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6 Hist Ch 7 BJ U
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| * The Greek city-states in Asia Minor rebelled against the Persians | |
| * Athens and a few other city-states on the Greek mainland sent an army to help the Greeks | |
| * Darius was angry | What events led to the Persian Wars |
| 1. Let them keep their own law | |
| 2. Let them keep their own language | What are two ways that Cyrus showed tolerance to his subjects - |
| A common currency or coin system | What thing encouraged trade during the rule of Darius |
| Aegean Sea | |
| Black Sea | |
| Caspian Sea | |
| Persepolis | |
| Susa | Be able to locate these places on the map |
| Ahasuerus | The Hebrew name for the Persian king Xerxes |
| Avesta | The Holy writings of zoroastrianism |
| Blended some Persian customs with Greek culture | What thing did Alexander the Great did when he began ruling Persia |
| Challenge - How to govern the whole empire | |
| Solution - He set up a centralized government | |
| Challenge - How to keep the empire connected | |
| Solution - He built a good road system | What were the problems that Darius's large empire faced - |
| How did he solve those problems- | |
| Darius the Great | Under his rule the Persian Empire reached its greatest size and power |
| Esther | God gave the queen favor with Xerxes, and He brought about deliverance for His people through __________________ |
| God had numbered the days left in the Chaldean kingdom | What was Daniel's interpretation of the handwriting on the Chaldean palace wall- |
| Greece | Which Nation won the Marathon Battle in the Persian War |
| Greece | Which Nation won the Salamis Battle in the Persian War |
| Greek influences; | |
| Persian | The Sassanid kings wanted to rid the culture of ____________________________ and bring back all that was truly _____________________________ |
| Hellenistic | After Alexander's conquest, Greek culture that made its way into other lands was called __________________ |
| Herodotus | Who wrote this quote, which is sometimes used to describe the United States Postal Service - |
| "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." | |
| Immortals | The King's own special military force |
| It described how Cyrus allowed the Israelites to return and rebuild God's temple. | How did the Cyrus Cylinder become an important testimony to the truth of God's Word - |
| Magi | The priest in the Persian Empire |
| Marathon | 26.2 miles |
| Persia | Which Nation won the Thermopylae Battle in the Persian War |
| Rendering | an interpretation |
| Satrapy | a province in the Persian Empire |
| zoroaster | Who founded the main religion of Persia - |
| Zoroastrianism | |
| 1. Recognizes only one God, but not the God of the Bible | |
| 2. Zoroastrians believe god is equal with the evil being he battles against | |
| 3. Zoroastrianism teaches what man does in this life will determine what his eternity will be like | |
| Bible | |
| 1. Believe in the God of the Bible | |
| 2. Believe the true God rules over all | |
| 3. Believe the Bible teaches where man spends his eternity depends on his relationship with Jesus Christ | Essay: |
| Compare and Contrast Zoroastrianism and Biblical Truth |
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Mrs_CC
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