Ancient Persia
How long did the Achaemenid Empire last?
200 years
Where is Cyrus the Great from?
Persia
Zoroastrianism is based on the teaching of who?
Zoroaster or Zarathustra
The Ionian Rebels had help from who?
The Athenians
What natural disaster usually destroys a Persian fleet?
A storm
At its peak what was the Achaemenid empire's population?
50 million
Before being king of the Achaemenid Empire Cyrus the Great was king of where?
Persia
The Zoroastrian belief influenced what religion?
Christianity
Who is knows as the father of history?
Herodotus
When the Athenians hear the Persians are coming where do they evacuate to?
Who created the Achaemenid Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Camassyes conquers what country?
Egypt
Who popularizes Zoroastrianism?
Why does Darius the Great send out a fleet in 492 BCE?
To seek revenge on the Athenians.
Who takes over getting revenge on the Greeks after Darius dies?
Xerxes
What is the name the Persians used to refer to where they lived?
Aran
What family does Cyrus the Great claim descendant from?
The Achaemenes family.
What is the Faravahar used to show?
The connection of the universe to humanity
When Darius sends out the second fleet to go to Athens where do they stop?
Marathon
Who helps the Persians defeat the Greeks at Thermopylae?
A Greek traitor
Who is able to unify Greece and Persia?
Alexander the Great
What year does Cyrus the Great take control of the Median Empire?
530 BCE
Who is the one and only god in the Zoroastrianism faith?
Ahura Mazda
The Ionian Rebels are able to burn down what place that is under Persian control?
Sardis
Where do the Greeks lead the Persian fleet in order to defeat them?
Salamis