The Persian Empire

The Persian Empire was a vast empire; it stretched from Egypt to Turkey past Mesopotamia to the Indus River. It was located in what is now Iran. Around the fifth century B.C.E. it had become the largest empire on Earth. Although the Persian Empire did well, due to some poor emperors decisions, it disappeared just as fast as it appeared. There were a lot of nomadic tribes that did not have a police force or law makers. But some tribes would collect different tribes all under one leadership. “The Medes were one such. They built a capital at Ecbatana (‘meeting place’) in the eastern Zagros from where they extended their power.” The king of Medes took over Nineveh, allowing them to move northwest. They later tried to battle the Lydian’s but
Then an emergency in the court caused Cambyses to go back to Persia, but he died on his way back and Darius the Great took the throne. After two uprisings in a year, many realms in the Persian Empire revolted. The most notable being “those of Phraortes of Media and Nidintu-Bêl of Babylonia.” After nineteen battles his reign in the empire was finally balanced, using roads for communication and developed a system of governors. Darius divided the empire into twenty regions which the satraps were in charge of. They were also given land to hostile leaders, in return for their devotion and military
It was created by the Persian prophet Zoroaster. “The Zoroastrian concept of God incorporates both monotheism and dualism. In his visions, Zarathustra was taken up to heaven, where Ahura Mazda revealed that he had an opponent, Aura Mainyu, the spirit and promoter of evil. Ahura Mazda charged Zarathustra with the task of inviting all human beings to choose between him (good) and Aura Mainyu (evil).” His beliefs were written in the Gathas, poems that are part of their religions most sacred book, the Avesta. “Zoroaster believed that people were training for a future life. He taught that the earthly world was torn by a constant struggle between good and