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235016119The first Persian Empir was found by ________Cyrus the Great. he took the persians modern day Iran and conquered Mesopotamia0
235016120Zoroastrianisma monotheistic religion that may have inspired Judaism, official religion of the Persian Empire.1
235016121Cyrus the great accomplishments:religious freedom and abolished slavery2
235016122Darius the Greats accomplishments:established the largest empire the world has ever seen. was the first to attack Greece, leading the Persians at the Battle of Macedonia3
235016123Xerxes! (son of Darius) accomplishments:attacked Greece from the north through Thermopolye and into Athens. Destroyed Athens, then retreated back to Asia4
235016124The fall of the persian empire:the Persian Empire was attacked by Alexander the Great5
235016125Alexander the Great:educated by Aristotle, conquered the persian empire. His men turned against him, established trade routs, spread Greek culture, brought an end to Persian Empire, built new cities, disrupted Indian poltics6

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