AP World History Ch 7 Multiple Choice
The view of the material world as a place of temptation that had to be ignored
What basic tenant of Zoroastrianism did not influence later religions
A Persian loss
What did the battle of marathon in 490 BCE prove to be
Xerxes
What king failed to follow the normal Persian governing policy of toleration
Spread through its own merits
What was Zoroastrianism allowed to do
The royal road
What was the center of the Persian communications network
Persepolis
What was the magnificent capital of the Persian empire constructed by Darius
Victory of Cyrus over Lydia
What was the major early turning point in the rise of the Persian empire
Zarathusta's compositions
What were the Gathas
Parthian
Which Iranian state followed the Achaemenids and rivaled the Seleucids in greatness
Darius
Which Persian king regularized tax levies and standardized laws
Romans
Who defeated the Seleucids in 83 BCE
Mesopotamians
Who did the Persian ruler is really heavily on for techniques of administration
Cyrus
Who founded the Achaemenid empire
Angry Mainyu
Who is the evil spirit who battles Ahura Mazda according to Zarathustra
Mithradates I
Who was the greatest Parthian ruler
Darius
Who was the greatest of the Achaemenid emperors
Croesus
Who was the leader of the Lydians who fell to Cyrus
Persian administrative units
Who were satrapies
Arab warriors
Who were the Sasanids defeated by in 650 1CE
A gift from Ahura Mazda that should be enjoyed
How did Zarathustra view the material world
Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sasanids
List the chronicle logical order of the Persian empires
Seleucid empire
what empire comprising most of the old Avhaemenid state was taken by a general of Alexander the Great
