The are a major ethnic group that settled in iran around 6th century bce and created an empire who rivaled the greeks. their language and poetry are still influential today.
a) kurds
b) macedonians
c) pashtuns
d) persians

D)Persians

The Persians are an Iranian ethnic society that builds up over half the residents of the Iranian population. They accord a general cultural system and are indigenous preachers of the Persian language, as well as expressions closely associated to Persian.

The biblical Persians were an antiquated Iranian people who immigrated to the province of Persis, epistolizing to the modern region of Fars in south-western Iran, by the 9th century BC.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants