contribution of each of the following individuals to world history? Identification should include answers to the question who‚ what‚ when‚ when‚ how and why is this person important? Cyrus Croesus Cambyses Darius Eyes and Ears of the King Xerxes Seleucus Mithradates I Shapur I Zarathustra Identification of Terms and Concepts: State in your own words what each of the following terms means and why it is significant to a study of the world history. Achaemenids Persepolis Satrapy
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Herodotus c.484 B.C-c.429/425 B.C. Greek historian. INTRODUCTION Called the "father of history" by the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero‚ Herodotus is best known for his long and compelling prose account of life in Greece‚ Asia Minor‚ and Egypt which focuses on the causes and events of the Greco-Persian Wars. For Herodotus‚ history (historiai) meant "inquiry‚" and his attentions in the History are devoted not just to epic moments in the past‚ but also to geography‚ ethnology‚ and myth
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from marathon across rough terrain to Athens bringing news of Athenian victory against Persia‚ after he delivered his message‚ he supposedly dropped dead. Winning this war gave great confidence to Athens. It allowed Athens to defeat Darrius’s son Xerxes ten years after the battle of marathon in the battle of
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From the beginning of Sparta‚ in 900 BC‚ until their fall‚ in 192 BC‚ they were the superior fighting warriors across the Mediterranean sea and in the European vicinity. The spartans were the strongest‚ most fierce‚ and most feared people in Europe at the time with a highly militarized lifestyle and society. The spartans were the ultimate “super soldiers” of their time‚ the reason for this being‚ from the age of 7 all boys were required to go to military training at the Agoge and train there until
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small part in Greek history. Monarchy was not a common type of rule in Greece. The Greek people‚ especially those of the city state of Athens‚ would often conflate monarchy with tyranny. The Athenians were subjected to the invasions of Darius and Xerxes of Persia‚ so it would make sense that they would hold animosity against these tyrants and their type of rule. Athens did have a monarchy at one point in history‚ however‚ before the democracy that they were so famous for. This monarchy was short
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religion‚ or any customs‚ this tolerance caused their downfall. The individual people in the Persian Empire didn’t feel a connection to the other people‚ which caused the central government to eventually lose control. e. The beginning of the rule of Xerxes was the pivotal turning point of the Persian Empire. It is said that he was an unjust ruler‚ who was growing intolerant of the different people in his empire. In order to take out rebellions happening in the empire‚ he would destroy temples‚ kill
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conquer Mycenae. Dorians found Sparta. Ionians settle in Attica‚ found Athens. Chapter 8- 538 BC Cyrus’s son conquers Egypt. 490 BC Persians‚ under Darius‚ now have a huge empire. Attack Athens but are defeated. 480 BC Persians‚ under Darius’s son Xerxes‚ attack Athens‚ defeat Spartans (Athens’ ally) at Thermopylae‚ but are repelled from Athens after razing it. Chapter 9- 776 BC First Olympiad. 1100 BC Spartans‚ Dorians‚ arrive. 594 BC Solon introduces laws to Athens instituting democracy. Chapter
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The Persian War was all about city-states of the west‚ the Asian minor revolted in 499b.c Athens aided the revolts that broke out. Darius (son) crushed the revolt of the Asian minor. The Battle of Marathon happened. Xerxes (grandson) was the army and the naval attack for them back in that time. He was in the battle of Thermopylae- 480b.c Sparta only had 300 men against the 6‚000 Greek (Persians) the Persians military was a victory of Sparta. The importance of the Greek victories was they had the
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