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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 did Alexander the Great want to conquer the Persian Empire?
Because it was bequeathed to him by his father Philip II of Macedonia. The plan was Philip's, but on the eve of his departure he was assassinated. His son Alexander then took over the project.
Philip decided to conquer the Persian Empire because, having brought mainland Greece under control, Persia offered a target for his boundless ambition. His son Alexander inherited boundless ambition.
After much fighting between his generals who succeeded him, the three major parts were Macedonia, Egypt and Syria-Mesopotamia
Where did Darius the Great expand the Persian Empire?
By the time Cyrus took over, the Persian Empire was already well established by his predecessors Cyrus the Great and Cambyses. Darius added Thrace, Macedonia and the west of India up to the Indus River.
His major expedition to capture Scythia failed - he was driven back and rescued by the Ionian Greek fleet which had guarded the crossing of the Danube River for him.
His plan to incorporate mainland Greece was forestalled by his having to put down a revolt in Egypt, and he died before resurrecting that plan.
How did Darius the Great change the Persian system of tribute?
He established 20 provinces and each Persian provincial governor was made responsible to collect the taxes.
Why was Cyrus the great such an important Persian ruler and when did he rule?
From 559 BCE to 530 BCE he took Persia from being a subsidiary state of Media to having an empire stretching from Asia Minor east to Central Asia.
Why were specialized workers a big part of the Persian Empire?
To produce a civilisation, after producing a surplus to finance it, you need sophisticated ways of doing things. So you need specialised workers to carry it out. This was begun in the Middle East by the Assyrian Empire, replaced by the Babylonian Empire then by the Persian Empire to carry it on and improve it.
No , the Peloponnesian War was an ongoing conflict between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta lasting from 431 to 404 BC whereas the conflicts between Greece and Persia (known as the Greco-Persian Wars) lasted from 499-449 BC .
Cyrus the Great.
Who were the leaders of the Persian Empire's accomplishments?
The attempted to bring peace and prosperity to the peoples living within it's Empire, stretching from Libya to Central Asia. They were largely successful, but the ambitions of Macedonia brought it to an end after two hundred years when Alexander the Great conquered it and turned it into an empire of his own and his successor generals divided it amongst themselves and waged war on each other.
How did Darius make trade easier in the Persian Empire?
He established fleets of trading ships to supplement the slow and limited cargo transport on the road system.
What statement about the Persian Empire is true?
After it was established, it attempted to bring peace, prosperity and good government to its inhabitants and provide internal and external security.
What delayed Alexander's invasion of the Persian Empire?
The invasion was the project of his father Philip II of Macedonia. Alexander was to accompany him as a subordinate commander. On the eve of their departure for Asia Minor Philip was assassinated and Alexander took over.
The plan he took over was to first capture the eastern Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor through to Egypt in order to disband the Persian fleet by taking over its ports, so that it could not attack Macedonia and Greece in his absence in Asia. With this accomplished he could them press on to Persia for the deciding battle.
What was the Persian empire's farming like?
In the Fertile Crescent and Egypt it was irrigated by the rivers. In the remaining areas it was mostly dry-farrming.
What did the Persian Empire leave behind?
Great spoils for the Macedonian conquerors who, after Alexander's death, divided the empire amongst themselves and formed kingdoms of their own in Egypt, Syria-Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and mainland Greece.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Persian Empire?
It brought a degree of peace and consequent improved prosperity to western Asia and south eastern Africa.
However by taking control of the Greek city-states of Asia Minor, it involved itself in the Greek world, and its intervention in the cities within the Empire. Persia thought that it could overcome this by incorporating the cities of mainland Greece within the Empire under friendly local tyrants, and so establish an ethnic frontier on the west of the Empire. This worked with some cities, but many of the Greek cities resisted and the resultant wars went on for fifty years until Persia gave up and left the cities to go back to their usual fighting amongst each other.
Where in the world is Persepolis located?
According to information that is available on various websites online Persepolis used to be the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire in what is known to the world as Iran.
