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Whap Ch.7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| manichaeism | Religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century. |
| Sasinids | Later powerful Persian dynasty that would reach its peak under Shapur I and later fall to Arabic expansion. |
| Seleucids | Persian empire founded by Seleucus after the death of Alexander the Great. |
| Qanat | Persian underground canal. |
| Medes | Indo-European branch that settled in northern Persia and eventually fell to another branch. |
| Achaemenid Empire | first great Persian empire, which began under Cyrus and reached it's peak under Darius. |
| Satraps | Persian Governors. |
| Satrapies | Where Satraps ruled. |