Week 2: 8/31-9/3/10
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WEEK 2: 8/31-9/3/10Unit 2
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Cyrus the Great
580 – 529 B. C. E.
A tolerant ruler he allowed different cultures within his empire to keep their own institutions. The Greeks called him a “Law-Giver.” The Jews called him “the anointed of the Lord.” (In 537, he allowed over 40,000 to return to Palestine).
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Darius the Great (526 – 485 B. C. E.) Built Persepolis.
He extended the
Persian Empire to the Indus River in northern India. (2 mil. s.q. mi.) Built a canal in Egypt.
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Darius the Great (526 – 485 B. C. E.) Established a tax-
collecting system. Divided the empire into districts called SATRAPIES. Built the great Royal Road system.
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DARIUS THE GREAT CONT. Established a complex postal
system. Created a network of spies called
“the King’s eyes and ears.”
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Ancient Persepolis
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Persian “Royal Road”
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Persian Archers & Soldiers
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Zarathustra [Zoroaster], 6c BCE:
Good Thoughts, Good Deed, Good Words
“Tree of Life”
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Extent of Zoroastrianism
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Dualistic Battle of Good vs. Evil
Ahura Mazda“Holy Spirit”
Ahriman“Destructive
Spirit”
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Zend-Avesta(The “Book of Law”)
The “Sacred Fire” the force to fight evil.
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PERSIAN EMPIRE
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PERSIAN SHIPS
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XERXES
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PERSIAN ARCHERS
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HELLSPONT TODAY
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PERSIAN WARS http://edsitement.neh.gov/Persian01_fl
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