Heritage Studies 6 Chapter 7

This is the Hebrew name for the Persian King Xerxes

• Alexander the Great

• Cyrus the II

• Ahasuerus

What event lead to the Persian Wars?

• A rebelling of Greek city-states in Asia Minor against the Persians

• the running of the Athenian army at full speed toward the Persians

• the building of a bridge across the Hellespont by Xerxes' men

governor of a province in ancient Persia; was responsible for collecting tribute & reported to the king

• viceroy

• raja

• magi

• satrap

Who won the Battle of Marathon?

• Greece

• Persia

king who expanded the size & power of the Persian Empire

• Darius I

• Cyrus II

• Chad

• Ezra

capital city of Persia after Susa

• Persepolis

• Babylon

• Pasargadae

• Achaemenid

A race of 26.2 miles is called a _____________.

• relay

• marathon

• satrap

capital city of the Persian Empire under the rule of Cyrus II

• Susa

• Pasargadae

• Babylon

• Persepolis

Which Persian King built the Royal Road?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Darius III

• Xerxes

cylinder seal found at an ancient Babylonian temple; contains an account of the conquest of Babylon

• Darius Cylinder

• Babylonian Cylinder

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Persian Cylinder