4.3 New Empires

Question 0

The _______ included Mesopotamia parts of the Iranian Plateau, sections of Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt down to Thebes

Answer 0

Assyrian empire

Question 1

The _______ were a Semitic speaking people who exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire by 700 BCF

Answer 1

Assyrians

Question 2

After the Assyrian empire collapsed, the _______ empire came to be

Answer 2

Persian

Question 3

____________ rebuilt Babylonian as the center of his empire but this resurgence never lasted

Answer 3

Nebuchadnezzar 2

Question 4

The _______ were an Indo-European people who lived in modern day Iran

Answer 4

Persians

Question 5

______ created a powerful Persian state that stretched from Asia Minor to western India, Medes, Babylonians and iews all accepted him as thier ruler. (559-530 BCE)

Answer 5

Cyrus

Question 6

Cyrus successors extended the territory of the _________

Answer 6

Persian empire

Question 7

______ (521 to 486 BCE) added a new Persian province in western India that extended to the Indus River- also making conquest in Europe, Thrace and Greece

Answer 7

Darius

Question 8

Darius strengthened the Persian government dividing the territory into 20 provinces (_______) and governed by a ______

Answer 8

Satraies and satrap

Question 9

The ________ stretched from Lydia to Susa, the chief capital of the empire

Answer 9

Royal road

Question 10

An elite infantry force, protecting the king,group of Persian army

Answer 10

Immortals

Question 11

Zoroastrianism was founded by ______ in 600 BCE, having received a vision which made him a prophet of the “true religion”

Answer 11

Zoroaster

Question 12

The sacred textbook of Zoroastrianism

Answer 12

Zend Avesta

Question 13

Was the supreme god who created all things (monotheistic god)

Answer 13

Ahuramazado

Question 14

An evil spirit over whom Aburomazoa would triumph over

Answer 14

Ahriman