The Persian Empire Knowledge Check

Who founded the Persian Empire?

• Alexander the Great

• Cyrus the Great

• Cambyses II

• Darius I

What did Darius' standardizing of "weights and measures" do for trade in the Empire?

• The weights were too heavy for merchants to lug around, leading to less trade.

• It led to new standards for house building.

• Trade would become easier since merchants were all using the same system for buying and selling.

• It was too complicated for merchants to understand, making them turn back to bartering for goods.

Each satrapy was governed by a ________.

• King

• Satrap

• Commander

• Treasurer

Today, Zoroastrian communities mainly exist in Iran and ____.

• A) China

• B) India

• C) Egypt

• D) Greece

TRUE OR FALSE: The Persian kings allowed the people they conquered to keep practicing their own religions. (aka, they practiced religious tolerance).

• True

• False

Who were the King's Eyes and Ears?

• Inspectors that traveled around the empire, reporting problems

• His oracles

• His ophthalmologist & ENT doctors

• His palace guards

What religions did Zoroastrianism influence the development of?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• All of the Above

Under which king was the "Royal Road" built?

• Cambyses II

• Darius I

• Cyrus the Great

• Julius Caesar

What factors led to the downfall of the Persian Empire?

• The empire became too large to control

• The empire was constantly fighting in expensive wars, paid for by its people (which made the people angry)

• Outside invaders (such as Alexander the Great)

• All of the above.

Who did the Persians fight against in the Persian Wars?

• The Greeks

• The Babylonians

• The Egyptians

• The Harappans