The Persian empire
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| Who were the two close people that had migrated from Central Asia to Persia before 1000 B.C.E? | The Persians and the Medes.
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| What language did the Persians and Medes speak? | They spoke Indo-european, and there movements were mostly part of the Indo-European migrations.
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| Who were the distant cousins of the Medes and the Persians? | They shared cultural traits with the Aryans.
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| How was there empire organized? | They had organized themselves by clans rather than states, and political institutions. However, they recognized leaders that collected taxes and worshiped there Mesopotamian lords.
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| What did they exceed in? | They had a very large military, they were very skilled in horse riding, as well as being great archers. They were able to attack wealthy lands of Mesopotamia.
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| Who did they constantly challenge? | The babylonian and Assyrian empires.
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| Who was cyrus? | He had launched the Persians venture, he was called Cyrus the shepherd but proved to be tough and excelled as a military strategist. Above all, being a great leader.
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| What occurred in 558 B.C.E and 548 B.C.E? | Cyrus had become leader of Persia and he had Iran under his control.
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| What were Cyrus's achievements? | He began to conquer more lands and within 20 years he became king of an empire that stretched from India all he way to the borders of Egypt.
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| Who reigned after the death of Cyrus? | His son Cambyses had reigned the kingdom from 530-520 B.C.E, during 525 B.C.E he had conquered the lands of Egypt and brought all of its wealths to Persia.
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| Which realm was the largest empire? | Darius (reigned 521-486 B.C.E.); largest extent of empire; population thirty-five million
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| What occurred in 520 B.C.E? | Darius began to build a new capital at Persepolis.
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| What did Persepolis serve as? | As an administrative center and a monument to the Achaemenid dynasty, as well as the nerve center of the Persian Empire.
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| How did Darius divide his realm? | In twenty three satrapies which were appointed by a central government.
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| What was there standardization? | Consisted of coins and laws.
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| Which were there communication systems of Darius realm? | The Persian Royal Road and postal stations.
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| What caused the Achaemenid empire to fall? | Law, Justice administration had led to political stability and public works.
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| Who ruled during 486-465 B.C.E? | Xerxes retreated from the toleration of cultural tolerances and caused a rebellion between Egypt and the people in Mesopotamia.
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| What occurred during the Persian wars? | Rebellion of Ionian Greeks.
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| Who invaded Persia in 334 B.C.E? | Alexander of Macedon had burned the city of Persepolis, and the battle Gaugamela caused the end of the Achaemenid empire in 331 B.C.E.
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