Persia Flashcards
Cyrus and Cambyses conquered the regions originally held by the
Egyptians (son Cambyses) and
Mesopotamia(Cyrus Anatolia)
What group did the Achaemenid mist closely resemble
Aryans- language and military tradition
While Darius conquered further regions, he is known more as an administration for his work with
Taxation and centralization
He set up a system of imperial government from his capital in Persepolis highly centralized and tax collective
Satrap defenition
An imperial provincial governor
How strict was Persian rule over it’s conquered people
Darius was pretty lenient although it kept close control by spies
Unwonted result of coinage
Borrowed idea from lydians facilitated trade through empire
The Achaemenids fell due to a combination of
A growing intolerance of other cultures and internal rebellions
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
They continue Darius administrative policies
Like Mesopotamia and Egypt Persian society was highly stratified as in these cultures most people in rural areas where engaged in
Agriculture and maintenance of an adequate water supply for the crops
What aspect if Zoroastrianism is the most significant with respect to world history
parts of its tenets where are adopted by monotheistic religions
Cyrus ruled his place from
Pasargadae
Where did Cyrus conquer babylon
In a swift campaign
How long does the Persian Royal Road take to travel
90 days for caravans
Parthian empire was toppled by
An internal rebellion in 3rd c. CE
Construction of qanats bc
Water was scarce and this would keep it from evaporating
Zarathustra was a
Prophet
Zoroastrians considered the material world
A blessing that reflects the benevolent nature of Ahura Mazda
Unpopular religion in Persia
Hinduism
Persian empires in order
Achaemenids-Seleucids-Parthians-Sassanids
“Eyes and ears of king” aka
(include empire,king,reign)
Persian spies Achaemenid empire Cyrus the Shepard 558-330BCE
Persian king Darius
Regulates tax standardized laws reaches peak of Persian empire
Persians communicated through ..|
Royal road
Seleucids defeated by who & when
Romans 83BCE
Similar to centralized Egypt the demands of imperial administration required a large class of
Bureaucrats at the top of society to act as tax collectors and record keepers
The Medes and Persians were
Indo Europeans who migrated from Central Asia to Persia
Medes and Persians from the 10th to 6th century BCE were not
Descendants if Greeks related to Alex of Macedone
Parthians had a centralized government true or false
False
Economic foundation was
Agriculture
Mid 7th c Zoroastrianism lost it’s popularity bc
They were converting Islamic
