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PERSIAN EMPIREPERSIAN EMPIRE The The largestlargest empire in the world empire in the world at the timeat the time

It stretched from The It stretched from The NileNile to the to the Indus Indus RiverRiver Persia: Present-day Persia: Present-day IranIran

Persia is in Modern Day Persia is in Modern Day IranIran

The Persian Empire

How did Persia How did Persia govern its govern its Empire?Empire?

Persian RulersPersian Rulers Treated conquered Treated conquered

people with people with tolerancetolerance

Developed an imperial Developed an imperial bureaucracybureaucracy

Built an extensive Built an extensive roadroad system system

ZoroastrianismZoroastrianism (religion)(religion)

ToleranceTolerance Persian rulers Persian rulers allowedallowed the people they the people they

conquered to practice their own conquered to practice their own religionsreligions and follow their own and follow their own customs.customs.

BureaucracyBureaucracy A system of managing A system of managing government government through through

departmentsdepartments run by appointed run by appointed officialsofficials Darius Darius divideddivided his empire into his empire into provincesprovinces

each run by a each run by a governorgovernor (satrap) (satrap)

Persian Road Persian Road SystemSystem Great Great Royal Royal RoadRoad

UnitedUnited the empire (provided a means of the empire (provided a means of communicationcommunication, , tradetrade, and governmental , and governmental controlcontrol))..

ZoroastrianismZoroastrianism

Early Early monotheistic monotheistic religion founded by religion founded by ZoroasterZoroaster

Belief in two Belief in two opposing forces: opposing forces: good good and and evilevil, light , light and and darkness, darkness, heaven and hell. heaven and hell.

Zoroaster, 6c BCE: Good Thoughts, Good Deed, Good Words

“Tree of Life”

Extent of Zoroastrianism

Dualistic Battle of Good vs. Evil

Ahura Mazda“Holy Spirit”

Ahriman“Destructive

Spirit”

Ahura Mazda: God of truth and light

Zend-Avesta(The “Book of Law”)

The “Sacred Fire” the force to fight evil.

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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).

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.

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. Established a complex postal system. Created a network of spies called “the King’s eyes and ears.”

Ancient Persepolis

Persepolis

The People of Persepolis

Persian “Royal Road”