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