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AP World History Chapter 7: Persian Empire Flashcards

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223067713Located in Arabian platoPersia0
223067714Persias common ancestorsAryans1
223067715Source of powerHorses2
223067716Persians were confused with Arabs because of this common faithIslam3
223067717558-330 BCEAchemenid Empire4
223067718Founder of the Achaemenid EmpireCyrus5
223067719Time period of Cyrus559-529 BCE6
223067720Achievements of CyrusUnites Persia; conquers 2nd Babylonians; frees Israelites from captivity7
223067721Language of PersiaFarci8
223067722King of Persia 530-522 BCCambyses9
223067723Acheivement of Cambysesconquered Egypt10
223067724King of Persia 550-486 BCEDarius I11
223067725Achievment of Darius Iexapands Persia from the Indus River to the Agean Sea12
223067726Capital of Persia where administrative things are donePersepolis13
223067727Admnistrative units broken downSatrapies14
223067728Provincial governor in the Achaemenian empireSatrap15
223730356Tried to impose Persian culture on empire during 486-465 BCEXerxes16
223730357Xerxes retreated from Darius's policy of __________toleration17
223730358War betwee Persia and GreecePelopenesian Wars18
223730359An advantage Greece had over the PersiansGeographic advantages (the sea)19
223730360Was Greece centralized or decentralized?Decentralized20
223730361When did Greece come together as one?Whenever they were attacked on21
223730362Was the Pelopenesian War a success or a failure for Persia?Failure22
223730363Who caused the downfall of the Achaemanid Empire?Alexander III of Macedon23
223855489Ahura MazdaSupreme god of Zoroastrisanism known as wise lord24
223855490Creator of all balanceMongro Mangu25
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