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