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How Did The Persians Grow To Power
After the Medes, a strong empire called the Persians grew to power. They had a brilliant and powerful leader named Cyrus. Cyrus ruled the Persian Empire greatly. Persia was isolated from Fertile Crescent, mountain ranges cut the Fertile Crescent off from Persia. Cyrus led swift and deadly attacks. Cyrus first conquered Anatolia. Then, between 550 and 539 B.C. Cyrus conquered the Fertile Crescent. Instead of treating the conquered people badly, he treated them with toleration and created a policy of toleration. He let them have their same customs and let them worship their same god. The Hebrews liked Cyrus greatly because he freed them and let them rebuild their temple and city. After Cyrus died, a new leader named Darius I took over. Darius
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