Human Legacy Course/Quiz 7

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{Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: For centuries, the Persians were ruled by the Medes, who had conquered them. |type="()"} -False; They were ruled by the Assyrians. +True -False; The Assyrians were ruled by the Medes. -None of the Above.

{Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: When Cyrus the Great rose to power, he abolished the Persian army and signed a peace treaty with the Medes. |type="()"} -True -False; Cyrus the Great strengthened the Persian army and signed a peace treaty with the Medes. -False; This happened when Darius I rose to power. +False; Cyrus the Great led a revolt against the Medes and united the kingdoms.

{Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: At the time of his death in 530 BC, Cyrus ruled the largest empire in the world. |type="()"} +True -False; At the time of his death in 530 BC, Cyrus ruled the second largest empire in the world. -False; Cyrus died in 550 BC. -None of the Above.

{Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: Zoroastrianism was one of the first religions to teach dualism, the belief that the world is controlled by two opposing forces. |type="()"} -False; Judaism was one of the first religions to teach dualism, the belief that the world is controlled by two opposing forces. -False; There were religions before Zoroastrianism that taught dualism. +True -None of the Above.

{Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: During the reign of Xerxes, Persian culture reached a high point. |type="()"} +False; During the reign of Darius, Persian culture reached a high point. -True -False; During the reign of Solomon, Persian culture reached a high point. -False; There were no high points in Persian history.