Rulers
The ruler who was defeated by Greece, plunging Persia into chaos.
Who is Xerxes?
The term used to describe messengers.
What are couriers?
The three civilizations that Persia had control over at the height of its size.
The type of government Persia was known for developing.
What is an imperial bureaucracy?
The name of the Persian religion.
What is Zoroastrianism?
The father of Xerxes known for setting up the capital of Persepolis and his defeat at the Battle of Marathon against the Greeks.
Who is Darius I (the Great)?
This term was often used to describe the Persian's feelings towards other cultures that they conquered.
What is tolerance?
The name of the present-day country that was once Persia.
What is Iran?
The name of the governors that Darius set up.
What are Satraps?
Zoroastrianism was classified as this type of "theistic".
What is monotheistic?
The Greek commander and ruler from Macedonia known for conquering the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The name of the trade route created by Darius I that stretched from modern day Turkey to the edge of the Indus River Civilization.
What is the Royal Road?
This is the length of the Persian Empire (From what desert to what river).
What is the Sahara Desert to the Indus River?
This is the name Darius gave to the elite soldiers of the military.
What are the Immortals?
Zoroastrianism was a conflict between ____ and ____.
What are good and evil?
The first ruler of the Persian Empire, known for his tolerance of other cultures and conquering Babylon.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
The name of the long-term capital of the Persian Empire established by Darius I.
What is Persepolis?
The name of the battle where Greece subdued the Persian fleet in a naval battle with a Greek home-field advantage.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
After Xerxes was defeated in Greece, Persia was thrown into a period of __________.
What are greed and weakness?
The god of Zoroastrianism.
Who is Ahura Mazda?
The Spartan commander and king who led the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae (Battle of 300). His forces fought until the last man.
Who is Leonidas I?
The author that wrote the Persian Wars and the Histories, known as the "Father of History."
Who is Herodotus?
The narrow path that the Persians used to cross into Greece for their invasion.
What is the Hellespont?
The first human rights charter, created by Cyrus the Great.
What is the Cyrus Cylinder?
The founder of Zoroastrianism.
Who is Zoroaster?