the world in 6 glasses
Chapter 7 Notes
Key Terms
-Achaemenid empire: first great Persian empire {558-330 bce} which began under Cyrus and reached its peak under Darius
-Ahura Mazda: Main god of Zoroastrianism who represented truth and goodness and was perceived to be an eternal struggle with the malign spirit Angra Mainya
-Avesta-Book containing Zoroastrianism
-Gathas – book of hymns praising God
-Indo-Europeans
-Magi – Those who preserved the teachings of Zarathrusta in writing
-Medes- Indo-european branch that settled in northern Persia and fell to the Persians in the 6th century
-Parsis- Indian Zoroastrians
-Pathians- Parthians Persian dynasty (247 bce-224 ce) (reached its peak under Mithradates
-Perseopolis- New capital of Persia established under Darius in 520 bce
-Qanat-underground canals
-Sasanids-Later powerful Persian dynasty (224-651 that would reach its peak under Shapur 1
-Satraps-Persian administrators usually members of the royal family, who governed a satrapy
-Seleucids- Persian empire(323-83 bce) founded by Seleucus after Alexander the great
-Zarathustra- Persian prophet (628-551 bce) who founded Zoroastrianism
-Zoroasrianism- Persian religion based on Zarathrustra
The rise and fall of the Persian Empires
Persia empires rose in Iran
Iran had developed under Mesopotamia while absorbing migrations and invasions from people coming out of central Asia to the northeast.
Four ruling dynasties (Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, and the Sasanids) maintained a tradition of imperial rule in southwest Asia.
*Achaemenids, Seleucids Parthians, and Sasanids were noted for:
Tightly governed administration with networks of educated bureaucrats, tax collectors, and spies to maintain the order and the authority of the emperor
The development of qanats, underground canals, to support the economic foundation of the empires: agriculture
Sophisticated policies promoting long-distance trade such as standardized coinage, road building, a courier service,
Key Terms
-Achaemenid empire: first great Persian empire {558-330 bce} which began under Cyrus and reached its peak under Darius
-Ahura Mazda: Main god of Zoroastrianism who represented truth and goodness and was perceived to be an eternal struggle with the malign spirit Angra Mainya
-Avesta-Book containing Zoroastrianism
-Gathas – book of hymns praising God
-Indo-Europeans
-Magi – Those who preserved the teachings of Zarathrusta in writing
-Medes- Indo-european branch that settled in northern Persia and fell to the Persians in the 6th century
-Parsis- Indian Zoroastrians
-Pathians- Parthians Persian dynasty (247 bce-224 ce) (reached its peak under Mithradates
-Perseopolis- New capital of Persia established under Darius in 520 bce
-Qanat-underground canals
-Sasanids-Later powerful Persian dynasty (224-651 that would reach its peak under Shapur 1
-Satraps-Persian administrators usually members of the royal family, who governed a satrapy
-Seleucids- Persian empire(323-83 bce) founded by Seleucus after Alexander the great
-Zarathustra- Persian prophet (628-551 bce) who founded Zoroastrianism
-Zoroasrianism- Persian religion based on Zarathrustra
The rise and fall of the Persian Empires
Persia empires rose in Iran
Iran had developed under Mesopotamia while absorbing migrations and invasions from people coming out of central Asia to the northeast.
Four ruling dynasties (Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, and the Sasanids) maintained a tradition of imperial rule in southwest Asia.
*Achaemenids, Seleucids Parthians, and Sasanids were noted for:
Tightly governed administration with networks of educated bureaucrats, tax collectors, and spies to maintain the order and the authority of the emperor
The development of qanats, underground canals, to support the economic foundation of the empires: agriculture
Sophisticated policies promoting long-distance trade such as standardized coinage, road building, a courier service,