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WorksheetsThe Persian Empire
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
According to the passage, the Persian Empire stretched from Egypt in North Africa to Turkey in Eastern Europe. It included Mesopotamia in the Middle East, and went as far as the Indus River in Asia. Which of the following regions was NOT part of the Persian Empire?
Mesopotamia
Indus River
South America
Egypt
Persia is also known as _________.
ancient Iran
ancient Egypt
ancient Greece
ancient Rome
According to the passage, how did King Cyrus treat the Hebrews who had been captives in Babylon for over 50 years?
He forced them into slavery
He allowed them to return to Jerusalem
He destroyed their sacred items
He did not allow them to worship
What was one way Persian rulers encouraged cooperation among the people they conquered?
They destroyed local economies
They respected local traditions and religions
They forced everyone to speak Persian
They banned trade
Fill in the blank: The Persian leaders put a ___ percent tax on food and goods produced under Persian rule.
20
10
5
15
Persian rulers used which system to govern their large empire, according to the passage?
A centralized bureaucracy
A feudal system
A system of satrapies (provinces)
A democratic assembly
The Persians themselves paid taxes under the system described in the passage.
True
False
Who founded the religion of Zoroastrianism?
Alexander the Great
Ahura Mazda
Zoroaster
King Xerxes
What is the name of the most sacred book of Zoroastrianism, which contains the Gathas?
The Bible
The Avesta
The Torah
The Quran
Zoroaster believed that people were training for a future life and that the world was torn by a constant struggle between good and evil.
True
False
The Zoroastrian god, ________, represented goodness and wisdom.
Ahura Mazda
Mithra
Anahita
Angra Mainyu
According to the passage, some religious scholars believe that Zoroaster's ideas strongly influenced the _______ and _______ religions.
Hebrew, Christian
Hindu, Buddhist
Greek, Roman
Islamic, Sikh
Who put an end to Persian dreams of expanding their empire and conquered all of the Persian Empire?
King Xerxes
Ahura Mazda
Alexander the Great
Zoroaster
