Darius: expansion of the empire

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Hugh Price
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Which of the following areas did Darius add to the empire?
Thrace
the Indus valley
Egypt
Greece
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
The tyrant of Miletus who persuaded the Ionians not to break the bridge
Histaeus
The river crossed by Darius using a bridge of boats
Skudra
The area around the Black sea, unsuccessfully invaded by Darius
Megabazus
The Persian name for the people of Thrace
Ister
The Persian general who successfully conquered Thrace
Scythia
3.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
According to Herodotus, Darius is encouraged to invade (a) by (b) , who is under the influence of her Greek (c) .
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the Persians wanted submission from a city they demanded...
5.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Reorder the following by date from earliest to latest
The battle of Marathon
The Greeks burn Sardis
The failed attack on Naxos
Megabazus conquers Thrace
The invasion of Scythia
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Which of the following are reasons why Darius invaded Scythia?
He was told to by Atossa
He wanted to live up to Cyrus and Cambyses
It would keep his nobles too busy to think about plotting against him
The Scythians had attacked him first
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
While Darius is campaigning in Scythian, the (a) arrive at the bridge over the Danube and try to persuade (b) guarding it to destroy it. (c) agrees, but (d) tyrant of (e) dissuades them.
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