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The Persian Empire Answers

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How were women treated in the Persian Empire?

A
They were considered fully equal to men.
B
They were considered the same as enslaved persons.
C
They had a role in founding and leading the government.
D
They had more power and influence than in other cultures.
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What was a contribution of Darius I?

A
He expanded the Persian Empire into Central Asia and Greece.
B
He overthrew the Median Empire and founded the Persian Empire.
C
He led the Persian army that beat the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae.
D
He commanded the Persian navy against the Greeks in the Battle of Salamis.
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What concept do Zoroastrians reject?

A
priests
B
polytheism
C
good and evil
D
written teachings
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What was a result of the Battle of Thermopylae?

A
The Persians burned down Athens.
B
The Persians retreated from Greece.
C
The Greeks destroyed the Persian navy.
D
The Greeks fought a war against Sparta.
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What is true about the culture of the Persian Empire?

A
It recognized and treated all people as equals.
B
It allowed only the language and religion of the ruling class.
C
It destroyed ancient cultures after the conquest of other regions.
D
It influenced the traditions and ways of life of many modern nations.
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What were the origins of the Persian Empire?

A
It was founded on a dry plateau in modern-day India.
B
It was founded when Darius I crushed a Greek revolt.
C
It began when the Greeks overthrew the Median Empire.
D
It began when Cyrus the Great united nomadic herding tribes.
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Before Xerxes I invaded Greece, what did he first need to do?

A
put down a revolt of Ionian Greeks
B
defeat revolts in Babylon and Egypt
C
support Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars
D
build the Royal Road so his army could reach Greece
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What was an effect of the Greco-Persian Wars on the Persian Empire?

A
Persian rule was accepted in Ionia.
B
The Persian Empire began to decline.
C
Control in Greece shifted to the Persian Empire.
D
Median rule ended, and the Persian Empire was unified.
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What role did Themistocles play during the Greco-Persian Wars?

A
He led the Athenian navy at the Battle of Salamis.
B
He recorded the story of the Greco-Persian Wars.
C
He led the Persian invasion of the island of Marathon.
D
He defended a mountain pass against the Persian army.
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How did the Persians build a strong empire?

A
by building public libraries
B
by using a common currency
C
by enslaving conquered people
D
by supporting new technologies
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How did Persia become involved in the Peloponnesian Wars?

A
Sparta had destroyed the Athenian navy, so Persia attacked Sparta.
B
The Persians had burned Athens, so Persia was attacked by Sparta.
C
Athens had defeated Persia at the Battle of Salamis, so Persia supported Sparta.
D
Sparta had resisted Persia at the Battle of Thermopylae, so Persia supported Athens.
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How did the Persians improve communication throughout their empire?

A
They used carrier pigeons to send messages.
B
They built roads and invented a postal service.
C
They had fast runners relay messages over long distances.
D
They made their subjects use only one common language.
13

What was the official language of the Persian Empire?

A
Aramaic
B
Hebrew
C
Hindi
D
Turkish
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Which statement best describes ancient Persian society?

A
It rejected a caste system.
B
It allowed the practice of slavery.
C
It accepted many cultural practices.
D
It forced people to follow an official religion.
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What is significant about the Avesta?

A
It is the set of Zoroaster’s recorded teachings.
B
It was a set of laws for the Persian Empire.
C
It was a type of currency in the Persian Empire.
D
It is the title of a book of history by Herodotus.

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