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| The _______________ rose up on the upper Tigris with the use of iron and conquered most of the region by 700 BC. |
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| Besides dividing the empire into provinces, the Persians developed a way to communicate, trade, food, and shelter by creating the _____________ |
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| The ____________ are what the military elite that were named so for the fact that when one died, another immediately replaces them. (we will see more of them against the Greeks) |
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| What is not a characteristic of the Assyrians? |
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Absolute power held by the king
• very merciful to conquered people (correct answer, your response)
• created good communication throughout with a mail system
• Fell to issues within the empire |
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| In order to manage such a huge empire, the Persians separated it into 20 ____________ or provinces ruled by a governor with about the same name. |
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| The New Babylonians or ____________ were lead by Nebuchanezzar II until they fell to the Persians. |
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| ____________ The Great, united the Persians, defeated the new Babylonians, and allowed the Jews to return to Israel was generally accepted by those he conquered due to his wisdom and compassion. |
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| Though manly issues with taxes, loyalty, and difficulties finding a strong monarch; the final blow to the Persians came from _______________ the Great. |
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| By the time ________ had come to power, the Persian empire was the largest in the history of the world. He expanding from Thrace to W. India and eventually met with issues against the Greeks. |
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| What was the Persian's religion that introduces us to good vs. evil called? |
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