of Maliakós; once a narrow pass along the coast Delian League- was an association of Greek city-states Helots- a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta Oligarchy- he people that control a country‚ business‚ etc Herodotus- Greek historian Xerxes- the Great king of Persia Ostracism- a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece WIW Alcibiades- Athenian gen. & polit Socratic Method- the use of questions‚ as employed by
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For example‚ Cyrus (Kuroush)‚ Darius (Dariush)‚ Xerxes (Khashayar)‚ Pharaoh (Ferown)‚ Egypt (Masr or Mesr)‚ Ethiopia (habasheh)‚ and Greece (Younoun)‚ though mean the same persons or places but they are completely different from one to another and confusing. These examples are some of the names that I
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In such cases like Athens and the Delian league‚ it was the Persian wars that led to the Athens garnering their strength and officially ‘rising’ ultimately leading to the birth of the Delian league. dsfdsfdsfdsfdsfsfdfsdfsddfs When Darius’ son‚ Xerxes‚ amassed one of the greatest armies of only fewer than 400 Greek vessels defeated that then defeated the 1‚200 strong Persian fleet. Causing them to flee to Asia‚ and in 479 B.C. his army followed him‚ pulling out of Greece. By the all of this took
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5th century B.C‚ the Persian Wars had started (499-480 B.C.). Athens had agreed to aid cities that bordered the Persian Empire. Darius the Great‚ the ruler or Persia‚ turned his attention to the Greek cities. Athens then defeated the Persian Army. Xerxes took control of Persia and burned Athens to the ground. Greece then rebelled and took another victory against Persia. At this time‚ Greece had an opportunity to blossom but it was not one unified country. Pericles rose to power to strengthen Greece
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for a king with a huge empire of 127 countries. Rashi says he is after Cyrus after 70 years of Galut. There are 2 views: that he is Xerxes I according to Chazal based on Rashi‚ or Ataxerxes II according to the Septuagint‚ the Greek translation of the Tanach. 3. (Source Sheet 1‚ #8A) The Megillah starts in the 3rd year of the reign of Achashverosh. If he is Xerxes I‚ it is 483 BCE. The next date we have is year 7 of his reign‚ when Esther becomes the queen. In year 11-12 of his reign‚ Haman gives
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Lexi Hughes October 1st‚ 2010 A.P. world history pd 4th Akkadian/Persian Essay The Akkadian’s VS. The Persian’s The two empires that I am writing about are the Akkadian Empire which was from 2350-1900 B.C.E. And the Persian Empire‚ which was from 2000-330 B.C.E. They were both very powerful and inventive. So first is the Persians. The Persian Empire was from 2000-330 BCE. Though they didn’t begin to‚ appear in the region east of Mesopotamia until 1300 BCE. The Persian Empire developed
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1944 located in Karachi facing the Arabian sea which is still operational to this day but now acts more as a headquarter for the Avari hotels. It is now run by his son Byram Dinshawji Avari‚ the CEO of Avari Hotels Ltd‚ and his two sons Dinshaw and Xerxes. Within Pakistan‚ the 5-star Avari towers are providing their extraordinary services in Karachi‚ Lahore and Islamabad. Each of the Avari towers has well furnished rooms with all the salient feature of a 5-star luxury hotel such as a beautiful pool
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The Persian empire ruled roughly 559to 330 BC. The first king was Cyrus he was very clever with his words and how he was with his people. Darius the “great” did a lot of financing with the empire that strengthened the Persian economy. The emperor Xerxes was the one who made the empire fall his govern time was called the “Despotic” Reign (485-465 BC)‚ the next ruler of Persia would be Alexander “the great” . He had a different perspective than the last kings but he respected Cyrus . This was the
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AP World History Midterm Review History The study of past events and changes in the development‚ transmission‚ and transformation of cultural practices. Earliest Farming Location Fertile crescent Swidden Agriculture a place temporarily cleared for agriculture by cutting back and burning off previous growth Catal Huyuk early urban culture based on sedentary agriculture Mesopotamia "between the rivers"; civilizations that arose between the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys Hyksos a member of an ancient
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-Egypt stayed within the confines of its borders -Hyksos invaded; Egyptians became more imperialistic; -Amenhoptet III is rejected and if he was mentioned in hyrogliphics they carved those sections out. He tried to get rid of the polytheistic and worship the god Aten -marriages in Egyptian life were generally arranged by the parents and they could end in divorce but they rarely did because of a moral code. Food was a grain based diet‚ because the grain was so plentiful. There was very little
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