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| 223294304 | Achaemenid | 558- 333B.C.E, first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus who capitalized on weakening Syrian and Babylonian empires. Peak was under Darius | 0 | |
| 223294305 | Seleucid | one of the three regions of Alexander's empire; contained Bactria and Anatolia | 1 | |
| 223294306 | Parthian | a native or inhabitant of Parthia | 2 | |
| 223294307 | Sasanid | group from Persia who defeated the Parthians and ruled until 651 CE Shapur I-alive from 239-272 CE, emperor that stabilized the western frontier of the empire | 3 | |
| 223294308 | Satrapy | the twenty provinces that Darius divided the empire into; each province was ruled by a governor | 4 | |
| 223294309 | Zoroastrianism | system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster | 5 | |
| 223294310 | Ahura Mazda | chief deity of Zoroastrianism | 6 | |
| 223294311 | Angra Mainyu | Zarathustra's name for the destructive spirit, the devil; also known as Ahriman. | 7 | |
| 223294312 | Avesta | a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries | 8 | |
| 223294313 | Gathas | Hymns or poems written by Zarathustra; considered to be the most authoritative expressions of the Zoroastrian religion. | 9 | |
| 223294314 | Cyrus | Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC) | 10 | |
| 223294315 | Cambyses | a persian king,named after his father cyrus,expanded the persian empire by conquering egypt. | 11 | |
| 223294316 | Darius | the great king of persia. he was able to become king after a year of a civil war following the death of someone. | 12 | |
| 223294317 | Xerxes | son of Darius; became Persian king. He vowed revenge on the Athenians. He invaded Greece with 180,000 troops in 480 B.C. | 13 | |
| 223294318 | Alexander of Macedon | The son of King Philip who inherited all of his father's army. A very powerful and successful leader. He and his army conquered all of Persia and into India. He neglected to appoint a successor so all his conquered land was split up and distributed. | 14 | |
| 223294319 | Mithradates I | The Parthians' greatest conqueror who came to the throne about 171 BCE and transformed his state into an empire. He defeated the Seleucid ruler, Demetrius Nicator. He extend Parthian rule to Mesopotamia by 155 BCE. Upon his death, a large empire was bequeathed to his son. | 15 | |
| 223294320 | Shapur I | Shapur I known as Shapur I the Great was the second Sassanid King of the Second Persian Empire. The dates of his reign are 240/42 - 270/72 BCE, but it is likely that he also reigned as co-regent (together with his father) prior to his father's death in 242 BCE(more probably than 240). (pg 140 textbook) | 16 | |
| 223294321 | Magi | The wise men from the East who brought gifts for the baby Jesus | 17 | |
| 223294322 | Zarathustra | the mythical founder of chief prophet of the Ancient Persian religion known as Zoroastrianism, which influenced Jewish and later Christian belief | 18 |
