Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 7 - Persia
Empires of Persia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Achaemenids | First Empire of Persia founded by Cyrus the Great |
| Medes | An ancient Iranian people who lived in an area as Media and spoke the Median language |
| Pasargardae | Capital of the Achaemenid Empire |
| Cambyses II | Elder son of Cyrus the Great who was the second king of the Achaemenid Empire |
| Darius I | Third king of Persia during 522-486 BCE and known as the greatest of the Achaemenian kings |
| Satrapies | Provinces governed by a satrap |
| Persian Royal Road | An ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian king, Darius, which ensured a safe trip |
| Commonwealth | A political Community founded for the common good |
| Battle of Marathon | Occurred during the first Persian invasion of Greece was a fight between the citizens Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artapehernes |
| Alexander of Macedon | King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire |
| Seleucids | a Hellenistic state ruled during the Seleucid dynasty found by Seleucus I Nicator following the division of the empire |
| Parthians | a historical region located in North-Eastern Iran, being the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasty |
| Mithradates I | King of Pontus and Armenia Minor |
| Ctesiphon | capital city of the Parthian and Sasanian Empires |
| Sasanids | the last Iranian Empire ruled by the Sasanian dynasty |
| Zoroastrianism | religion ascribed to the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster; one of the oldest religions, combines cosmogonic dualism and eschatological monotheism |
| Ahura Mazda | the Avestan name for the creator and sole God of Zoroastrianism |
| Magi | a term to denote followers of Zoroastrianism |
| Avesta | a library, containing different scared texts which were written during a very long period in different languages |
| Gathas | 17 hymns believed to have been composed by Zarathusthra and are the most scared texts of the Zoroastrian faith |
| Manichaeism | major religion that was founded by the Iranian prophet Mani, an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light and an evil, material world of darkness |
| Before 1000 BCE | Medes and Persians migrated from central Asia to Persia |
| 558-530 BCE | Cyrus the Achaemenid became king and gain control of all Iran as well as established a vast empire from India to borders of Egypt throughout his rule |
| 521-486 BCE | Darius became king and had the largest extent of empire; a diverse empire that had seventy ethnic groups |
| New Capital during 520 BCE | Persepolis |
| 530-522 BCE | Cambyses ruled and conquered Egypt during his time as king |
| Achaemenid administration and officials | Governors assigned to each of the 23 provinces by central government and officials were picked from the local population |
| Power of the Satraps | Replaced irregular tribute payments with formal taxes, standardized coins and laws, and major communications systems were achieved like Persian Royal Road and postal stations |
| Decline and Fall of Achaemenid Empire | Commonwealth established = stability and jobs // Xerxes reigned, causing changes in cultural tolerance, which created ill will and rebellions |
| 500-479 BCE | Persian Wars - rebellion of Ionian Greeks and rulers failed to stop them that lasted 150 years |
| Seleucid Empire | ruler Seleucus inherited most of what remained of the Achaemenid when previous leader died, continued with the same system of administration |
Created by:
Michelle3102
Popular World History sets