History Ch. 7 Quiz 15

The Medes and the Persians settled in an area now known as _____.

• Iran

• Greece

Cyrus II led the Persians in a rebellion against the _____ and defeated them.

• Medes

• Egyptians

The armies of the Medes and the Persians united under control of the ____.

• Persians

• Medes

Cyrus led his army to conquer the Babylonian Empire.

• True

• False

Select all the ways geography contributed to the development of the Persian Empire.

• bodies of water for fishing

• plains for raising crops and livestock

• mountains that served as barriers

• deserts that served as barrier

• cave systems for hiding treasures

The rulers of Persia during the Achaemenid period were Cambyses, Herodotus, and Cyrus.

• True

• False

A comparison of Cyrus's empire to Darius's empire shows that both empires were the same size.

• True

• False

Trade flourished in the Persian Empire because _______ (Select all that apply)

• a common currency

• Persian road

• a growing demand for goods

• the death of a foreign king

• a discovery of gold

Select all the ways Darius managed his expanded empire.

• by building roads to connect the empire

• by developing a central government

• without maintaining a strong, well-trained military.

Herodotus wrote down the history and provided much information about ancient Persia in his writings.

• True

• False