Cyrus The Great Persian Empire

Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Persian Empire. He allowed his people to keep doing their traditions which made his people loyal to him. When he died in 529 BC, Cyrus had already ruled the largest empire in the world. He had a son named Cambyses.When Cyrus died Persia rebelled and did not have an obvious leader. A man named Darius defeated all his rivals and became the next king. He called himself "King of kings", because he was very powerful. He organized the empire into twenty provinces. In each providence he put governors called "satraps",who collected taxes, put down rebellions and served as judges.
The Persian's religion called "Zoroastrianism." The Persians believed that there was only one god and creator of all things. God is