Chapter 7 AP World History- Persian Empire Flashcards
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| 7500012466 | Cyrus | first great ruler of the Achaemenid Empire | 0 | |
| 7500012467 | Darius | brought the height of the Achaemenid Empire | 1 | |
| 7500012468 | Persepolis | the new capital established by Darius | 2 | |
| 7500012469 | Tribute | Annual gifts | 3 | |
| 7500012470 | Standardized coins | An easier method of standardizing taxation | 4 | |
| 7500012471 | Qanat | Underground sewage system | 5 | |
| 7500012472 | Achaemenid | The first Persian empire | 6 | |
| 7500012473 | Anatolia | Modern day turkey | 7 | |
| 7500012474 | Satrapies | Administrative and taxation instructs "states" | 8 | |
| 7500012475 | Satrap | Governor | 9 | |
| 7500012476 | Royal Road | The lifeblood of the empire that connects it all together | 10 | |
| 7500012477 | Xerxes | Caused the ill will between the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Also caused the decline of the Achaemenid empire. | 11 | |
| 7500012478 | Bureaucrats | An official in a government department | 12 | |
| 7500012479 | Seleucids | Inherited most of the Achaemenid land when Alexander died | 13 | |
| 7500012480 | Magi | preserved the teachings of Zoroastrianism | 14 | |
| 7500012481 | Zoroastrianism | a monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster | 15 |