Bible and Persia
This was the man who tried (plotted) to kill all of the Jewish people.
Who was Haman?
During this period is when the Persians achieved their greatest wealth.
What is the Sassanid period?
This was the movement that made Greek culture the norm in all cultures after Alexander the Great's conquests.
What is Hellenitic?
This is the type of government that Darius used for the entire empire.
What is a centralized government?
The reason why this group of people was given the job to protect the king was because they were specially trained.
Who are the Immortals?
Zoroastrianism was this, meaning that they believed in one god.
What is monotheistic?
This is what we did in class on Esther 1:5-6. This is also known as a painting that is an artist's interpretation or depiction of a historical scene.
Persians became discontent with these after Artaxerxes.
What are taxes?
This group was a highly trained army in Persia. They were also the king's own special military force.
Who are the Immortals?
These were the three capitals (in order) of Persia.
What are Pasargadae, Susa, and Persepolis?
Cyrus led a rebellion against this group of people after he rose to power.
Who are the Medes?
This man taught that in order to have eternal life, you must outweigh your evil with good. He founded the main religion in Persia.
Who is Zoroaster?
This is the Hebrew name for the Persian King Xerxes.
Who is Ahasuerus?
This was the common language of the Persian Empire.
What is Aramaic?
This man led the Persian Empire to it's greatest size and power.
Who is Darius (Duh RYE us)?
This was an ornate gold vessel used by the Persians.
What is a rython (RY ton)?
What is the Aegean sea?
God gave this individual favor with King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) to bring about the deliverance of the individual's people.
Who is Queen Esther?
The Sassanid kings wanted to rid the culture of this group of people's influences.
Who are the Greeks?
This king was mad so he ordered his soldiers to beat the waters of the Hellespont.
Who is Xerxes?
Self-rule, freedom of religion, speak own language, and make their own laws were all ways that this king showed tolerance to his subject.
Who is Cyrus?
This king paid for Ezra's expenses to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple.
Who is Artaxerxes?
These were the two ways that architecture and art were seen in the Persian Empire.
What are palaces and ornate carvings?