The achievements and legacy of Cyrus to Darius Flashcards
Who was Cyrus the Great
Cyrus was the first Achaemenid Emperor
-Founded Persia
Who were the two original Iranian tribes that were merged to form Persia
the Medes and the Persians
what is Cyrus the great best remembered for
-unprecedented tolerance and magnanimous attitude to those he defeated
What places did Cyrus conquer in the east
-Asia minor
-Drangiana
-Arachosia
-Margiana
-Bactria
What place did Cyrus conquer in the west
Babylon
After Babylon was conquered what did the Jewish Community do?
They welcomed him as a liberator, because he allowed the Jews to return to the promised land
Cyrus the Great declared the first ___________ known to mankind
Charter of Human Rights
Cyrus the Great declared the first ___________ known to mankind
Charter of Human Rights
Cyrus the Great declared the first ___________ known to mankind
Charter of Human Rights
Cyrus the Great declared the first ___________ known to mankind
Charter of Human Rights
Cyrus the Great declared the first ___________ known to mankind
Charter of Human Rights
Cyrus the Great declared the first ___________ known to mankind
Charter of Human Rights
Charter of human rights 3 main premises
-racial, linguistic, and religious equality
-slaves and all deported peoples were to be allowed to return home
-all destroyed temples were to be restored
Prior to his death, Cyrus did what?
-founded a new capital city at Pasargade in Fars and established a government for his empire
-reputed to have started the first postal system
-appointed a governor (satrap) to represent him in each province
Prior to his death, Cyrus did what?
-founded a new capital city at Pasargade in Fars and established a government for his empire
-reputed to have started the first postal system
-appointed a governor (satrap) to represent him in each province
Prior to his death, Cyrus did what?
-founded a new capital city at Pasargade in Fars and established a government for his empire
-reputed to have started the first postal system
-appointed a governor (satrap) to represent him in each province
Who was Cambyses
-the oldest son of Cyrus the Great
-first king of the Achaemenid empire
what was the most important event of Cambyses reign
The conquest of Egypt
Cambyses’ Egyptian campaign
-bribed Egyptian naval commander to abandon his Pharaoh in return for senior position in a Persian run Egyptian administration
-turned the Samians, an ally off Egypt to his side
-won a great victory and treated the phaorah well upon defeat
Cambyses’ Controversies
-mutilated the corpse of the ex pharaoh Amasis
-Had the Apis Bull slaughtered and when a replacement was found, slaughtered all Egyptians who celebrated the new Apis bull
Who was Darius I / Darius the great
-Darius was appointed king by the grace of his fellow revolutionaries
-son of Hystaspes
What was one of the first acts of Darius? What did he make known?
that he had overcome all of his enemies and was the master of the entire world
-a relief and inscription wwere cut into the rock of Behistun
How many satrapies did Darius set up across his empire
According to Herodotus, 20
In 518BC when Darius visited egypt for the second time what did he do?
-gave orders for a new Apis null to be found
-Dedicated a temple to the God Amun
-allowed Jews to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem against the wishes of the syrian satrap
