Persian Spirituality
This religion developed in the Persian Empire.
What is Zoroastrianism?
The Persian Empire extended to the east all the way to this river valley.
What is the Indus?
The Persians practiced this when they allowed the peoples they conquered to practice their religion.
What is religious tolerance?
Greece is surrounded by water on three sides, making it this type of geographical feature.
What is a peninsula?
A government where one King rules the people.
What is a Monarchy
Also known as Zarathustra, he was the Persian prophet who developed the teachings of Zoroastrianism.
Who is Zoroaster?
These fertile twin rivers are located in the center of the Persian Empire
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
Cyrus established this type of government with complex division of responsibility between government workers.
What is a bureaucracy?
The continent where Greece is located.
What is Europe?
This city was the birthplace of Greek democracy.
What is Athens?
Because of Zoroastrianism's teachings about heaven, hell and a final judgement, it is similar to these three monotheistic religions.
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Persia extended its western boundary to this large peninsula south of the Black Sea.
What is Anatolia, or Asia Minor?
This development under Darius was used to unite Persia for trade and travel.
What is the Royal Road?
This physical feature made it difficult for Greek city-states to unite and encouraged the development of independent poleis.
What are mountains?
This was the type of government practiced in Sparta.
What is an oligarchy?
Zoroastrianism is a dualistic religion because of its teachings about these opposing forces.
What are forces of good and evil?
The center of the Persian Empire was in this present day country.
What is Iran?
Darius appointed these governors of each of the 20 provinces in the Persian Empire.
What are satraps?
This important geographical feature provided Greeks with food, trade opportunities, and the spread of ideas.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This form of democracy means all citizens get to vote on all important decisions.
What is direct democracy?
This is the ultimate creator god of Zoroastrianism.
Who is Ahura Mazda?
This Persian king conquered the Egyptian civilization, but angered his new subjects by desecrating their temples.
Who is Cambyses?
Some of this Persian king's exploits are mentioned in the Bible because he allowed the exiled Jews to return to their homeland.
Who is Cyrus?
This landform is where most ancient Greek city-states were located.
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
This person started but failed to turn Athens into a democracy.
Who is Solon