People
Esther
Coin used by Persians
Daric
Founder of Zoroastrianism
Zoroaster
Marathon
Which city was famously destroyed by ATG to fulfill the prophecy from Ezekiel 26?
Tyre
General who conquered all of Persia and Asia
Alexander the Great
Priests of Persian religions
Magi
Zoroastrian holy writings
What is the name for the 10,000 soldier military force used specifically for the king
Immortals
Which ancient artifact supported the reliability of the Bible by telling us who king Belshazzar was?
Cyrus Cylinder
Emperor who conquered Babylon
Cyrus (II) the Great
Province, or section of Empire ruled by a vassal king
Satrapy
Name of the "good" god in Zoroastrianism
Ahura Mazda
What did Daniel intepret for Belshazzar
Writing on the wall
What is the name of the mountainside inscription about Persian dominance?
Behistun Cliff Carvings
Historian who gave us most of our intel on the Persians
Herodotus
What is the name for Persian cups with animal handles?
Rhyton
How do Zoroastrians understand evil?
Their good god is in an eternal struggle with an equally powerful evil force
How do Christians think that you earn eternal life, and how is that different than Zoroastrianism
Christian = Faith (gift). Zoroastrianism = good works
Which ancient battle was fought in the mountains, where a traitor gave away the Greeks plan and allowed the Persians to defeat them easily?
Thermopylae
_______ was the king in Esther. ________ was the king who sent the Israelites back to Israel
Xerxes, Artaxerxes
Greek and Persia
The ________ was the longest section of the Persian road system measuring _________ miles long
Royal Road, 1,600
What year did Cyrus II let Israel return?
538 AD
Name of the runner who told Athens that they won the battle of Marathon
Pheidippides