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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.
2,471 Questions
Darius divded the Persian Empire into how many provinces each to be ruled by a governor?
Twenty provinces (Satrapies).
What is the term for one of 20 provinces into which Darius I divided the Persian Empire?
The term used by the Persians was Satrapy, the governor was a Satrap. These are Anglicised words from the Persian language original.
What were the primary factors in the fall of the Persian Empire?
Being outmanoeuvred by Alexander the Great - who first slaughtered Greeks who were bolstering up the Persian army, then putting an end to the Persian fleet by occupying their bases in the Mediterranean, then capturing the Persian treasury which enabled him to pay his army, and inflicting a final land defeat of the Persian army.
In what ways were the cultures of the Persian Empire changed by contact with Greek culture?
Parts of the Persian Empire copied Greek architecture and culture. Alexander the Great tried to introduce the Greek city-state model. It took superficial hold with the upper-classes, but reverted as other peoples moved in and was finally subsumed by the spread of Islamic influence.
How was the Persian Empire destroyed?
Alexander the Great of Macedon defeated it and took it over. As he left no clear successor, it was split up amongst his generals, who warred on each other, the eastern part returned to native rule, and the Roman empire progressively absorbed the western part.
First ruler of the Persian Empire during its war with Greece?
The question is confused. The first king of the Persian empire was Cyrus. The king during the punitive expedition against Athens and Eretria in 490 BCE was Darius. The king during the invasion of Greece 480-479 BCE was Xerxes.
Which seven modern countries lie between the Persian Empire?
Egypt, Libya,Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the south of some central Asian ones, poorly defined in our records.
Where did Alexander spread Greek culture?
He began throughout the empire he took over from the Persians. As he died young, little had been achieved, other than the upper classes. The empire broke up into separate kingdoms which had a veneer of Greek culture - Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Pergamon.
Describe the extent of the Persian empire about 500bc?
From today's Libya in the west, through Egypt, the Middle East and Central Asia, to today's Pakistan in the easr.
If the US is a capitalist nation then the Persian Empire is a what?
An empire based on little capitalists (the small landholding farmers and shepherds).
What year did Alexander the Great conquer the Persian Empire?
He began in 334 BCE and finished in ten years.
Which two battles show Greece's power and cleverness in defeating Persia?
Salamis 480 BCE. Plataia 479 BCE.
What happened to the Persian Empire?
It was taken over by Alexander the Great as a Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided up by his generals who established Hellenistic Kingdoms - Egypt, Syria-Babylon, Asia Minor, (and Macedonia).
