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| What was the religion of Persian Empire? |
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Major Beliefs of Zoroastrianism
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*Prophet = Zoroaster
*God = Ahura Mazda
Holy Book = Avesta
*Belief in 2 opposing forces in universe |
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| Location of Persian Empire |
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| Central Asia and Mesopotamia - stretched from the Nile to the Indus |
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| Characteristics of Persian Empire |
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*Largest empire in the world
*Imperial bureaucracy
*Road system = Royal Road
*Tolerance of people they conquered
*Official religion = Zoroastrianism |
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| How did the Persians treat people they conquered? |
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| With tolerance - let them keep customs, religions, languages, etc. |
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| How did Persia govern its empire? |
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*Imperial bureaucracy - split empire into 20 provinces run by governors who answered to Emperor
*Road system (Royal Road) to make communication, travel, and trade for effective/efficent |
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