The Persia Empire was one of the most beautiful, powerful, massive empires of history that stretched from Egypt to India. The empire stared in 550 BC. Persia was separated into three historical periods Old, Middle and Modern. The language of the empire was Farsia which the Medes spoke as well. Persia succeeded several battles. Persia was known for its agriculture, government, freedom of religion and the various accomplishments alongside the Babylonians and Egyptians.
The Persia government was tolerant of subject peoples and diplomacy. The kings during this era included Darius, Campyses and Cyrus the Great which they all ruled at some point. Each of the kings had their own style of governing the people. Babylonia had a different type of government
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The empire practiced Zoroastrianism which focused on free will and last judgement (Judge and Langdon 114). Zoroaster who resided in Persia between 1300 and 1000 BCE believed in god of light Ahura Mazda (Judge and Langdon 115). He created people and they were given the opportunity to choose from right and wrong. The evil twin Ahriman influenced human behavior as the lord of forces of darkness. Zoroastrianism was the first religion that was considered declaration of faith. Around the seventh and eighth centuries Zoroastrianism flourished and became Islam. The Babylonian empires religion belief was based on polytheistic which meant people worshipped for that one god. The Babylonian society followed Hammurabi’s code as well. The code enforced the law for trade, marriage, debts and estates (Judge and Langdon 2).Also, Egypt’s religion was polytheistic as well which included rulers. The priest and priestesses instilled obedience, performed sacred rituals and up kept temples. The concept of ma’ at was based on truth, justice, harmony and balance. Pharaohs were rulers and were god like figures and they were required to maintain ma ’at. Although the empires had a few differences they all worshipped some type of
The Persian empire was ruled by mainly kings and satraps, as the kingdom began to extend it’s reaches to other civilizations, this way of government became more dominant than the form of government before. A lot of the empire’s success is based on pulling skills from different cultures and bringing them together to better the empire. The Persians greatly affected culture because they set the basis for all empire to come and how those empires should use their resources to become a culturally diverse
The Persian Empire was ruled by Darius the Great from 522 to 485 BCE. He spent years improving administrative organization then worked on expanding the empire. This empire lasted longer than all the others because people could keep their own laws as long as they pay their taxes. The Persian army also allowed more protection from invasions. They used cuneiform writing borrowed from Summerians. More unifying forces they use was Universal System of Weights and Measure, Highway System, Postal service, and Zoroastrianism which was based on individual
Ancient Egypt was a single tightly organized state for much of its history (Centanni, n.d.). In all its phases, the Egyptian government was led by the pharaoh. The pharaoh was held to be descended from gods, with the power to assure success and control the rituals that assured the flow of the Nile and the fertility derived from irrigation. Wanting gods to favor Egypt, the entire population of people did not hesitate to carry out laws that the pharaoh placed upon them. Egypt’s pharaohs claimed additional power and authority as actual incarnations of the gods
Mesopotamian and Egyptian religions shared two key similarities: polytheism and priestly authority. The religions in Mesopotamia and Egypt were both polytheistic. Their religions were polytheistic because Mesopotamians and Egyptians could not explain many things in that occurred in their lives. Therefore, they assumed that there are different gods for everything. This means that the religion had many gods for different things. In Egypt and Mesopotamia, priests were part of the upper class and were very important in the daily lives of civilians. Priests were part of the upper class because they were thought to have the ability to communicate with the gods. In Mesopotamia, the priests held the highest authority in the religious structure. Egyptian priests were not as powerful in government as Mesopotamian priests were, but they still had significant power. Egypt’s highest religious and military leader was encapsulated in the position of pharaoh. The pharaoh was at the top of all social classes and was considered to be a god-like figure.
The belief systems of the Mongol and Persian Empire differed because of the main practices in each Empire. In the Mongol empire- during the reign of Ghenghis Khan- the dominant religions were Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam. In the Early Persian Empire, the most practiced religion was Zoroastrianism- which was the first monotheistic religion. The Mongols practiced the religion of Christianity which originated from Israel, and became one of the largest widespread religions in the world. Christianity is centered around the teachings of Jesus Christ; a prophet from Bethlehem who was considered to be The Son of God. The religion Islam originated from the middle east and the followers worship the God “Allah” and share similar stories to those that are in the Old testament of the Bible.
The Mesopotamian and Greek societies had the same type of government within city-states, they were both theocracies. A theocracy is a government centralized or ruled by divine power. ...
Their religion was called Ancient Canaanite Religion and was polytheistic, meaning they had multiply gods/goddesses and different meanings for each of them. Every god or goddess had a temple made in their honor and had offerings. They also had ships made for a representation of the gods/goddesses and sacrifices made for them. They also spread their religion around the Mediterranean
Religion was a major part of Ancient Egyptians’ lives. Their faith was so engrained in them that it was more of a lifestyle than a set of beliefs. The Egyptians practiced polytheism, or the worship of many gods, and they believed that their pharaoh was a god on Earth (Doc 3). The people worshipped the pharaoh and gave him all respect and power. They believed that their two main goals in life were to keep the pharaoh and the other gods happy and to live a good life so that they may enjoy a happy life after death. Their shared faith strengthened their society because everyone was working toward the same goal. Groups were not divided based on what god they worshipped. Instead, the fact that every person lived to please the same gods and wished to go to the same afterlife gave them something in common and brought them together as a community. Sumerians also practiced polytheism and believed that their priests were connected to the gods. The people thought it was their responsibility to keep the gods happy, and believed that if the gods were pleased, they would allow their people to be content as well (Doc 6). Because of their desire to please the gods, Sumerians performed every task to the best of their ability. For example, they invested lots of time and money into their ziggurats, or temples, because they only wanted to give their best to the gods. The Sumerians’ devotion to every task ensured that everything was done well and helped their civilization
These governments came in different styles such as a monarchy which was led by a king. Another form of government that was seen among the Greeks was aristocracy in which the polis was ruled by a small group of noble, land owning families. One of the more notable polis of ancient Greek was that of Sparta in which they used the oligarchy as there form of government. This type of government is where the people are ruled by a few powerful people. Finally, there was democracy which means “rule of the people” (The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome 1-7). This was the government that Athens utilized and helped establish. These varying types of government can be seen throughout governments today, however, it is the government established by the Athenians and their political structure that had a greater impact on the west than that of its Greek polis counterparts.
Neither Herodotus nor Xenophon mention Zoroaster’s name, suggesting that neither he nor his religion was widely known (Greenberg, 1997). If the Zoroastrian religion was a large influence, it is doubtful that two of the most detailed recorders of ancient history neglected to incorporate the name within their accounts. It could also be argued that the absence of the Zoroaster’s name was motivated by a bigger picture. Since both Herodotus and Xenophon were Greek sources, it is a potential that their neglect to include Zoroaster’s name was because they wanted to prevent the spread of knowledge from a primarily Persian religion. This is most likely not the case because of the religious freedoms that most of the Persian rulers allowed their citizens.
The Empires of Persia originated in Iran’s land. Iran was improving quickly under the radar of other countries and during the sixth century rulers of province of Persia in southwestern Iran embarked on multiple conquests that shaped them to become a huge empire. The Empires of Persia through four ruling dynasties from the Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, and Sasanids maintained Persia’s traditional imperial rule through Asia for a millennium. The Empires of Persia was ruled for a long time with many dynasties sustaining and build off tradition. First, starting with the Achaemenid rulers, who built good roads across their realm which solidified their economic foundations.
Like Rome’s provinces, Persia’s satrapies began to become more independent, which lead to a weakened military. Persia went into constant warfare with the Greeks and Alexander the Great eventually invaded Persia. Like the Roman Empire, the internal strifes of the empire were the fundamental reasons why the empire
As king, the pharaoh had many duties that were civic and religious. The people saw him as the living Horus and the son of Ra. They believed only pharaoh could sacrifice to the gods and only the pharaoh could appoint the priests to serve the gods in his place. The people believed that he became Osiris after death and would continue to help his people in the afterlife. Pharaoh was the commander-in-chief of the army and the highest judge in the land. The people saw the pharaoh as essential for keeping their lives in balance and keeping harmony in Egypt. His rule was absolute.
...ti-colored and multi-raced people, which was something that almost none of the other ancient empires had. It was a peaceful empire and was admired by many people. It had amazing acheivements in goverment, military and communication. It was the largest empire in the Ancient World and was an amazing empire, for the 250 years it lasted. The Persian Empire will be remembered as the largest empire in the ancient world and the most tolerant.
Zoroaster was born in northeast Iran or Southwest Afghanistan. They aren’t sure of his exact birthdate but it is sometime during the bronze age with a polytheistic religion, or the religion of worshiping many gods. What little known about Zoroaster is according to the Gathas who believed that as a child a demon tried to kill Zoroaster because they could tell he was a potential enemy. But that is about as much as we have about his childhood. Zoroaster later became a priest of his religion and had three wives and was the father to six children. They say that he created Zoroastrianism because one time he was walking the river banks trying to find answers to his religions questions when the angel Vohu Mana told him that there is really only one true god. And at that moment Zoroastrianism was created and it was the very first religions with only one god.