THE PERSIAN EMPIRE PERSIAN EMPIRE CYRUS THE GREAT HOMESIGN SIGN UPGRADE SHOP SIGN PREMIUM SHOP LOG OUT WELCOME STUDY GUIDES THE PERSIANS WEST ASIA PERSIANS WEST ASIAN ASIA 1200 BC PEOPLE CENTRAL ASIA SOUTH WEST THE MEDES CENTRAL ASIAN GRASSLANDS RELATED THE HITTITES THE GREEKS SPOKE NOMADIC PEOPLE HORSES CATTLE THE HORSES THE GREAT FIELDS GRASS LIVED ENOUGH SOMETIMES THE WEATHER FIND ENOUGH TO EAT MAYBE HEARD DARK AGES THOUGHT EASY TO TAKE NICER IN THE SOUTH WHERE IT SETTLED HEAR UNITED LEARNED HOW TO RIDE WAR POWERFUL STRONGER IN BATTLE ANYONE ELSE TOMB OF CYRUS THE GREAT IN CHARGE 559 BC HIMSELF CYRUS SOON THE WHOLE REST PHOENICIANS THE LYDIANS MODERN REMEMBERED GOOD DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE LANGUAGES SAME TIME GROUP KEEP RECENTLY CONVERTED ZOROASTRIANISM FELT DIED 530 BC CAMBYSES EGYPT BEATING EGYPTIAN ARMY GREEK SOLDIERS FIGHTING HERODOTUS SUFFERED MENTAL ILLNESS EVENTUALLY 521 BC DARIUS PERSIAN COUSIN SEIZED CAPITAL NEW CITY HIRED WORKMEN ALL OVER WORK NEW BUILDINGS FAR AWAY GREECE PALACE PERSEPOLIS STAIRS TRIED CONQUER 490 BC ATHENS MAINLAND GREECE THE GREEK SURRENDERED TROOPS GRAFFITI THE NEXT XERXES DOWN REBELLION ATTACKED 480 BC PRETTY TRYING EXPAND RULE AFGHANISTAN TURKEY ALEXANDER BIBLIOGRAPHY READING CHECK WASHINGTON IN THE REVOLUTIONARY LINCOLN CIVIL OUT ABOUT THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE OTHER WASHINGTON PROMISED FREEDOM PLEASE HELP TEACHERS STUDENTS FIND US LINK PAGE YOUR CLASS THIS WEEK HISTORY OF TAXES PRESIDENT LINCOLN HISTORY OF CATS BIRTHDAY SCIENCE ECHO DOT KAREN CARR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY HOLDS DOCTORATE CLASSICAL ART ARCHAEOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FOLLOW INSTAGRAM LOOKING CITE SITE DATE PROUD HOMEWORK SEND FREE SPECIAL OFFERS WEEKLY EMAIL ADDRESS NEVER SHARE ADDRESS UNLESS TO DO VIEW PRIVACY POLICY EASY LINKS COMMENT ARTICLE COOL STUFF CHROMEBOOKS THE COMPUTER NEED FOR ONLY STUDY PEACE BEATS WIRELESS HEADPHONES EXACT SHOW PRESENTATION WATCH MOVIE EXCELLENT SMARTPHONE PROJECTOR SPECIAL OFFER JOIN SUBSCRIBER PASS CONTRIBUTIONS THE ANCIENT GREEKS PHILOSOPHY CHANGED ANCIENT QUEEN NEFERTITI AMARNA PERIOD READ PARASITIC ROUNDWORMS GET IN MOCHE KIDS MEDIEVAL HONOR CELEBRATE SUPPORT PEOPLE OF COLOR LBGTQ PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LET US SEND YOU DIVERSITY BANNER YOU CAN ADVERTISEMENT GLASS COME FROM CAUSES ECLIPSE LOADING APPEAR MODERATION KIND HELPFUL FEEL FREE ANSWER PUBLISHED NEWSLETTER CONTACT DONATIONS SIGN IN FOLLOW US TERMS POLICY COPYRIGHT RIGHTS MISSION