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| a big territory, different cultures under an unified political body, larger more agressive states the conquer, rule an dextract resources from smaller states |
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| What are some important factors about an empire? |
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| big/powerful, bloody/violent, lots of people, could maintain long periiods of peace |
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| When was Persia the largest and most inportant empire? |
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| Who were two of the most important kings of Persia? |
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| HOw was the Persian state controlled? |
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| on an elaborate cult of kingship, kings had absoulute authority |
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| What would Persian people do when a king died? |
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| put out sacred fires throughout the empire, shave their heads, cut the manes of horses |
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| What was a Persian governor called? |
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| into 23 satrapies, each administered by a persian |
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| What types of infrastructure did Persia have? |
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| standardized coinage, taxes, canal from Nile to Red Sea |
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| 1700 miles from Susa to Sardis, for commerce and communication |
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| Where were the main Persian Imperial centers?; |
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| HOw was the wealth of the Persian empire reflected in imperial centers? |
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| construction of elaborate imperial buildings |
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| When were the Greco-Persian wars? |
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| Why was the Athenian army more effective in the Greco-persian wars? |
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| consisted of citizen soldiers, divided into phalanxes |
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| an Athenian effective weapons and troop formation |
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| When was the battle of marathon? |
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| What was the cause of the Battle of Marathon? |
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| the athenians supported an uprising by the Greeks against Persian rule, so Darius decided to punish them |
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| HOw many Athenians attacked how many Persians in the Battle of Marathon? |
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| 11000 Athenians, 25000 Persians |
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| Who won the battle of Marathon? |
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| when was the Battle of Thermopylae? |
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| Why was the battle of Thermopylae started? |
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| Darius's son Xerxes, formed a large army hoping to scare the Greeks into surrendering |
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| HOw did the Greeks win the Battle of Thermopylae? |
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| Sparta and AThens joined forces |
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| What effect did the Battle of Thermopylae have on the PErsian? |
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| no territory lost, defined boundary |
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