Persians expand into Egypt, Asia Minor and towards India
- 1. Which Persian king conquered Egypt?
A) Cyrus the Great B) Darius I C) Xerxes I D) Cambyses II
- 2. To which Egyptian pharaoh did the Persians submit after the conquest?
A) Cleopatra VII B) Ramses II C) Psamtik III D) Hatshepsut
- 3. Which Persian king led expeditions towards India?
A) Xerxes I B) Darius I C) Cyrus the Great D) Cambyses II
- 4. What religion did the Persians follow during their expansion period?
A) Zoroastrianism B) Judaism C) Polytheism D) Buddhism
- 5. Who founded the Achaemenid Empire, initiating the Persian expansion?
A) Darius I B) Xerxes I C) Cyrus the Great D) Alexander the Great
- 6. Who led the Persian army against Alexander the Great in the battle of Issus?
A) Cambyses II B) Xerxes I C) Darius III D) Artaxerxes II
- 7. Which Greek historian chronicled the Persian expedition into Greece and the Persian Wars?
A) Thucydides B) Plutarch C) Herodotus D) Xenophon
- 8. What is the name of the land that formed the boundary of the Persian Empire towards India?
A) Thrace B) Gedrosia C) Cappadocia D) Illyria
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