The first Persian Empire was found in the western part of Asia. It was known for many things. It was started by Cyrus the Great, who was known for accepting the beliefs of the people he conquered. The Persian Empire was also known to have ruled over the largest kingdom in that time. They were the first kingdom to establish the intricate system of using satraps to aid the king in his ruling, and making public works for their citizens. They were able to develop a postal system to help pass on messages, and developed a road system to encourage trading. The Persian Empire was also known for setting their slaves free, an example being the Jews who were moved from their homeland during the Babylonian rule. Their building, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,
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However, there were already other settlements in the area that had had more time to develop their empires, like the Medes, who incorporated the Persians, and the rising Assyrians. Both the Persians and the Medes fell to the power of the Assyrians in 1000 B.C. However, with the help of the Medes, the Babylonians, and the Scythians, the Persians overthrew the Assyrian government in 609 B.C. After some years in 550 B.C., Cyrus the Great started a revolt against the Medes due to their bad ability to manage the Persians. Cyrus successfully overthrew the Medes and started the very first Persian Empire. Through knowledge he gained from working for the Medes, Cyrus was able to persuade the Lydian and the Babylonian empires to join Persia. Within 11 years, Cyrus had all of the Fertile Crescent and and a significant amount of land from Asia Minor. Cyrus’s was able to do this in just 11 years due to his unique way of governing. This unique way was where he left the people he conquered to do what they originally did before they were conquered as long as they paid taxes and stayed peaceful. He never interfered with the local customs or religions, which was why so many people were drawn to Cyrus. After all, when Cyrus arrived at Babylon, they opened their gates for …show more content…
He decided to split the Persian Kingdom into twenty providences, and in charge of each of the providences was a person he elected called a satrap. The satrap was to be in charge of the economy, happiness, and money spending of their providence, and was to report to Darius when he were to call them. To ensure the satraps themselves did not start a revolt, Darius had several people called “The King’s Ears and Eyes” hidden all around each providence who were to report if they heard any mutinous talk.
To ensure his kingdom remained together, Darius did two other things that improved Persia’s ability to survive. The first thing he did was build a road system that served two purposes. One was to encourage trading with a protected road to walk along. The other purpose was to make a road so that messages from one city could reach other cities faster. Through 111 different checkpoints located on the road, a messenger could trade a tired horse for a ready one, making messages from one land reach the other much faster than ever
However, there were already other settlements in the area that had had more time to develop their empires, like the Medes, who incorporated the Persians, and the rising Assyrians. Both the Persians and the Medes fell to the power of the Assyrians in 1000 B.C. However, with the help of the Medes, the Babylonians, and the Scythians, the Persians overthrew the Assyrian government in 609 B.C. After some years in 550 B.C., Cyrus the Great started a revolt against the Medes due to their bad ability to manage the Persians. Cyrus successfully overthrew the Medes and started the very first Persian Empire. Through knowledge he gained from working for the Medes, Cyrus was able to persuade the Lydian and the Babylonian empires to join Persia. Within 11 years, Cyrus had all of the Fertile Crescent and and a significant amount of land from Asia Minor. Cyrus’s was able to do this in just 11 years due to his unique way of governing. This unique way was where he left the people he conquered to do what they originally did before they were conquered as long as they paid taxes and stayed peaceful. He never interfered with the local customs or religions, which was why so many people were drawn to Cyrus. After all, when Cyrus arrived at Babylon, they opened their gates for …show more content…
He decided to split the Persian Kingdom into twenty providences, and in charge of each of the providences was a person he elected called a satrap. The satrap was to be in charge of the economy, happiness, and money spending of their providence, and was to report to Darius when he were to call them. To ensure the satraps themselves did not start a revolt, Darius had several people called “The King’s Ears and Eyes” hidden all around each providence who were to report if they heard any mutinous talk.
To ensure his kingdom remained together, Darius did two other things that improved Persia’s ability to survive. The first thing he did was build a road system that served two purposes. One was to encourage trading with a protected road to walk along. The other purpose was to make a road so that messages from one city could reach other cities faster. Through 111 different checkpoints located on the road, a messenger could trade a tired horse for a ready one, making messages from one land reach the other much faster than ever