People
A province ruler of Persia from 550-530 BCE who merged the Medes and the Perisans to expand his army.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
The capital city of Persia.
What was Persepolis?
This was brought to London by British diplomats and members of the military serving in Pakistan and are now stored in the British Museum.
What is the Oxus Tresure?
The name of the Persains religion that is now followed by Iran.
What is Zoroastrianism?
What the Persians called themselves. This name evolved into Iran.
What is Aryan?
The leader of Persia who succeeded Cyrus the Great. He ruled from 522-486 BCE.
Who was Darius I?
This place, along with Asia Minor, the Indus Valley, and Egypt, was conquered by Cyrus the Great and his army of archers and cavalrymen in 15 years.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
One of the things found near the Oxus River in the 1800s.
What is a small, golden chariot or coins and braclets decorated in a griffon motif?
The Persian bible.
What is the Avesta?
The official language of Persia.
What is Amaric?
This person lead the armies that took down the Persians.
Who was Alexander the Great?
Persia was located here on the east side of here.
What is the Persian Gulf?
The place early Persain art was found cut into cliffs
What is Naqsh-e Rustam?
The god of life in Zoroastrianism.
Who is Ahura Mazda?
Who were the Babylonians?
The prophet who had seven visions that lead to the basis for Zoroastrianism.
Who was Zoroaster?
The place Alexander the Great from, thus the place that caused the downfall of Persia.
What is Macedon?
The 4 cultural aspects the Persians were known for.
What is metalwork, rock carvings, weaving, and architecture?
One of the things that Ahura Mazda created in Zoroastrianism.
What is the world, sun, moon, or stars?
Someone who manages the satrapies. In Persia there was 20 satrapies.
What is a satrap?
This person failed an invasion of Greece in 480 BCE, which lead Persia into a period of decline.
Who was Xerxes I?
A mountain in Western Iran that holds the Behistun Inscription, a multilingual relief similar to the Rosetta Stone.
What is Mount Behistun?
Today, most Persian Rugs are made out of these 3 materials.
What is wool, silk, and cotton?
The god of death in Zoroastrianism.
Who is Ahriman?
The length of the road from Sardis to Suda built by Darius I.
What is 1,600 miles?