audience hall of Darius and xerxes Flashcards
where was this found?
iran
when was it built?
520-465 BCE
what is it made out of?
limestone
where was it built?
on top of a mountain
how many sets of columns?
36
what was the stares of the nations?
a carving of people from all over the land bringing the kings things
how many nations did this king rule over?
23
what was the kings one rule?
they all had to bring things to him
why was it built the way it was?
the people would have to walk through the temple to get to the back to give the king stuff
what people made this?
the Persian people
how many kings had to build this?
the building time went through 3 different kings
why was the palace burned down?
they lost a war to Alexander the great
what mountain was it built up on?
mount of mercy
what was different about all the 26 nations
they all had there own rules and beliefs
