Persian Empire

Question 1

Were was the Persian empire located?

Answer 1

In the Middle East, including parts of modern-day Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Egypt.

Question 2

One of the largest and most powerfull empires of the Ancient Age (T/F)

Answer 2

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Question 3

Who was the Persian Empire founded by?

Answer 3

Cyrus the Great

Question 4

When did it conquer Babylon?

Answer 4

539 BCE

Question 5

Who did it fall to?

Answer 5

Alexander the Great

Question 6

Cyrus was known for…

Answer 6

tolerance and diplomacy

Question 7

Cyrus allowed conquered people to…
And he prevented…

Answer 7

o Allowed conquered people to keep their customs and religions.
o Prevented looting and destruction after conquests.

Question 8

The Cyrus Cylinder…

Answer 8

Was made to make the Babylonians accept Cyrus as their leader. It was ancient propaganda.

Question 9

Cyrus was killed…

Answer 9

By nomadic invaders.

Question 10

Cambysess was the son of Cyrus (T/F)

Answer 10

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Question 11

How did Cambysess rule?

Answer 11

He ruled harshly

Question 12

What are the orders of the rulers?

Answer 12

Cyrus, Cambysess, Darius I, Xerxes, Darius III

Question 13

Definition of Satraps:

Answer 13

They were the henchmen of Darius I. They ruled over the 20 provinces and kept people in line.

Question 14

What did Darius I use to ensure the loyalty of his subjects?

Answer 14

He used the King’s Eyes and Ears

Question 15

What city did Darious I build?

Answer 15

He built Persepolis

Question 16

What did Darius construct for faster communication?

Answer 16

The Royal Road

Question 17

What did Darius introduce to promote trade and why?

Answer 17

The standardized coin
Because that way, trading was easy and quick, with no dilemma of “How much does my coin value in your culture?”

Question 18

How did the Persian Empire fall (revolts) ?

Answer 18

There were lots of protests and revolts inside the Persian empire

Question 19

How did the Persian Empire fall (taxes) ?

Answer 19

Peopple were fed up with paying high taxes

Question 20

Why did the Persian empire fall (Persepolis) ?

Answer 20

Alexander the Great conquered Persopolis

Question 21

How long did the Persian empire last?

Answer 21

220 years

Question 22

What culture did the Persian Empire take over?

Answer 22

Babylonian culture

Question 23

How was Cyrus the Great different from other rulers?

Answer 23

He let his enemies live and keep their religion

Question 24

What is the name of the city that King Darius I built as a national trade center?

Answer 24

Persepolis

Question 25

King Xerxes spent a lot of money on the wars against which country?

Answer 25

Greece

Question 26

What is an Empire?

Answer 26

An empire is a group of countries or states that is controlled by the strongest community in the group.

Question 27

Where was the cylinder discovered?

Answer 27

In Babylon

Question 28

In what language was the Cyrus Cylinder written, and why?

Answer 28

Babylonian because that is the language of the people of Babylon spoke.

Question 29

Skiny Pig is a techers parot (T/F) ?

Answer 29

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Question 30

Origin:

Answer 30

What is the source? When was the source created/existed? Who created the source? What was the intention of the author when creating the source? Who was the intended audience?

Question 31

When did Herodotus write the Histories?

Answer 31

425 BCE

Question 32

What is OPVL?

Answer 32

A technique for analizing sources.