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    HistoryEdited Apr 8, 2010 6:07 PM by imperialeemily…

    Emily I. Persian Chart

    Persians:
    Background:
    Indo-European speaking tribes from inner Eurasia
    Lived on Iranian plateau between 1500-1000 BCE
    550 BCE: Cyrus II revolted against the Medes, who controlled upper Mesopotamia
    Formation:
    Cyrus took control of Medes, Anatolian Peninsula, Syria, and Babylon
    Cyrus: good reputation because he promised to treat Babylon well
    Cyrus freed the Hebrews who were enslaved in Babylon
    Captured trade routes on the silk road
    Cyrus dies and his son Cambyses takes over
    Darius took over after Cambyses got to the Indus River Valley
    Persians had the largest empire
    Administration:
    Most culturally diverse empire ever
    Persians invented new administration tools
    Darius I: established 20 provinces, that had a govenor, military commander, and treasurer
    Had inspectors known as the "King's Eyes" or the "King's Ears"
    System was very good in preventing rebellion, corruption, and harsh rule
    Darius introduced the Babylonian calendar and set up granaries to have food for troops, also built irrigation underground
    Religion:
    religion of: Zoroastrianism
    thought about two dieties:
    Ahura Mazda: god of light and truth
    Ahriman: god of darkness evil
    they had a battle and Ahura Mazda won
    Judgement Day: people who lived would be sent to heaven or hell
    their ideas have influenced: Christianity, Judiaism, and Islam
    Zoroastrians still exist today
    people in Persia had cultural freedom
    Trade:
    Darius standardized weights, measures, and coinage systems based on gold and silver
    Also built banking houses
    Darius added a royal road from Susa (Persian homeland) to Sardis (western Anatolia)
    Royal road was 1500 miles long
    A system of relay stations let a rider go through in 6-9 days
    Officials and merchants traveling along the road had passports for free food and lodging
    Darius built a canal from the Nile River to the Red Sea
    The canal was completed in 500 BCE: it connected Memphis (capitol of Egypt) to Babylon by sea
    Decline/Fall:
    Greek city-states rebelled during Darius' reign
    Athens encouraged the rebellion
    Darius sent people to Athens
    Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE the Persians were defeated and Darius died
    Darius' son Xerxes burned Athens with his troops
    They were defeated again in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE
    359 BCE: Phillip II of Macedonia planned an invasion
    Phillip was murdered before he could launch the plan
    Son Alexander ("The Great") defeated Darius III in 330 BCE

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