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FlashCards por maddyaddyo, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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| Questão | Responda |
| How long was the Persian Empire around? (What years did it start/end?) | 500 BCE to 500 CE 1000 years |
| Who founded the Persian Empire | Alexander the Great in 331 BCE |
| 3 Different Rulers of Persia | Cyrus the Great, Cambyses II, Darius the Great |
| What did Cyrus the great do? | Expanded to the west |
| What did Cambyses the II do? | Expanded to Egypt |
| What did Darius the Great do? | Expanded the empire into Europe |
| What was the system established when Cyrus the great was leader? | The Imperial System |
| What type of leader was Cyrus? What did he do that was respected? | He was a leader who let conquered people retain their culture. |
| What was different between Cyrus and Assyrians | He let the people he conquer retain their culture, instead of killing and using terror tactics like the Assyrians. |
| What type of king was Cyrus? | Warrior King |
| What did the imperial system include? | Provincial governors who's jobs were to collect taxes and answer to the king. |
| Who did Cambyses rule on behalf of? | His father, Cyrus. |
| What is known of Cambyses? | Conflicting reports on how he ruled. Conquered Egypt Attempted to conquer Carthage and Ethiopia His army was destroyed in a sandstorm |
| What is believed to be the cause of Cambyes II death? | Suicide or Accident |
| What did Darius help create? | The Royal Road |
| What was the language Darius adopted? | Aramaic |
| What else did Darius create/adopt? | System of Measurements Calendar Law Code |
| Common religion created by Persian Rulers | Zoroastrianism |
| What did Zoroastrianism center on? | Battle of Good vs. Evil (Heaven vs. Hell essentially) |
| What type of religion is Zoroastrianism? | Monotheistic |
| Zoroastrianism's holy text | Avesta Contains 5 hymns called the Gathas (comparison: somewhat similar to the Torah and Bible) |
| Zoroastrianism beliefs today | Doesn't accept converts (believe its ethnic), less than 200,000 followers, does not support interfaith marriages |
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