Persian Rulers
He's great.
Cyrus
His son who became king.
Xerxes
True or False: Kingship was purely hereditary
False
The god of Persia
Ahuramazda
Xerxes' father.
Darius
His wife
Atossa
The king would usually give these people important jobs in his empire.
His family
Ahuramazda was the god of the ____
sky
The one between Cyrus and Darius.
Cambyses
Name one of his other sons.
Artobazanus, Masistes, Hystaspes...
The system the kings used to manage their empire
Satrapy
The Persians were highly intolerant of foreign religions/cults.
False
The name of their family dynasty.
Achaemenid.
The Behistan Inscription says "I am Darius, the great king, _______________"
"king of kings"
The road used to send messages
The Royal Road
The name of the religious system of beliefs
Zoroastrianism
This guy gives his name to the Achaemenid dynasty.
Achaemenes
The place Darius attacked during his Greek invasion in 490BC
Marathon
"I am skilled in both hands and in feet. As a ____man I am a good _____"
Double Points: If you name all three referred to in this source
Horse/Bow/Spear
The name of the religious symbol with the king depicted on the wings.
Faravahar