Those Migrating Indo-Europeans 2

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1. What modern day country is what remains of the Perisan empire? Iraq Iran Asia Minor Palestine

2. Who was the founder of the Persian empire? Darius I Cyrus the Great Darius II Cambyses

3. What was the state religion of the Persian empire? Zoroastrianism Nature Worship Arianism Jainism

4. What were the elite troops of the Persian army called? the Immortals. the King's Companions. the Untouchables. the Band of Thebes.

5. Darius the Great divided his empire into provinces called departments. satrapies. fiefs. parishes.

6. Darius' royal governors were called his "eyes and ears." True False

7. Darius the Great tied his massive empire together by doing which of these? allowing a certain degree of self-government and religious freedom. building roads. all of these using standard weights and measures.

8. What location did Darius choose for his new capital? Persepolis Ninevah Susa Ecbatana

9. What famous battle did Darius fight with the Greeks in 490 B.C.? Salamis Mycale Thermopylae Marathon

10. What was the most famous of the roads built by Darius? Silk Road. Royal Road. Appian Way. Amber Road.