AP World History-Chapter 4- Ancient Iran – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
What is Persia now known as?
answer
Iran and Iraq
question
Who inhabited Persia?
answer
Indo Aryans
question
How do historians know about the Persian empire?
answer
Viewed through the eyes of the Greeks-outsiders who were ignorant at best, usually hostile, and interested primarily in events that affected themselves
question
Cyrus
answer
Persian ruler in the 6th century BCE; first ruler of the Achaemenid Empire
question
How was ancient Iran different from the Nile, Indus, and Mesopotamian River Valleys?
answer
it never had a dense population
question
What are Persian rulers now called?
answer
Achaemenids, since they traced their lineage to an ancestor named Achaemes
question
Which three classes was society divided into?
answer
Warriors, priests, and peasants
question
Who was the most illustrious individual of the warrior class?
answer
king
question
Where did Cyrus crown his son king in 539 BCE?
answer
Mesopotamia, where the Neo-Babylonian empire ruled after collapse of Assyrian power
question
Who was Cyrus's son that was crowned king?
answer
Cambyses II
question
Where did Cambyses II set sights on for conquering land?
answer
Egypt
question
Darius I
answer
Seized the throne after Cambyses Extended Persian control eastward to Indus River and westward into Europe Prompted the development of maritime routes Completed a canal linking the Red Sea and the Nile
question
How were Persian kings able to maintain communication through their empire?
answer
They had spies and royal roads throughout the empire way stations were built at intervals to receive important travelers and couriers containing official correspondence Garrisons controlled people's movements
question
How many provinces did Darius divide the empire?
answer
20
question
Each province was under the supervision of whom?
answer
A satrap
question
Satrap
answer
A governor who collected and sent tribute to the king
question
What form of taxes did the provinces pay in?
answer
Precious metals or food
question
Susa
answer
Administrative center of the empire
question
What roles did women play in the empire?
answer
Protected family members and mediated conflicts Could be influential Traveled openly and owned property Kept money flowing in the upper class
question
Persepolis
answer
Built by Darius I and his son Xerxes used for ceremonies of special importance to the Persian king and people
question
Zorastrianism
answer
The work of Zoroaster
question
Zoroaster
answer
Revealed that the world had been created by Ahuramazda, the "Wise Lord," and was threatened by Angra Mainyu, the "Hostile Spirit."
question
Which two religions did Zoroastrianism influence?
answer
Judaism and Christianity
