Persian Empire
This is the present-day country in which the Persians started their empire.
Iran
Why don't we have many written works by the Persians themselves regarding their history?
The ancient Persians didn't write much about themselves.
He defeated the Medes and built the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen.
The Persians got ships from _________?
the Phoenicians
Who invaded Greece to avenge his father's defeat?
Xerxes
The Persian Empire did NOT extend to these continents. Name one.
Antarctica, Australia, North & South America
Some of the information we know about ancient Persia comes from here...
sculptures and inscriptions on monuments
After the death of Cyrus the Great, who became king of the Persian Empire?
His son, Cambyses II
The Persians got the idea of coins from __________?
The Lydians
The Persians defeated the Greeks at which Greek city?
Thermopylae
Which one of the following countries was NOT part of the Persian Empire?
Afghanistan
China
Iraq
Iran
China
This was the name of the man who wrote about Persian history.
Herodotus
Why was Cyrus the Great considered a fair ruler?
He allowed each group that he conquered to keep its own language, customs, and religion.
The Persians hired Babylonians scribes to keep records, borrowing their language which became the official language of the empire. What was this language?
Akkadian
The Persians (under the command of Xerxes) burned down which Greek city?
Athens
The Persian Empire stretched from where to where?
From the borders of India to the Mediterranean Sea
Why is Herodotus important to Persian history?
Cyrus the Great was a ___________ ruler.
fair
Before the Persians started using Lydian coins, what system did they use for trade?
a barter system
After the burning of the Greek city, what happened to the Persians during their invasion of Greece?
They lost several battles and had to retreat to their homeland.
Why was Ancient Persia considered the world's first empire?
It stretched across a large expanse of land that covered most of the known word during its existence - from the borders of India to the Mediterranean Sea.
Why is Herodotus's writings about ancient Persia most likely biased?
Herodotus was Greek and and the Greeks and Persians were enemies for many centuries.
What did Cyrus allow captive Jews to do when he was king of the Persian Empire?
He allowed them to return to Palestine (their homeland), which was also under his rule.
The Babylonian scribes wrote in Akkadian to specfically keep records regarding ___________.
trade
Even though the Persians had some success in capturing some Greek cities, they were never able to conquer the ____________ of Greece.
mainland