Chapter 7 Persia Vocabulary

A Persian leader who led a successful revolt

against the Medes.

• Cyrus II

• Darius I

• Herodotus

• Xerxes

• Artaxerxes I

king who

expanded the size and power of the Persian Empire.

• Cyrus II

• Darius I

• Herodotus

• Xerxes

• Artaxerxes I

Greek historian; known as the Father of

History.

• Cyrus II

• Darius I

• Herodotus

• Xerxes

• Artaxerxes I

King of Persia; also called Ahasuerus; son of

Darius.

• Cyrus II

• Darius I

• Herodotus

• Xerxes

• Artaxerxes I

King of Persia and

son of Xerxes; allowed Ezra and

Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem to

restore worship and rebuild its wall.

• Cyrus II

• Darius I

• Herodotus

• Xerxes

• Artaxerxes I

A cylinder seal found at an ancient Babylonian temple;

contains an account of Cyrus’s

conquest of Babylon and his restoration of the city.

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Royal Road

• daric

• Immortals

• Zoroastrianism

The longest stone road in the Persian

Empire, stretching over sixteen hundred miles from

Susa to Sardis.

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Royal Road

• daric

• Immortals

• Zoroastrianism

The coin used in the Persian empire

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Royal Road

• daric

• Immortals

• Zoroastrianism

Special soldiers for the king in ancient

Persia.

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Royal Road

• daric

• Immortals

• Zoroastrianism

The main religion of ancient Persia.

taught that each person must choose between good and evil

taught that a person could have eternal happiness

if he did more good than evil in this life

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Royal Road

• daric

• Immortals

• Zoroastrianism