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Persian Empire
At different times, under different ruling families, there were several different Persian Empires. Usually, the term refers to the Achaemenid dynasty empire founded by Cyrus the Great (559BC - 530BC) which was eventually conquered by Alexander the Great. To rule such a large empire, new groundbreaking systems were set up which influenced all who came after.
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Why was the road system important to the Persian Empire?
It provided a throughway for horsed couriers in a time with no electronic communication, speeding up the transmission of messengers in areas where there was no river of sea access.
Why were Greece able to defeat the Persians despite being outnumbered?
The combined strengths of the Greek city-states matched the Persian strength on both sea and land. The Persian strengths have been greatly overstated by historians who have used the overall Persian strength rather than the forces the employed on campaigns. The Persian army was about 180,000, but after their navy was defeated at Salamis they had to send half that army home as they could not supply them by sea, and the countryside was too poor to support them all. This meant the sides were about equal, the Greeks had the benefit of their infantry being armoured, and the operated in rough ground to avoid the superior Persian cavalry.
Which city fought off the Persians in a tiny seaport town of marathon and why?
Marathon was a plain. The combined armies of Athens and Plataea defeated a Persian punitive expedition on the Marathon plain.
Why couldn't the Greeks strike a fatal blow against the Persians?
They did at the battles of Salamis, Plataea and Mykale, which saw the Persian invasion force withdrawn.
Why did Cyrus the Great win the respect of his captured people?
Cyrus the Great was noted for his compassion rather than his warrior self. He started off uniting the Medes with Lydians.
Why was the Persian Empire the first superpower?
It expanded the empire of the Assyrians and Babylonians to stretch from Libya to Central Asia.
Slaves sold in Mediterranean countries were generally from West Africa, while those sold in Persia were generally from East Africa.
Why did the Athenian army not go out to fight the Persians when they arrived at Marathon?
They stayed in the hills around the Plain of Marathon where the Persian cavalry couldn't get at them, waiting for reinforcements from Sparta.
Who wanted to conquer Persia but died first?
Philip II of Macedon planned an invasion to conquer Persia but was murdered shortly before the invasion began.
There were 20 provincial governors responsible for internal and external security, taxes, development, overseen by the king and council. Traditional government - city-state, tribal, principalities continued to carry out local government.
What are the seven modern countries lie within the boundaries of Persian empire?
Libya, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzistan..
What are 7 modern countries that lie within the boundary of the Persian Empire?
Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan.
When was Athenians and Greeks rebel against Persia and king darius?
The Athenians and other Greek city-states rebelled against Persian rule during the Ionian Revolt, which began in 499 BCE. This revolt was partly motivated by the desire for autonomy and resistance against Persian tyranny. The conflict escalated, leading to significant battles such as the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, where the Athenians achieved a notable victory against King Darius I's forces. The tensions ultimately contributed to the larger Greco-Persian Wars.
Why did the Persian Empire feel so threatened by the expansion of ancient Grecce?
Greece was in fact the word used for over 2,000 independent city-states. Persia expanded its empire to take in the Greek cities in Asia Minor. Then when the cities in mainland Greece began to interfere on the side of their daughter-cities in Asia Minor, Persia attempted to bring those cities within its empire to keep them quiet. It failed in this after 50 years of war, gave up and turned back to ruling its original empire in Asia. The disruption from the Greek cities and their continuing warfare between each other. This led Persia to impose the King's Peace, threatening retribution to any further disruptions. This ended when Macedonia came to dominate Greece, and then used these resources to invade and takeover Persia under the leadership of Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia.
What would most likely be true if you met a traveler from Persia in 550 BCE?
(apex-) He would believe in only one god.( i had this question myself absolutely true.)
He wanted to maintain peace, stability and prosperity within his empire. When the Greek cities within his empire revolted, and the Greek city-states outside his empire supported them, he decided to bring those external cities within his empire so that, under a Persian provincial governor, they would no longer disrupt the Empire.
i don't care
i am bord
Why did the Persians think it was easy to conquer Greece?
They started by bribing many of the Greek city aristocracies to join them, and mounted an invasion force which they thought would outperform the resisting city-states, particularly as they were duped into thinking Athens would also come across to them and so leave the other Greek navies vastly outnumbered, as had been successfully achieved with the Ionian city-states in the Ionian rebellion.
