The starting year of the Persian Calendar is the year when Prophet Mohammad deceased.

Every Iranian family at least has one piece of Persian carpet because the carpet is very cheap.

Advances in shipbuilding and ____ technology have led to the opening of new shipping lanes to southeast Asia, malacca, the Indian Ocean and the Persian gulf.

From the Persian treasury in Persepolis Alexander gained how many talents? A: 100,000 B: 120,000 C: 140,000 D: 160,000

Iranian follow which is uniquely used in Iran. A: Gregorian Calendar B: Persian Calendar C: Hebrew Calendar D: Christian Calendar

Alexander dedicated the 300 suits of Persian armor from the battle at the Granicus River to A: Zeus B: Athena C: Hera D: Apollo

From the ninth century, Poles were ruled by which marks the beginnings of the Polish nation. A: the Jagiellonian Dynasty B: the Roman Empire C: the Persian Empire D: the Piast Dynasty

Being located in west Asia and adjacent to Europe, Iran, the ancient Persian kingdom, has been influenced by ancient Babylonian (巴比伦) culture, Byzantine (拜占庭) art and Chinese painting since ancient times.

Directions: Identify the figures of speech used in the following sentences.To me a thick carpet of pine needles or soft grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. A: metaphor B: simile C: personification D: parallelism

Arrange the following historical periods or events of ancient Greece in the chronological order. A: the conquest of Alexander B: the Trojan War C: the Persian wars D: the war between Athens and Sparta E: the Mycenaean civilization F: the burning of Corinth G: the Minoan civilization