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Reid- Persian Wars
Reid- Persian Wars and Athens
Question | Answer |
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satrapies | the 20 states in which Darius divided the Persian Empire. |
satrap | official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius. |
Zoroastrianism | Persian religion founded by Zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that goodness would triumph in the end. |
direct democracy | system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters. |
representative democracy | system of government in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf. |
philosopher | thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life. |
Cyrus the Great | ruled from 559 B.C to 530 B.C.; managed to unite the Persians into a powerful kingdom. |
Darius | ruled the Persian Empire after Cyrus and during the Persian Wars against Greece. |
Pericles | Athenian leader who ruled from 495 B.C-429 B.C.; he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height (Golden Age). |
Homer | Greek poet who wrote the epic poems "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey". |