Upload
paula-s-t
View
132
Download
2
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Cyrus the Great
• REMARKABLE LEader united the Persians into a Powerful kingdom
• He ruled from 559 B.C. to 530 B.C.
• 539 B.C. Persians swept into Mesopotamia and captured BABYLON
• They took over: MESOPOTAMIA, ASIA MINOR, SYRIA, CANAAN AND THE PHOENICIAN CITIES.
• He treated his new subjects well.
• He allowed captive jews in Babylon to return home
• He had a merciful rule and he hold his Empire
CONTRIBUTIONS• THEY BUILT MILES OF
ROADS• THE ROYAL ROAD
STRETCHED FROM ASIA MINOR TO SUSA (THE PERSIAN CAPITAL)
• PERSIANS SET UP ROADSIDE STATIONS TO SUPPLY FOOD, SHELTER, AND FRESH HORSES TO THE KING’S MESSENGERS
In the days of the mighty Persian Empire, there was a 1600-mile long ancient highway known as the Royal Road
DARIUS
• HE CAME TO POWER THE THRONE IN 521 B.C.
• HE REORGANIZED THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE IT WORK BETTER
• HE DIVIDED THE EMPIRE INTO 20 PROVINCES CALLED SATRAPIES
• SATRAP «PROTECTOR OF THE KINGDOM»
• HE WAS A TAX COLLECTOR, JUDGE, CHIEF OF POLICE, AND HEAD RECRUITER FOR THE PERSIAN ARMY
• HIS ARMY WAS CALLED THE IMMORTALS BECAUSE WHEN A MEMBER DIED, HE WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED