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7500012466Cyrusfirst great ruler of the Achaemenid Empire0
7500012467Dariusbrought the height of the Achaemenid Empire1
7500012468Persepolisthe new capital established by Darius2
7500012469TributeAnnual gifts3
7500012470Standardized coinsAn easier method of standardizing taxation4
7500012471QanatUnderground sewage system5
7500012472AchaemenidThe first Persian empire6
7500012473AnatoliaModern day turkey7
7500012474SatrapiesAdministrative and taxation instructs "states"8
7500012475SatrapGovernor9
7500012476Royal RoadThe lifeblood of the empire that connects it all together10
7500012477XerxesCaused the ill will between the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Also caused the decline of the Achaemenid empire.11
7500012478BureaucratsAn official in a government department12
7500012479SeleucidsInherited most of the Achaemenid land when Alexander died13
7500012480Magipreserved the teachings of Zoroastrianism14
7500012481Zoroastrianisma monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster15
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