PERSIA- DARIUS (3)

Question 1

When did Darius come to power?

Answer 1

522 BC

Question 2

Who was Darius to Cambyses?

Answer 2

A distant relative

Question 3

What is the name of Darius’ inscription of how he came to power?

Answer 3

The Bisitun Inscription

Question 4

Where did the first revolts against Darius happen?

Answer 4

Elam and Babylonia

Question 5

When did the first rebellion by Babylonia break out?

Answer 5

October 522

Question 6

Who led the first rebellion of Elam and Babylonia

Answer 6

Nidintu-Bel

Question 7

When did the Persians beat the first wave of the rebellion in Babylonia?

Answer 7

December 522

Question 8

The other alleged son of Nabonidus, who led the second rebellion in Babylonia?

Answer 8

Arakha

Question 9

Who defeated the Babylonians for the second time?

Answer 9

Intaphernes

Question 10

When were the Babylonians defeated for the second time?

Answer 10

November 521

Question 11

Which were all the rebelling regions?

Answer 11

Persia, Elam, Babylonia, Media, Assyria, Egypt, Parthia, Margiana, Sattagydia and the Saka of Central Asia

Question 12

How many advisors, including Nidintu-Bel were killed by Darius?

Answer 12

50, 49 + Nidintu

Question 13

How many battles did Darius fight against the rebellion?

Answer 13

19

Question 14

How many revolting kings did he take prisoner?

Answer 14

9

Question 15

Who was Ahuramazda?

Answer 15

The god of Zoroastrianism

Question 16

What is ‘truth’ in Persian

Answer 16

Arta

Question 17

What is ‘the lie’ in Persian

Answer 17

Drauga

Question 18

How many Satrapies did Darius organise the empire into?

Answer 18

20

Question 19

What were the two main duties of a Satrap?

Answer 19

Collect taxes and provide troops

Question 20

What were the 4 royal cities at the time?

Answer 20

Susa, Ecbatana, Pasargadae, Persepolis

Question 21

What were the 3 parts of Susa?

Answer 21

Apadana Mound, Royal City, Acropolis

Question 22

What is the apadana?

Answer 22

Audience hall in Persian royal palace

Question 23

What other city did Darius establish

Answer 23

Persepolis

Question 24

When did construction of Persepolis begin?

Answer 24

518BC

Question 25

What is the Persian name for the Greeks?

Answer 25

Yauna

Question 26

What is the name of Darius' wife (the most influential one)

Answer 26

Atossa

Question 27

What is the name of Darius' half-brother

Answer 27

Artaphernes

Question 28

When was Samos brought into the empire?

Answer 28

517 BC

Question 29

When were Lesbos and Chios involved?

Answer 29

513 BC

Question 30

Who was responsible for exploring the Indus Valley

Answer 30

Scylax

Question 31

When did Darius invade Europe?

Answer 31

513 BC

Question 32

Where was Darius' invasion of Europe targeted

Answer 32

Scythia and Thrace

Question 33

Where is modern-day Scythia?

Answer 33

Ukraine

Question 34

Where is modern-day Thrace?

Answer 34

Bulgaria

Question 35

What is the Ister known as today

Answer 35

The Danube

Question 36

Who was Miltiades

Answer 36

Greek general (father of Cimon)

Question 37

Who was Histaeus

Answer 37

A tyrant of Miletus

Question 38

What did the Persians demand from the Macedonians

Answer 38

Earth and Water (symbolic tokens of submission given to the Persians by people accepting Persian rule over them)

Question 39

What is the name the Persians gave to people who lived in Thrace?

Answer 39

Skudra

Question 40

What was Thrace rich in?

Answer 40

Gold and Silver, timber

Question 41

What did conquering Thrace help with?

Answer 41

Naval Dominance (control the route from the Aegean to the Black Sea)

Question 42

Who was Mardonius?

Answer 42

A Persian commander, who introduced democratic systems into the Ionian cities

Question 43

What happened in 492 BC?

Answer 43

Darius sent a fleet to the north of Greece to punish Athens and Eretria for helping the Milesians

Question 44

What does 'medise' mean?

Answer 44

The act of submitting to the Persians

Question 45

When was the Battle of Marathon?

Answer 45

490BC

Question 46

How many Greeks died in the Battle of Marathon?

Answer 46

192

Question 47

How many Persians died in the Battle of Marathon?

Answer 47

6400

Question 48

What tactics did the Greeks use in the Battle of Marathon

Answer 48

Phalanx- tightly packed formation used by heavily armed Greek soldiers

Question 49

When did Darius die?

Answer 49

486 BC

Question 50

How long did Darius reign for?

Answer 50

36 years

Question 51

When was Darius born?

Answer 51

550BC

Question 52

Who was the less significant daughter of Cyrus, who Darius married

Answer 52

Artystone

Question 53

Who was the 3rd wife of Darius (granddaughter of Cyrus)?

Answer 53

Parmys

Question 54

What was Darius called?

Answer 54

The huckster (always sought to make a profit)

Question 55

What was Zopyrus famous for

Answer 55

No nose (story about pledging allegiance)

Question 56

Who ran to Athens?

Answer 56

Pheidippides

Question 57

What inscription was there at Susa?

Answer 57

The Foundation Charter

Question 58

What did the Persians call Persepolis?

Answer 58

Parsa

Question 59

How tall was the terrace in Persepolis?

Answer 59

12m

Question 60

How much area did Persepolis take up?

Answer 60

34 acres

Question 61

How many nations supported Darius?

Answer 61

23

Question 62

How long was the canal connecting the Nile to the Red Sea?

Answer 62

50 miles

Question 63

When was the nile canal completed?

Answer 63

498BC

Question 64

What did the royal road do?

Answer 64

Connect all the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire

Question 65

How long did it take to travel from Sardis to Susa?

Answer 65

90 Days

Question 66

What was the name of the currency Darius introduced?

Answer 66

Darayaka

Question 67

When was the new currency introduced?

Answer 67

500BC

Question 68

How large was the site at susa

Answer 68

250 acres

Question 69

What was the gate of Darius and how large was it

Answer 69

The entry to the apadana mound, 12-13 metres tall