrus
b)
Darius I
c)
Xerxes
d)
Leonidas
141.
belief that there is only one God
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
atheism
d)
agnoticism
142.

The set of laws given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai were collectively called what?

a)

the laws of Moses

b)

the laws of Abraham

c)

the 15 Commandments

d)

the 10 Commandments

143.

The monotheistic religion of the Hebrews is:

a)

Judaism

b)

Jewish

c)

Jew

d)

Hebrew

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