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Which man presided over the funeral of Darius III?

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Question 2

Who won the Battle of Marathon?

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Question 3

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenids?

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Question 4

To what extent did the Seleucids, Parthians, and Sasanians revive the Persian Empire?

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Question 5

Evaluate the name "Cyrus the Great." Does he deserve that title? Why or why not?

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Question 6

The name "Iran" means

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A)   land of the prophet.
B)   land between the mountains.
C)   land between the rivers.
D)   land of the Aryans.

Question 7

According to Zoroaster, who was Ahura Mazda's malignant twin?

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Question 8

Which people conquered the Seleucid kingdom and ruled in a manner similar to the Persians?

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A)   Macedonians
B)   Ionians
C)   Parthians
D)   Romans

Question 9

Who were "the eyes and ears of the Great king"?

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A)   priests
B)   Persian nobles
C)   satraps
D)   cavalrymen

Question 10

What were the natural geographic boundaries - if any - of the Persian Empire?

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Question 11

In the long term, who was the real winner of the Peloponnesian War?

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A)   Athens.
B)   Lydia.
C)   Sparta.
D)   Persia.

Question 12

Which of the following does NOT apply to the Sasanians?

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A)   They settled in Iran after the Medes and Persians.
B)   They helped the Parthians fight the Romans.
C)   They tolerated Christians and Jews, but were strict Zoroastrians.
D)   They replaced the Parthians and constructed their own empire.

Question 13

Who were the satraps?

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Question 14

What was the name of the Persian spring festival that commemorated the creation of fire?

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Question 15

The Medes irrigated their crops from

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A)   nearby lakes.
B)   the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
C)   melted snow.
D)   frequent rains.

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT a factor contributing to the downfall of the Assyrian Empire?

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A)   The Chaldeans allied with the Medes.
B)   Cyaxares strengthened his army.
C)   Babylonia and Assyria erupted into civil war.
D)   Cyrus the Great conquered Nineveh, causing Assyria to crumble.

Question 17

Evaluate the reasons for the defeat of Persia by the Greeks.

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Question 18

According to the Peace of Callias, Anatolia was left to

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A)   Athens.
B)   Ionia.
C)   Persia.
D)   Sparta.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about King Shapur I is NOT True?

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A)   He made Zoroastrianism the state religion of Persia.
B)   He tolerated the practice of Judaism, Christianity, and Buddhism.
C)   He conquered Mesopotamia in 256.
D)   He suppressed ethnic groups through harsh legalism and a strong central government.

Question 20

Darius married both Cambyses' widow and Cyrus' daughter.

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A) True 
 B)False

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