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Assyria |
a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of theAncient Near East, it was the greatest power in Southwest Asia for a time dueto it’s highly advanced military organization and state-of-the-art weaponry. |
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Sennacherib |
One of theAssyrian kings who bragged that he had destroyed 89 cities and 820 villages,burned Babylon, and ordered most of its inhabitants killed. |
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Nineveh |
Assyria’s great walled capital city which wasalong the Tigris River. |
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Ashurbanipal |
Assyrian King who collected more than 20,000clay tablets from throughout the Fertile Crescent to create one of the world’slargest libraries. |
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Medes |
An ancientIranian people who lived in an area known as Media (North-western Iran) and whospoke the Median language, teamed up with Chaldeans to burn down Nineveh. |
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Chaldeans |
a member of an ancientpeople who lived in Chaldea circa 800 BC and ruled Babylonia 625–539 BC. Theywere renowned as astronomers and astrologers. Also teamed up with the Medes totake down Nineveh. |
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Nebuchadnezzar |
A Chaldean kingwho restored the city, and also implemented the hanging gardens of Babylonduring its restoration. |
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Cyrus |
Persia’s king who was a military genius andbegan to conquer several neighboring kingdoms. |
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Cambyses |
Cyrus’s son, the next ruler of the PersianEmpire who expanded it by conquering Egypt. |
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Darius |
Cambyses’ssuccessor, who had begun his career as a member of the king’s bodyguard beforebeing a noble of the ruling dynasty. |
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Satrap |
A governor appointed by Darius in each provincethat was set to rule locally. |
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Royal Road |
An excellentroad which ran from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia, covering a total of1,677 miles. |
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Zoroaster |
A Persianprophet who lived around 600 B.C. who offered an answer to why there was somuch suffering and chaos in the world? |
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Language of Iran |
Farsi |
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Iranians aren't arabic, they're Persian. |
They're also Shia Muslims! |
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Achaemenid Empire |
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Cyrus the Great |
Began the Persian Empire |
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Cyrus Cylinder |
Given to the Babylonians, similar to a bill of rights for them. |
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Satraps |
Persian Governors |
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Cyrus the Great |
Was one of if not the most tolerant conquerors ever. (Didn't impose religion, would pray at the altars of foreign gods) |
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Order of Persian Kings... |
Cyrus -> Cambyses -> Darius -> Xerxes |
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Zoroastrianism |
Ancient pre-islamic religion of persia, still practiced today in India/U.K (Less than 200,000 members, have to be born into it) Founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. |
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Holy text of Zoroastrianism is called the |
Avesta |
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Ahura Mazda |
Their god of good (Zoroastrianism) |
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Angra Mainyu |
Their satan (Zoroastrianism) |
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20 Provinces in Ancient Persia |
Each separated via Ethnic Group/culture |
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Eyes & Ears |
Ones who kept tabs on the Satraps. Like a secret service which served the king directly. |
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10,000 Immortals |
Elite military Unit |
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Persian War |
Persians were led by Darius and his son Xerxes |
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Phalanx |
Those organized rows/formations made famous by the greeks |
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Persepolis |
Capital of Persia |
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Must memorize a good chuck of information of 2 wonders of the ancient world. The 7 wonders are as follows... |
Great Pyramid of Giza (Giza) Pharos of Alexandria (Alexandria) Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Babylon) Colossus of Rhodes (Rhodes) Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Halicarnassus) Temple of Artemis (Ephesus) Statue of Zeus (Olympia) |
