World History Ch6

Chapter 6 Study Guide

World History

  1. Were the Archaemenids nomadic or stationary?Nomadic
  2. Where was the water located in Iran and where did it drain to?The Tall mountain and high plateaus
  3. Describe the size of the Archaemenids Empire?Largest at the time
  4. What were some of the cities in the Archaemenids Empire?Babylon and Susa
  5. What was a Satrap? A governer
  6. What did the Satra do for his community?They collected taxes and brought them to Susa
  7. Where do we get the information on the early migrants to Iran?The Aventa
  8. What was the earliest religion of Ancient Iran?Zoroastrianism
  9. What did Zoroastrian preach?Their were good and bad dieties
  10. Who is Zoroastrian named after? Zoro Thrustra
  11. What is significant about Zoroastrianism?It is the oldest religion still practiced today
  12. Who was the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism?Akura Mazda
  13. What makes Zoroastrianism dualistic?It has two gods
  14. What are the two entities in Zoroastriansim? Good and Evil
  15. What did each person have to do either male or female in Zoroastrianism?Prepare for day of judgement
  16. What did Zarathrushtra firmly believe? People shaped the world by deciding to do good or bad.
  17. What did people who choose good have to do?
  18. What happened if anyone lied or committed bad deeds?The bad dieties would gain ground or more control or power.
  19. What did Herodotus say about young men?They should speak the truth
  20. Whatt did much of Zoroastrian rituals involve?
  21. What was a Magi?Male hereditary priests
  22. What did the practice of reciting prayers do for the sacred hymns?Made sure they were remembered for 2000 years before it could be written down
  23. Who were the Parsis?
  24. What did the prayers stress that people should choose?The lord of truth
  25. Describe the burial practices of the Zoroastrinists?Leave the body above ground for the vultures and dogs to eat
  26. Who brought Assyrian rule to an end?Meeks
  27. Who was Cyrus?ruler of Achaeminids
  28. Who were the members of Cyrus’ army?Persians, Iranians, conquered people, and greek merenosis
  29. Who were the immortals and how did they get that name?The most prestigious group in the army and they were called that because if any man was sick or injured they were immediately replaced.
  30. Describe the Persian road system?
  31. What did Cyrus allow the people do that he conquered?Keep their own religion and customs
  32. What is the Cyrus Cylinder?A babylonian count of the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus