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WHAP seven!
Unit 7 flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What road in Persia was partially paved with stone and extends 1,600 miles? (pg.135 textbook) | The Persian Royal Road and was used as a communication route since there was no internet or phones |
| What/who were the four ruling dynasties of persia and when? (pg.132 textbook) | -Achaemenids (558-330 B.C.E) -Selevcids (323-83 B.C.E) -Parthians (247 B.C.E-224 C.E) -Sasanids (224-651 C.E) |
| When did Cyrus reign and what was he often called? (pg.132/133 textbook) | He reiged from 558-530 B.C.E. and was often called Cyrus the Shepherd |
| Who conquered Egypt in 525 B.C.E? (pg.133 textbook) | Cambyses, son of Cyrus |
| Who regularized tax levies and standardized laws? Why? (pg.134 textbook) | Darius did because he wanted to improve administrative efficiency. |
| Define qanat (pg.135 texbook) | Underground canals |
| Persian Empires | located in contemporary Iran, there were four major dynasties |
| Achaemenid Empire (558-330) | Medes and Persians migrated from Central Asia before 1000 B.C.E. (indo-europeans); Focused on weakening Assyrian and Babylonian empires and the dynasty was founded by Cyrus (r. 558-530 B.C.E), but the peak was under Darius (r. 521-486 B.C.E) |
| Darius | Achaemenid Empire peaked under him; he ruled form Indus to Aegean whose capitol was Persepolis |
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