Chapter 7 ap world history vocabulary Flashcards

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