Persian Flashcards
Who unified the Medes and Persians, established the Achaemenid Empire, and was known for religious tolerance?
Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II)
Which Babylonian king did Cyrus defeat in 539 BCE, leading to the liberation of the Jews?
Nabonidus
Who was the wealthy Lydian king captured by Cyrus, who was allegedly saved from execution by invoking Solon’s name?
Croesus
What ancient artifact, discovered in 1879, documents Cyrus’s conquest of Babylon and his policies of tolerance?
The Cyrus Cylinder
What famous decree allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple?
The Edict of Cyrus
According to Herodotus, against which nomadic people and queen did Cyrus die in battle?
The Massagetae, led by Queen Tomyris
What city did Cyrus establish as his capital, where his tomb remains today?
Pasargadae
Cyrus’s empire stretched from the Indus River to which western sea?
The Aegean Sea
In which religious text was Cyrus unusually referred to as the “anointed one”?
The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (specifically in the Book of Isaiah)
Which Greek historian wrote extensively about Cyrus in his Histories?
Herodotus
