Contributions
Government
Geography
Rulers
Religion
100
What was the long-term legacy of the Persian Empire?
Developed a system of political tolerance in conquered areas
100
What responsibility would a satrap have in the Persian Empire?
collecting taxes from subjects
100
This is a map of what empire?
Persian
100
Who do these contributions describe?
- Moved capital to Persepolis
- Built the Royal Road
- Lost battle of Marathon to the Greeks
Darius the Great
100
What religion was the primary religion of the Persian Empire?
Zoroastrianism
200
This quote by Herodotus refers to what: "Nothing mortal travels so fast as these Persian messengers"
Post (messenger) roads
200
People from which group were known as "Immortals" in the Persian Empire?
soldiers
200
At its greatest length, the Persian Empire stretched across 2,500 miles from...
the Indus River Valley to the Sahara Desert
200
Cyrus the Great is recognized in the Book of Ezra of the Hebrew Bible. For which action did the Jewish people recognize Cyrus? (Think tolerance)
He allowed the temple at Jerusalem to be built again.
200
Ancient Persians worshiped a monotheistic religion that follows a deity of light and wisdom named...
Ahura Mazda
300
This quote from Herodotus says, "There is no nation which so readily adopts foreign customs." What empire does this refer to?
the Persians
300
Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire?
Imperial Bureaucracy
300
Cyrus the Great began to build an empire from the Persian homeland that is now located in which present-day country?
Iran
300
Which of these is true about the Persian Empire under Darius the Great (522-485 BCE)?
The Empire reached the peak of its power.
300
At the center of Zoroastrianism is the belief in...
Two opposing forces in the universe (good v. evil)
400
Persian kings were responsible for building what to assist the movement of the military?
The Royal Road
400
Cyrus the Great allowed the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem and rebuild...
Their temple
400
Under the reign of Darius I, Persia was known for making some of its most important contributions including the construction of the city of...
Persepolis
400
Cyrus the Great was tolerant of the people he conquered and allowed them to keep their local customs, religion, and language. His beliefs on peace, tolerance, and multiculturalism were recorded on the... (human rights charter)
Cyrus Cylinder
400
The religion of the Ancient Persians was founded by...
Zoroaster
500
The author that wrote the Persian Wars and the Histories, known as the "Father of History."
Herodotus
500
After Xerxes was defeated in Greece, Persia was thrown into a period of...
Greed and weakness
500
The narrow area where the Greeks led the Persians to defeat them in naval combat
Salamis
500
The Greek leader from Greece (specifically Macedonia) who conquered the Persians.
Alexander the Great
500
The "-theistic" that Zoroastrianism is.
Monotheistic