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7220626516Turning point in the rise of the Persian EmpireVictory of Cyrus over Lydia0
7220627360Leader of the Lydians, who fell to CyrusCroesus1
7220628621Persian rulers relied on techniques fromMesopotamians.2
7220629530Persian empires in chronological orderAchaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sasanids3
7220630616Medes and PersiansOriginally Indo- European tribes4
7220631052Founder of AchaemenidsCyrus5
7220632376Persian emperor of Cambyess capturedEgypt6
7220633066Greatest Achaemenid emperorDarius7
7220634076Pasargadaethe capital of the Persian empire before Persepolis8
7220634948Population of Achaemenid under Darius35 million9
7220635551Capital of Persian empire constructed by DariusPersepolis10
7220635738Satrapies werePersian administrative and taxation districts11
7220636568Ears and eyes of the kingImperial Spies12
7220637080Standardized government came fromLydians13
7220637732Empire that showed the greatest degree of tolerationAchaemenid14
7220638576Persian king who regularized tax leviesDarius15
7220639265Persian legal codecodified the laws of the subject people16
7220640243Center of Persian communications networkPersian Royal Road17
7220640564Quotes of EmperorsThe Greek historian, Herodotus18
7220640735QuanatPersian underground canals19
7220642577King who failed to follow normal Persian governing policy of tolerationXerexes20
7220643373Battle of MarathonA Persian loss21
7220644394Battle of Alexander of Macedon over the Persians was calledGuagamela22
7220645407Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanid empiresemployed a form of imperial administration copied from the Achaemenids23
7220647940Empire comprising most of the old Achaemenid State that was taken by Alexander the GreatSeleucid empire24
7220653708Seleucids were defeated bythe Romans25
7220654791Which Iranian state followed the Achaemenids and rivaled the Seleucids in greatness?Parthians26
7220655589Greatest Parthian rulerMithradates |27
7220656885CtesiphonA capital city of the Parthians on the Euphrates River near modern day Baghdad28
7220657558Shaper |The greatest Sassanid King29
7220658637Sasanids were defeated byArab Warriors30
7220659200Social structure of the Medes and Persians were similar toAryans in India31
7220659577GimilluA slave who served the temple community and showed that slaves could make relations with powerful individuals who could protect them from enemies.32
7220660436ZoroastrianismReligion founded in Persia by Zarathrusta, main deity was Ahura Mazda, 6 lesser deities33
7220661521Wise lord and evil spiritLord Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu34
7220663341GathasZoroastrian hymns believed to be compositions by Zarathrusta.35
7220664635What parts of Zoroastrianism did not influence other religions?View of material world as a place of temptation that had to be ignored36
7220665787Zarathrusta viewed the material worldas a blessing that reflected the benevolent nature of Ahura Mazda37
7220666846Good deeds and good thoughts were byZoroastrian Teachings38
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