AP World History Chapter 7: Persian Empire Flashcards
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223067713 | Located in Arabian plato | Persia | 0 | |
223067714 | Persias common ancestors | Aryans | 1 | |
223067715 | Source of power | Horses | 2 | |
223067716 | Persians were confused with Arabs because of this common faith | Islam | 3 | |
223067717 | 558-330 BCE | Achemenid Empire | 4 | |
223067718 | Founder of the Achaemenid Empire | Cyrus | 5 | |
223067719 | Time period of Cyrus | 559-529 BCE | 6 | |
223067720 | Achievements of Cyrus | Unites Persia; conquers 2nd Babylonians; frees Israelites from captivity | 7 | |
223067721 | Language of Persia | Farci | 8 | |
223067722 | King of Persia 530-522 BC | Cambyses | 9 | |
223067723 | Acheivement of Cambyses | conquered Egypt | 10 | |
223067724 | King of Persia 550-486 BCE | Darius I | 11 | |
223067725 | Achievment of Darius I | exapands Persia from the Indus River to the Agean Sea | 12 | |
223067726 | Capital of Persia where administrative things are done | Persepolis | 13 | |
223067727 | Admnistrative units broken down | Satrapies | 14 | |
223067728 | Provincial governor in the Achaemenian empire | Satrap | 15 | |
223730356 | Tried to impose Persian culture on empire during 486-465 BCE | Xerxes | 16 | |
223730357 | Xerxes retreated from Darius's policy of __________ | toleration | 17 | |
223730358 | War betwee Persia and Greece | Pelopenesian Wars | 18 | |
223730359 | An advantage Greece had over the Persians | Geographic advantages (the sea) | 19 | |
223730360 | Was Greece centralized or decentralized? | Decentralized | 20 | |
223730361 | When did Greece come together as one? | Whenever they were attacked on | 21 | |
223730362 | Was the Pelopenesian War a success or a failure for Persia? | Failure | 22 | |
223730363 | Who caused the downfall of the Achaemanid Empire? | Alexander III of Macedon | 23 | |
223855489 | Ahura Mazda | Supreme god of Zoroastrisanism known as wise lord | 24 | |
223855490 | Creator of all balance | Mongro Mangu | 25 |