The Persians were descended from what groups of horseback-riding people from the steppes of Asia?           Group of answer choicesNubiansAkkadiansNomadic Indo-EuropeansHittites

What is the origin of the Persians?             Group of answer choicesAfricansEuropeansHittitesAryans

What did the Greeks call Iran?   Group of answer choicesPersiaZigguratMemphisParthia

The Persian Empire was divided into administrative districts. These areas would be ruled by Persians or local nobles. What were these areas called?   Group of answer choicesSatrapsGovernorsProconsulsLords

Who expanded the Persian Empire with his strong army?ResponsesXerxesXerxesDarius IDarius IZoroasterZoroasterCyrus

Who reorganized the government and divided the Persian Empire into satrapies?ResponsesDarius IDarius IZoroasterZoroasterCyrusCyrusXerxes