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Chapter 7
Persia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Achaemenids | Dynasty rulling in Persia, from Cyrus I to Darius III (558-330 BC |
| Cyrus | (Achaemenid) Ruled Persia from 558 to 530 BCE, and conquered most of the Achaemenid empire. |
| Darius | Expanded Cyrus' empire East and West to Macedonia to the Indus River. |
| Parthians | Rulling empire in Iran (250 BCE- 226 CE) that extended to Mesopotamia. |
| Persepolis | The capital of the Persian empire(built by Darius). |
| Persia | Modern day Iran. |
| Qanat | Underground canals |
| Royal Road | Longest road in the Persian Empire that let travelers stop to get; food, water, and new horses. |
| Sasinids | Empire that took over the Parthians and ruled from 224-651 CE, and recreated the Achaemind empire. |
| Shapur I | expanded the Sasinid empire militarily (239-272 CE) |
| Seleucids | Controlled Persia, after Alexander the Great's death. |
| Seleucus | Ruled Seleucids form 305-281 BCE |
| Xerxes | Ruled Persia from 486-465 BCE but couldn't follow the policy of toleration, which caused chaos. |
| Political: Achaemenids | hereditary, ethnic groups, satraps governed, military officers and tax collectors, imperial spies that reported back to the king |
| Interactions with Environment; Achaemenids | Indus River ,Arabian Sea, Aral Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea |
| Religion: Achaemenids | supported the different religions( Jews |
| Art&Architecture: Achaemenids | paved roads, Royal Road |
| Technology: Achaemenids | indo-european language, stations at Royal Road,postal system, Iron metallurgy |
| Economy: Achaemenids | tax collections |
| Social: Achaemenids | multicultural, |
| Political: Seleucids | followed the Achaemind political system |
| Interactions with Environment; Seleucids | |
| Relgion: Seleucids | |
| Art&Architecture: Seleucids | paved roads, |
| Technology: Seleucids | postal system, |
| Economy: Seleucids | taxes |
| Social: Seleucids | migrants where accepted |
| Political: Parthians | federation of leaders who met in councils |
| Interactions with Environment:Parthians | Euphrates river |
| Religion: Parthians | |
| Art&Architecture: Parthians | gold sculptures, |
| Technology: Parthians | cavalry, |
| Economy: Parthians | agricultural, taxes |
| Social: Parthians | |
| Political: Sasanids | |
| Interactions with Environment: Sasanids | |
| Religion: Sasanids | |
| Art&Architecture: Sasanids | |
| Technology: Sasanids | |
| Economy: Sasanids | |
| Social: Sasanids |
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