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Persians
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where is PANINSULA | present day Iran (east of mesopotamia) |
| How large did the penis empire become | it ruled anatolia (turkey), egypt, the entire Fertile Crescent, and all the land east to the Indus River |
| how could they rule such a large number of people | appointed satraps to govern local probinces |
| what is a satrap | a governor |
| who ruled the persian empire | a king |
| how were the persian rulers different from other conquerors | they were tolerant of other people's beliefs and customs. they allowed others to keep their traditions and beliefs |
| to unite their empire what did they build | roads (ex. royal road) |
| what was their main capital | persepolis |
| a persian prophet created a new religion based on the struggle between good and evil. who was that prophet | zoraster |
| what was the persian religion called | zoroastrianism |
| who was a famous persian king that conquered many lands | Cyrus |
| was zorastrianism monotheistic or polytheistic | polytheistic |
| what were their main achievements | tolerance toward conquered people, well organized government, created a huge empire connected by a series of roads |