Question 1

Examine the role of trade and agriculture in explaining the success of the Persian empires.Why was the Royal Road so important?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine the role of trade and agriculture...

Question 2

Examine the social structure of the various Persian empires from the Achaemenids through the Sasanids.What was the role of women during these empires?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine the social structure of the various...

Question 3

The Sasanids claimed direct descent from the Achaemenids and ruled from 224C.E.C.E.to 651

Accepted Answer

The Sasanids did indeed claim direct descent from the Achaemenids and ruled from 224 CE to 651 CE.

Question 4

What brought about the decline of the Achaemenid empire? How much did the Persian Wars contribute to that decline?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What brought about the decline of the...

Question 5

The victories of the Greeks at Marathon and of Alexander of Macedon at Gaugamela are all too often seen as victories for the rise of civilization.In what ways might these Persian losses be considered losses for the rise of civilization?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The victories of the Greeks at Marathon...

Question 6

Examine the development of the Seleucid,Parthian,and Sasanid empires.In what ways were they a continuation of the Achaemenid tradition? In what ways were they different?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine the development of the Seleucid,Parthian,and Sasanid...

Question 7

Examine the rise of the Achaemenid empire.What role did Cyrus play in this process? Discuss the nature of the empire under Darius.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine the rise of the Achaemenid empire.What...

Question 8

In what ways,both political and religious,did the later Seleucid,Parthian,and Sasanid empires try to position themselves as the heirs of the Achaemenids? Why did they do this? How successful were they in this attempt?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways,both political and religious,did the...

Question 9

What was a satrapy? How did satrapies help the Achaemenids rule their empire?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was a satrapy? How did satrapies...

Question 10

The victory of Alexander of Macedon at Gaugamela,in 331B.C.E. ,helped to bring about an end to the Achaemenid empire.In what ways did the empire live on?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The victory of Alexander of Macedon at...

Question 11

Examine Map 5.1,The Achaemenid and Seleucid empires,558-83B.C.E.Compare the size of the Achaemenid empire to the size of earlier states,as well as to that of the later Seleucids,Parthians,and Sasanids.What would be the difficulties of ruling a state this large? How cosmopolitan was the Achaemenid empire? Explain the significance of the Royal Road.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine Map 5.1,The Achaemenid and Seleucid empires,558-83B.C.E.Compare...

Question 12

The Achaemenid empire began to decline under Xerxes.Was his approach any different than that of his predecessors,such as Cyrus or Darius?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Achaemenid empire began to decline under...

Question 13

Examine the relationship between the various Persian dynasties and the Zoroastrian religion.What does the spread of this religion say about the Persian philosophy of rule?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine the relationship between the various Persian...

Question 14

Compare the ruling techniques of the Persians,especially those of Cyrus and Darius,to other societies you have studied so far.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the ruling techniques of the Persians,especially...

Question 15

Describe the Achaemenid method of empire administration.What did the Achaemenids borrow from previous Mesopotamian kingdoms,and what innovations did they introduce?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the Achaemenid method of empire administration.What...

Question 16

Cambyses was the Persian emperor who captured Egypt.

Accepted Answer

Cambyses, son of Cyrus the Great, conquered Egypt in 525 BC, making it a Persian province.

Question 17

The Parthians were a powerful Iranian empire that extended into Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

The Parthian Empire was a significant political and cultural entity that encompassed a large part of Central Asia and Mesopotamia. It was one of the major opponents of the Roman Empire at its height.

Question 18

Compare Zoroastrianism to any of the other religious concepts you've seen so far.How was Zarathustra's philosophy different,and in what ways was it influential?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare Zoroastrianism to any of the other...

Question 19

Discuss the basic tenets of Zoroastrianism.What role did Zarathustra play in the rise of this religion? How influential was Zoroastrianism on later religions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the basic tenets of Zoroastrianism.What role...

Question 20

In the Gathas,Zarathustra wrote,"In the beginning,there were two Primal Spirits,Twins spontaneously active." Who were these "Twins"? Could it be argued that Zoroastrianism was not monotheistic at all? If Zoroastrianism is not monotheistic,might Christianity not be monotheistic?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Gathas,Zarathustra wrote,"In the beginning,there were...

Quiz 5: The Empires of Persia