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| 126537474 | Iran | a theocratic islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia, Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935 | 0 | |
| 126537475 | Cyrus | Founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Between 550 and 530 B.C.E. he conquered Media, Lydia, and Babylon. Revered in the traditions of both Iran and the subject peoples. | 1 | |
| 126537476 | Darius | restorer of Cyrus's heritage, reigned 522-486 BCE. the first to organize his empire into provinces | 2 | |
| 126537477 | Parthians | he Parthian Empire is a fascinating period of Persian history closely connected to Greece and Rome. Ruling from 247 B.C. to A.D. 228 in ancient Persia (Iran), the Parthians defeated Alexander the Great's successors, the Seleucids, conquered most of the Middle East and southwest Asia, controlled the Silk Road and built Parthia into an Eastern superpower. | 3 | |
| 126537478 | Bactria | The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent. | 4 | |
| 126537479 | Empire | a monarchy with an emperor as head of state | 5 | |
| 126537480 | Indus River | A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea. | 6 | |
| 126537481 | Persepolis | A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homelan (119) | 7 | |
| 126537482 | Standardized Coins | Standardized coins were a much more efficient way to trade goods. | 8 | |
| 126537483 | Alexander of Macedonia | -son of Philip II -received military training in Macedonian army -student of Aristotle -great leader -conquered land in Pakistan, Iran, and India -Hellenistic: imitating Greek culture -loved and spread Greek culture (HELLENISTIC ERA/GREECE) | 9 | |
| 126537484 | Free and Unfree Labor | free classes which contained bulk of persian society received income that temples made from agriculture processes; slaves worked as domestic servants or skilled laborers in households of wealthy and on constrution projects | 10 | |
| 126537485 | Eyes and Ears of the King | military officers and tax collectors, spied on the satraps | 11 | |
| 126537486 | Bureaucrats | expert workers and administrators who carry out many specific tasks for the government | 12 | |
| 126537487 | Achaemenids | Dynasty ruling in Persia from Cyrus I to Darius III (553-330 BC). | 13 | |
| 126537488 | Seleucids | Persian empire from 323 B.C.E. until 83 B.C.E created by Seleucus after the death of Alexander the Great. | 14 | |
| 126537489 | Anatolia | The peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas that is now occupied by most of Turkey; also called Asia Minor | 15 | |
| 126537490 | Afghanistan | a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia | 16 | |
| 126537491 | Thrace | a region and ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea | 17 | |
| 126537492 | Macedonia | the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria | 18 | |
| 126537493 | Qanat | A system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East | 19 | |
| 126537494 | Tribute | tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to | 20 | |
| 126537495 | Magi | (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born | 21 | |
| 126537496 | Satrapies | the 20 states into which Darius divided the Persian Empire | 22 | |
| 126537497 | Royal Road | A road for the government use built by the ancient Persian ruler Darius which helped unite the empire | 23 | |
| 126537498 | Xerxes | son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180,000 troops in 480 B.C. | 24 | |
| 126537499 | Zoroastrianism | dual gods of equal power to form early monotheism; Persian; cosmic struggle over good and bad; those that do good go to heaven and bad go to hell; influenced Judaism and Christianity | 25 |
