Author Question: Which of the following did the period from 224 BCE through 641 AD of the Sassanid Empire signify for ... (Read 76 times)

shofmannx20 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following did the period from 224 BCE through 641 AD of the Sassanid Empire signify for the Iranians?

A. the flourishing of the preIslamic Persian civilization
B. the period of Arab conquest
C. the first preIslamic dynasty in the nation
D. the rule of Cyrus the Great
E. the introduction of Islam into the nation

Question 2

For which of the following reasons is the Safavid Empire considered important?

A. The Safavid Empire prevented the Persians from adopting Islam.
B. The Safavid rulers gave Sunni religious authorities a role in governing their empire.
C. The Safavids consolidated the Persian identity and Arab identity as one and the
same.
D. The Safavid Empire did not allow Persian art and culture to develop.
E. The Safavids shaped and centralized Shi'i Islam as a state religion.