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the exile era
Question | Answer |
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4 DIVISION OF THE EXILE ERA | 1) prophesy 2) prophet 3) exile 4) power change |
encourage faithfulness of exiles (Daniel and Ezekiel) | prophets |
Assimilated into the culture (Daniel) | exiles |
Persian empire expands (Daniel) | power changes |
what is THE BIG THEME OF THE EXILE ERA | God keeps his covenants to the exiles by sending them prophets to both warn and encourage them |
what was the significance of cyrus the great | he was a military genius who showed kindness towards the people he conquered and also honored the local customs and religion; considered one of Gods the anointed once by the Jews |
what was the significance of darius the great | he utilized influence and material from all over his empire, which included Babylonia, Egypt, Mesopotamis and Greece |
HOW THE PERSIAN RULERS MAINTAIN THEIR VAST KINGDOM | o Broke empire down into provinces o Royal governors = satraps o They were loyal to the emperor and did his bidding |
THE EVENTS AND RESULT OF THE 1ST PERSIAN WAR | o Darius lost! Persian continued to lose its power to expand |
• THE EVENTS AND RESULT OF THE 2ND PERSIAN WAR | Xerxes lost o Persian has to retreat home in failure never again expand |
• THE GRECIAN RULER WHO PUT AN END TO PERSIA | o In November 333, Alexander the great and his trusted general parmenion defeated the Persian kin Darrius III codomannus on the uneven coastal plain south of Issus |