AP World History - Unit 2: Persian Empire Flashcards
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| 4944388882 | Who founded the Persian Empire? | Cyrus the Great | 0 | |
| 4944393709 | What legacy did Cyrus the Great leave? | his method of governing; hegemony | 1 | |
| 4944399599 | Who drove out the Jews? Who saved them? | Nebuchadnezzar; Cyrus the Great | 2 | |
| 4944410655 | Who took over the reign after Cyrus the Great? | Darius | 3 | |
| 4944412695 | What did Darius do during his rule? | he divided the empire into 20 satrapies (provinces) he placed a satrap (governor) in each province (decentralized rule) | 4 | |
| 4944423032 | Where did Darius place the new capital? | Persepolis | 5 | |
| 4944428357 | What connected the empire? | the Royal Road | 6 | |
| 4944429718 | What was the royal road? | 1700 mi route that facilitated trade - offered a connection between east and west - let trade, troops, and culture spread | 7 | |
| 4944440948 | Who took on the rule after Darius? | Xerxes | 8 | |
| 4944450986 | What did Xerxes do during his rule? | led 330,000 troops to Thermopylae | 9 | |
| 4944459689 | What religion existed in the Persian Empire? | zoroastrianism | 10 | |
| 4944461222 | What is zoroastrianism? Who created it? | belief stating that each person fought between good and evil - created by Zoroaster - belief in 1 god (monotheistic) - Ahura Mazda who judged if you were good or bad | 11 |