Persia Flashcards

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Cyrus and Cambyses conquered the regions originally held by the

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Egyptians (son Cambyses) and

Mesopotamia(Cyrus Anatolia)

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What group did the Achaemenid mist closely resemble

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Aryans- language and military tradition

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While Darius conquered further regions, he is known more as an administration for his work with

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Taxation and centralization

He set up a system of imperial government from his capital in Persepolis highly centralized and tax collective

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Satrap defenition

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An imperial provincial governor

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How strict was Persian rule over it’s conquered people

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Darius was pretty lenient although it kept close control by spies

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Unwonted result of coinage

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Borrowed idea from lydians facilitated trade through empire

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The Achaemenids fell due to a combination of

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A growing intolerance of other cultures and internal rebellions

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The Seleucids Parthians and Sassanids where different ethnic groups but they all shared one attribute that allow them to continue strong Imperial rule what was it

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They continue Darius administrative policies

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Like Mesopotamia and Egypt Persian society was highly stratified as in these cultures most people in rural areas where engaged in

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Agriculture and maintenance of an adequate water supply for the crops

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What aspect if Zoroastrianism is the most significant with respect to world history

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parts of its tenets where are adopted by monotheistic religions

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Cyrus ruled his place from

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Pasargadae

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Where did Cyrus conquer babylon

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In a swift campaign

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How long does the Persian Royal Road take to travel

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90 days for caravans

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Parthian empire was toppled by

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An internal rebellion in 3rd c. CE

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Construction of qanats bc

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Water was scarce and this would keep it from evaporating

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Zarathustra was a

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Prophet

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Zoroastrians considered the material world

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A blessing that reflects the benevolent nature of Ahura Mazda

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Unpopular religion in Persia

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Hinduism

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Persian empires in order

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Achaemenids-Seleucids-Parthians-Sassanids

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“Eyes and ears of king” aka

(include empire,king,reign)

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Persian spies Achaemenid empire Cyrus the Shepard 558-330BCE

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Persian king Darius

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Regulates tax standardized laws reaches peak of Persian empire

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Persians communicated through ..|

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Royal road

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Seleucids defeated by who & when

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Romans 83BCE

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Similar to centralized Egypt the demands of imperial administration required a large class of

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Bureaucrats at the top of society to act as tax collectors and record keepers

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The Medes and Persians were

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Indo Europeans who migrated from Central Asia to Persia

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Medes and Persians from the 10th to 6th century BCE were not

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Descendants if Greeks related to Alex of Macedone

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Parthians had a centralized government true or false

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False

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Economic foundation was

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Agriculture

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Mid 7th c Zoroastrianism lost it’s popularity bc

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They were converting Islamic