Persian Empire (Period 2)

Question 1

Achaemenid Empire

Answer 1

Begun by Cyrus the Great and succeeded the Median Empire, encompassing the largest amount of land up to that time.

Question 2

Cyrus the Great

Answer 2

King of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (600-529 BC).

Question 3

Satrapy

Answer 3

One of the 20 provinces in which Darius divided the Persian Empire.

Question 4

Farsi

Answer 4

Language spoken in the Persian empire derived from Farsia, the central region of the Iranian Plateau.

Question 5

Zoroastrianism

Answer 5

Persian religion founded by Zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that goodness would triumph in the end.

Question 6

Ahura Mazda

Answer 6

God of Zoroastrianism, meaning “Lord of Wisdom” the supreme deity the power of good the creator of the world, the guardian of humankind.

Question 7

Darius the Great

Answer 7

king of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC).

Question 8

Persepolis

Answer 8

An ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire constructed under Darius.

Question 9

Pasargadae

Answer 9

First capital of Persian empire, built by Cyrus the Great.

Question 10

Parthian Empire

Answer 10

The second major Persian empire, which was in power between 247 BCE and 224 CE.

Question 11

Sasanian Empire

Answer 11

The last pre-Islamic Persian empire

Question 12

Royal Road

Answer 12

Persian Empire, stretching over 1,600 miles from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia.