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Persian Empire Facts
for semester 1 exam AP MODERN WORLD
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Achaemenid Empire | 539-330 BCE , Largest empire ever known |
| Cyrus II | conquers medes, babylonians, lydians, egypt and anatolia , 13 different nations. |
| Aramaic | official language of the empire |
| Poweful kings | "king of kings" |
| Qanats | irrigation system |
| Persepolis | new capital-Darius "richest city under the sun", ceremonial capital not administrative |
| Zoroastrianism | tolerant of other religions |
| Satraps | strong governors who ruled for the King |
| Points for the Fall of the Achaemenid Empire | darius dies and son Xerxes too brutal, need money to crush rebellion, economy suffers, alexander conquers persia, |