greece and persia Flashcards
who is cyrus?
first Persian king/ ruler, also founder
who are the archaemenids
the ruling dynasty in Iran between 550-330 BCE, Persian king’s family name
Darius and xerxes?
ones that were involved in fighting the Greeks
whats a satrap and satrapies
satraps- ruler
satrapies-providence
what is Zoroastrianism
Persian religion that is similar to Judaism and Christianity
what are some qualities of Zoroastrianism
dualistic, monotheistic, creator god and devil, ethics and morality
what is the Avesta
Persian sacred text like our bible
who is Ahura Mazda?
creator god in Zoroastrianism
who is Ahriman
devil in Zoroastrianism
who were the immortals?
the elite of the Persian army, 10,000 men was always the number of them!
who is Zarathustra?
maker of Zoroastrianism
describe the reign of Darius I
was very dominant and conquered much of the Eurasian territory
what administrative does Darius I bring to the empire?
Administrative- divided empire into satrapies. officials came from locals
what taxes changes did Darius bring to the empire?
before they relied on gifts from conquered people, now each satrap required to collect a fixed a moment
what legal changes did Darius bring to the empire
appointed judges for life and rulings based on Zoroastrianism
who are Phoenicians?
people who used alphabet rather than pictures, phonetic alphabet
what is polis?
Ancient Greek city state that was independant
what is the oracle at Delphi
foretells the future,most famous oracle
What are Greek gods
what Greeks believed in, one for each thing of matter, polytheistic
what are the Olympic Games?
city states all over Greece would compete for glory. held at mt. Olympus
what are hoplites
a heavily armed foot soldier of Ancient Greece
what is the Greco-Persian War? who won? what were the two battles called?
between Greece and Persia two main battles marathon and salamis. sort of a stalemate because Greece defended themselves from Persia.. no clear winner
what is the battle of marathon? who won?
1st major infantry battle, Greeks win
what is the battle of salamis
sea battle. triremes of Greece destroyed Persian navy