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PersiaPersia
By Emily NawarynskaBy Emily Nawarynska
Royal RoadRoyal Road
• Longest highway in the Persian Longest highway in the Persian EmpireEmpire
• More than 1,550 miles longMore than 1,550 miles long
Royal PalaceRoyal Palace
• King Darius gave orders to make a King Darius gave orders to make a palacepalace
• In 520 BCIn 520 BC
ReligionReligion
• Were polytheisticWere polytheistic
• Now monotheisticNow monotheistic
GeographyGeography
• MountainsMountains
• RiversRivers
CyrusCyrus
• Persian kingPersian king
• Killed when fighting Babylonian Killed when fighting Babylonian nomadic invadersnomadic invaders
• Persia's first Great KingPersia's first Great King
GovernmentGovernment
• Base toleranceBase tolerance
• DiplomacyDiplomacy
• Use military to enforce policies Use military to enforce policies
Persian WarPersian War
• War between Persia and GreeceWar between Persia and Greece
• Persian army was led by King DariusPersian army was led by King Darius
• Persia lost to Greece and their alliesPersia lost to Greece and their allies
ZoroasterZoroaster
• Persian prophetPersian prophet
• Also called ZarathustraAlso called Zarathustra
• Founded worlds first religion Founded worlds first religion
• Founder of ZoroastrianismFounder of Zoroastrianism
MilitaryMilitary
• Employed military force to control Employed military force to control empireempire
Cambyses Cambyses
• Expanded the Persian Empire into Expanded the Persian Empire into EgyptEgypt
Darius IDarius I
• Created Persia's imperial ideology Created Persia's imperial ideology and built up the empire's celebrated and built up the empire's celebrated infrastructure infrastructure
• Recognized Persian Emperor Recognized Persian Emperor
• Known as “Darius The Great”Known as “Darius The Great”
Artaxerxes II Artaxerxes II
• Held the empire together in the face Held the empire together in the face of civil war and restored its power of civil war and restored its power
Persia TodayPersia Today
• Present day Iran Present day Iran
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