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The Persian Empire
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Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a
tremendous empire?
Who were the important leaders?
What were their contributions to history?
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The Rise of Persia
• The Persians based their empire on
tolerance and diplomacy. They relied on a
strong military to back up their policies.
Ancient Persia is where Iran is today.
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Persia is in Modern Day Iran
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The Extent of the Persian Empire
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Cyrus
the
Great
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Cyrus’s Empire
• 550 BC – Conquered several neighboring kingdoms
• Military genius
• Controlled an empire spanning 2000 miles
• Kindness toward conquered people
• Honored local customs and religions
• 538 BC - Allowed the Jews to return to their homeland, Jerusalem
• Considered by the Jews to be one of God’s anointed ones
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Tolerance !!!
• Cyrus use the idea of tolerance to keep the
peace and to seem like a liberator.
• He allowed people to keep their local
customs and religions.
• He showed kindness toward conquered
peoples
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Zoroastrianism
• Persian
Religion
• Monotheism
• Good went to
Heaven
• Bad went to
Hell
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How did Cyrus and Darius keep
control of such a vast empire?
• Broke Empire down into provinces
• Royal Governors = Satraps
• They were loyal to the Emperor and did his
bidding.
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Satraps
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Royal Spies
• They spied on the citizens and on the
governors to make sure they were not going
to steal or revolt.
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The Royal Road
• 1,677 miles long with 111 relay stations
• Other smaller roads branched off the royal road
• Relay stations had rest areas and fresh horses.
• The entire royal road could be traveled in a week by a horsemen
• Caravans took about a month
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How would the royal road enable a ruler to
maintain power in the empire?
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Darius
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Darius the Great
• Member of the king’s body guard
• Overthrew the king in 522 BC
• Took power and created a well-organized
efficient government
• Brought peace and stability
• Expanded the empire by 500 miles
• But could not conquer Greece