World History Ch6
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Archaemenids
A nomadic empire in ancient Iran.
Water in Iran
Located in tall mountains and high plateaus, draining to salt lakes below
Size of Archaemenids Empire
The largest empire at the time.
Cities in Archaemenids Empire
Babylon and Susa.
Satrap
A governor of a district in the Archaemenids Empire.
Role of Satrap
Collecting taxes and bringing them to Susa.
The Aventa
book that describes immigrants journey to Iran and Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism.
Earliest religion of Ancient Iran
Teachings of Zoroastrianism
Belief in good and bad deities.
Zoroastrian
Named after Zoro Thrustra, the founder of Zoroastrianism.
Significance of Zoroastrianism
The oldest religion still practiced today.
Supreme deity of Zoroastrianism
Ahura Mazda
Dualistic nature of Zoroastrianism
Belief in two gods.
Entities in Zoroastrianism
Good and Evil.
Responsibilities in Zoroastrianism
Each person must prepare for the day of judgment.
Belief of Zarathrushtra
People shape the world by choosing to do good or bad.
Consequences for lying or committing bad deeds
Bad deities gain more control or power.
Herodotus on young men
They should speak the truth.
Zoroastrian rituals
Involve reciting prayers.
Magi
Male hereditary priests in Zoroastrianism.
Purpose of reciting prayers
To ensure the remembrance of sacred hymns for 2000 years before they could be written down.
Parsis
Followers of Zoroastrianism.
Stress in Zoroastrian prayers
Choosing the lord of truth.
Burial practices of Zoroastrians
Leaving the body above ground for vultures and dogs to eat.
End of Assyrian rule
Brought by Meeks.
Cyrus
Ruler of the Achaemenids.
Members of Cyrus' army
Persians, Iranians, conquered people, and Greek mercenaries.
Immortals
Most prestigious group in the army, named so because they immediately replaced any sick or injured soldiers.
Cyrus' policy towards conquered people
Allowed them to keep their own religion and customs.
Cyrus Cylinder
A Babylonian account of the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus.