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| 11053763982 | Achaemenid | 558- 333B.C.E, first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus who capitalized on weakening Syrian and Babylonian empires. Peak was under Darius | 0 | |
| 11053763983 | Selucids | a regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in Persia.m | 1 | |
| 11053763984 | Parthian | One of the states that succeeded Alexander. power was mostly heavy Calvary. retained a lot of the customs and traditions of the nomadic peoples from the steppes of central Asia. | 2 | |
| 11053763985 | Sasanids | Last powerful Persian dynasty of the classical period that would reach its peak under Shapur I and later fall to Islamic/Arabic expansion. | 3 | |
| 11053763986 | Satrapy | the territory governed by an official known as a satrap | 4 | |
| 11053763987 | Zoroastrianism | One of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia. | 5 | |
| 11053763988 | Ahura Mazda | In Zoroastrianism, the good god who rules the world. | 6 | |
| 11053763989 | Angra Mainyu | Zarathustra's name for the destructive spirit, the devil; also known as Ahriman. | 7 | |
| 11053763990 | Gathas | Zoroastrian works believed to be compositions by Zarathustra. | 8 | |
| 11053763991 | 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. | 9 | |
| 11053763992 | Cambyses | A Persian king, named after his father Cyrus, expanded the Persian empire by conquering Egypt. | 10 | |
| 11053763993 | Darius | Persian king who put satraps in place and built the Royal Road | 11 | |
| 11053763994 | Xerxes | son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180,000 troops in 480 B.C. | 12 | |
| 11053763995 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia | 13 | |
| 11053763996 | Zarathustra | Founder of Zoroastrianism | 14 |
