true or false
The Medes and the Persians settled in an area now known as Iran
True
What contributed to the development of the Persian Empire
Bodies of water, plains, mountains that served as barriers
King _____ and his army sailed to the plain Of Marathon where they were defeated
Darius
Who lost the battle of Marathon? Why?
Persians; the Greeks set up the army in long lines and had them run toward the persians
Who wanted to bring back all that was truly Persian
Sassanians
Cyrus ll led the Persians in a rebellion against the Medes and defeated them
True
Who were the first rulers of Persia during the Achaemenid period
Cyrus the great, Cambyses ll, Darius the first
King ___ led the Persians to defeat the Greeks at the battle of Thermopylae
Xerxes
Who lost the battle of Thermopylae? why?
Greeks, they positioned themselves in a mountain pass ; a Greek traitor showed the Persians another way
There was. A strict system of
Social classes
The armies of the Medes and the Persians united under the control of the Medes
False- Persians
Why did trade flourish in the Persian empire
Common currency, Persian roads, growing demands for goods
______ was the Athenian general who had a plan to ran and sink Persian ships
Themistocles
who lost the battle of Salamis? Who led the Greeks
The Persians ; Themisistocles
Persia acheived it greatest _____ during this period
Wealth
Cyrus’s empire was bigger than Darius’s empire
False
Herodotus was known as
The father of history
The Persian empire admitted defeat at the battle of
Plataea
The ptolemies ruled
Egypt
Darius managed his empire without maintaining-a strong well trained military
False
The language spoken in ancient Persia by the common ppl was
Aramaic
When ________ died 4 generals triumphed and declared themselves kings. Dynastys developed under the families of 3 of the generals
Alexande r the great
The antigonids ruled
Greece and Macedonia
What was the official religion of Persia
Zoroastrianism
King of kings
The seleucids ruled
Syria and Persia