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The Persians had been dominated by the Medes, but king Cyrus took over Media and joined their forces together which enabled him to take over the Babylonian Empire. With this even greater power, he was able to expand through Western Asia, and into Central Asia.
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Why do you think Alexander encouraged marriages between Macedonians and Persians?
It was to make the Persians respect him that he adopted their customs and dress; he wanted them to think he was no different to the rulers they'd had in the past.
Who did the Persian Empire exspand?
It expanded the Persians.
Who conquered the babylonian empire in 539 BC?
The Babylonian Empire was taken over by the Persians in 539 B.C.
Who were the lands the Persians occupied originally ruled by?
The Babylonian Empire.
Why did the Persian empire end?
It ended because many Persians converted to islam
What civilizations discussed this year did the Persians make a part of their empire?
The Babylonian Empire.
What did the Persians gain from their empire?
Gaining an empire is its own reward.
How did the Phoenicians influence the Persians?
The Persians absorbed the Phoenicians into their empire, and used their resources.
Why do you think Alexander encouraged marriages between Macedonians and Persians?
It was to make the Persians respect him that he adopted their customs and dress; he wanted them to think he was no different to the rulers they'd had in the past.
Who destroyed the Athenian Empire?
Persians
Did the Persians lose their empire to the Spartans?
No.
Who owned the Persian empire?
The Persians
Who destroyed the Persians?
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and converted it into an empire of his own, not to destroy the Persians but to convert them to Greek culture.
When the Persians took over Mesopotamia?
The Persians conquered the Babylonian Empire in 539 BCE.
How was Cyrus mean to the Persians?
He was not mean to the Persians - he led them to form the greatest empire of the time.
The Persians built what kind of system?
An empire.
Who did the Persian Empire exspand?
It expanded the Persians.
