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APWH Chpt. 7 Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Achaemenids | people from the Empire of Achaemenid |
Medes | Ancient Iranian people |
Pasargadae | Capitol of Achaemenid empire |
Cambyses II | King of Kings in Persia |
Darius | Ruled the Persian Empire during its peak |
Persepolis | capital of Achaemenid Empire |
Persian Royal Road | ancient highway that facilitated travel throughout Persia |
Commonwealth | Political community founded for the common good |
Battle of Marathon | First Persian attempt to subjugate Greece |
Alexander of Macedon | King who lead a military campaign through Asia and Africa |
Seleucids | Hellenistic state run by Seleucids |
Parthian | An empire that put a big emphasis on Iranian power and culture |
Mithradates | expanded Parthia to the East, South, and West |
Ctesiphon | Capital of Parthia |
Sassanids | Last Iranian empire before the rise of Islam |
Zoroastranarianism | dominant religion in ancient Persia |
Ahura Mazda | god of Zoroastranarianism |
Magi | symbol of Zoaster |
Avesta | Scripture of Zoroatranarianism |
Gathas | 17 hymns composed by Zarathusthra |
Manichaeism | religion that explains duality between good and evil |