Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcards
King Croesus
A king of Lydia who tried to overthrow Cyrus of Persia, but instead his kingdom became part of the Persian empire
Classical Era
The time period in which the major civilizations continued to exist and were traditional and powerful
Cyrus the great
The founder and first king of the Persian Empire
Achaemenids
The people of the Persian empire lead by Cyrus and Darius
Medes & Persians
Civilizations that did not have a large agricultural practice and shared many traits with the Aryans
Darius
The second great leader of the Persian empire and the father of Xerxes
Persepolis
The capital city of the Persian empire placed there by Darius
Satrapies/satraps
A group of people (mostly Persians) that were charge of the government and financial needs of the Persian empire
Persian royal road
A road that traveled throughout the Persian empire that improved trade as well as communication
Qanat
Underground canals that brought water to the Persian cities
Xerxes
The successor of Darius, who wasn’t well like damping the Persians because of his changing laws.
Battle of Marathon
A battle between the Persians and the Greeks over the Greek support of rebellions, in which the Persians were slaughtered
Alexander of Macedon
A leader of a great empire, that died young after accomplishing many things like conquering and military tactics
Battle of Gaugamela
A battle between the Persians and the Greeks that ended in the destruction of the Persian empire
Seleucus/Seleucids
An empire that took its place in the remains of the Persian empire
Parthians
An empire that took the place of the Seleucid empire and acquired great wealth from it’s conquering of Mesopotamia
Sasanids
An empire built on top of the Parthian empire that restored many formerly destroyed cities
Shapur 1
A leader of the Sasanid empire while the Sasanid empire expanded and built buffer states
Zoroastrianism
A religion that influenced the ideas of many current day religions and their teachings. The religion was very popular in Persia
Haoma
A hallucinogenic agent used by priests for ceremonial purposes
Zarathustra
The founder of Zoroastrianism
Magi
A group of priests that taught Zoroastrianism verbally and eventually were killed
Ahura Mazda
The main god of Zoroastrianism
Angra Mainyu
The devil or evil spirit of Zoroastrianism
Gathas
The hymns of Zoroastrianism
Manichaeism
A popular religious faith that was persecuted by the Sasanids
