Geography & Expansion
This sea bordered the Phoenician homeland.
Mediterranean Sea
The Phoenicians were famous for trading this purple dye
Tyrian Purple
The Phoenicians developed this influential writing system
Alphabet
This was a major port city
Tyre
Cyrus the Great conquered this empire and freed the jews
Babylon
The Persian Empire stretched from the Indus Valley to this Peninsula
Balkan
Phoenicia had plenty of this natural resource and used it to trade with other nations around the Mediterranean Sea.
This religion was practiced in Persia
This city served as a Persian capital and housed Darius's palace
Persepolis
This battle in 490 BCE saw the Athenians defeat the Persians
Battle of Marathon
This ran from Susa in the east to Sardis in the west.
Royal Road
The ___________ ____________ provided a means for safe travel, trade, and the spread of ideas throughout the Persian kingdom.
Royal Road
The Phoenicians used this celestial body for navigation
The colony was founded by the Phoenicians in North Africa in 814 BCE
Carthage
This naval battle in 480 BCE was the turning point in the Persian Wars
The Phoenicians expanded trade by establishing these along the coast
Colonies
Darius standardized this to improve trade and taxation
Coinage
Darius I accomplished many features as king to improved Persian society. Name three ways he did this.
Standardized Persian currency, constructed new roads, and building new ports and finding new trading partners.
This Phoenician city was known for its glass production
Sidon
This Persian King invaded mainland Greece in 480 BCE
Xerxes
Xerxes crossed this straight using a pontoon bridge to invade Greece
Hellespont
The Phoenician traded this type of wood
Cedar
Darius divided the empire into these administrative units
Satrapies
The Persian city was the starting point of the Royal Road
Susa
This strategy helped Persian rulers maintain control over diverse peoples.
Tolerance and local autonomy