Persia During The Era Of The Multicultural Empires

497 Words1 Page
bulb-icon

Recommended: Zoroastrianism and christianity

Throughout Persian history there were many great men who changed the story of time. During the era of the multicultural empires, Persia was a place where practices of the many did not preclude fresh approaches in both religion and politics. The Prophet Zoroaster introduced a religious theory that the world had never experienced before while King Cyrus II instituted a radical approach to conquering land and ruling a massive kingdom.
Little is known about the early life of the Prophet Zoroaster but is agreed that his teaching resulted in the first major religion to be both monotheistic and dualistic in nature. Zoroaster introduced the Ahura Mazda, a god who was considered the creator of everything, represented all that was good and the only

Show More
Related

  • Day Of Empire Chapter Summary

    656 Words  | 2 Pages

    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

    Read More

  • Comparing the Post-Classical Empires of Arabia and the Byzantine.

    977 Words  | 2 Pages

    Two of the most powerful powers in the post-classical period were the Arabian and Byzantine empires. Each had different political, religious, and economic differences that defined their respective cultures, and managing to create vast empires that greatly rivaled each other.

    Read More

  • All The Shah’s Men by Stephen Kinzer

    2087 Words  | 5 Pages

    Not only did the religious history play a large role in Iran’s beliefs but also foreign invaders have been imposing their power on the Iranian region for thousands of years. Iran...

    Read More

  • Mesopotamian Civilization Dbq Essay

    705 Words  | 2 Pages

    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

    Read More

  • A Comparison of the Values of Classical India, China, and Persia

    1649 Words  | 4 Pages

    During the era known as the time of the classical civilizations, there were numerous noticeable changes occurring in many civilizations and city-states around the world. In India, China, and Persia in particular, one could see the influence of religion and philosophy on the political and social structure of the time.

    Read More

  • The Role Of Persian Money In The Peloponnesian War

    1830 Words  | 4 Pages

    While Persian financial support undeniably contributed to the Spartan’s victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War, modern historians have over-emphasized the importance of that assistance to their eventual victory. Persian money allowed the Peloponnesian forces to stay in the fight, which had quickly dissolved into a war of attrition after the Athenian’s defeat at Syracuse. However, there were several negative aspects of the Persian/Peloponnesian alliance which detrimentally affected Sparta’s ability to effectively wage war against Athens. Included in this was the tendency for Persian Satraps to withhold pay and reinforcements, or to provide that pay irregularly. Additionally, Persia’s insistence that Sparta recognize their control over all Ionian cities prior to any treaty being completed led

    Read More

  • The Rise Of Ancient Greece And Persia Empires

    1496 Words  | 3 Pages

    Greece and Persia are two of the four great empires that rose to the top rapidly. Both empires have well organized political systems that greatly influenced the way later governments were structured in the United States and Europe. Greece and Persia empire’s structures weighed greatly on their development and growth, but the diverse topographies of Greece and Persia also made a vast impact. These features affected the cultures and even how the political government changed overtime.

    Read More

  • Herodotus And Persian Religion

    2253 Words  | 5 Pages

    Even if Greek sources often present us with a biased version of events, we cannot deny that in certain cases, especially in Greece, the Persian kings operated in a destructive manner towards Greek religion. However, when one takes a deeper look into the whole picture and studies also he non-Greek sources, a more tolerant and inclusive image of Achaemenid rulers comes out. It is evident that there are contrasts between the two sets of sources. However, in conclusion, we find some parallelism between these sources and can say that, Persian kings, ultimately, only demanded loyalty from both their Iranian and non-Iranian subjects. In return, these people were allowed to honour whichever gods they pleased without fear.

    Read More

  • Cyrus the Great

    1676 Words  | 4 Pages

    The greatest leaders in history often leave behind some sort of legacy. Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Persian Empire around 500 B.C., which was the largest empire of its time (Cyrus II, the Great). The empire stretched from ancient Iran, and grew to include an area reaching from Greece to India (Persian Empire). Cyrus’ reign saw some of the first contacts between Persia and Greece, and helped Persia gain the political power that had once been held by the people of Mesopotamia (Cyrus, the Great). Cyrus the Great proved to be an effective leader who developed a strong military that was stationed strategically throughout the empire to stop rebellions and keep trade routes safe, treated captives like the jews kindly, and implemented an organized administration of government that included satraps who governed locally.

    Read More

  • A Comparison Of Cyrus The Great And Cyrus The Great

    576 Words  | 2 Pages

    The vast expansion of the Persian Empire led it to encompass a variety of different peoples and cultures that required strategic governing to maintain by the two prominent leaders, Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great. Cyrus the Great took a unique approach to assimilating the subjugated peoples. Most conquerors of his time “normally pillaged defeated cities and enslaved their populations” (Carriedo). In contrast, Cyrus had several governing principles that allowed him to be viewed as a more favorable leader in the eyes of his subjects. Darius the Great took control of a vast empire that needed to have a well-organized bureaucracy. He “strengthened central control while perpetuating the local autonomy characteristic of nomadic society” through the use of satraps who were members of the ethnic group they were expected to rule (Carriedo). Persian political structure under the ruler’s Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great, although different, was the dominant influence in the rise of the Persian Empire as it lead to the assimilation of the conquered in a manner that allowed the empire to...

    Read More

  • Characteristics Of The Persian Empire

    703 Words  | 2 Pages

    With the knowledge I have gained, I believe that the most ideal civilization for me to subside in would be Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great. The Persian Empire conquered many civilizations on its voyage from a nomadic tribe to one of the world 's greatest powers. Being a world power, would allow the ideals and concepts of the Persian culture, my culture, to flourish. Yet, the most important reason why I would live with the Persians rather than any other civilization is due to how culturally diverse and tolerant they were. Unlike any other civilization before, Persians embraced the culture and traditions of the people they conquered. To me, the Persian Empire was the most modern out of all civilizations of the time. Ruling with diplomacy created an environment for cultural and racial tolerance. I would still be able to live the exact same lifestyle under the persians if I was Babylonian. This lifestyle would remind me the most of life in modern Hawaii, and will allow me to feel content. Not only do I awe over the lifestyles of the Persians, I also understand the importance of their economic success. The Persian Empire started out with great economic advantages because geographically, they were in the middle of the Eastern and Western civilizations. This created important trade routes that ran right through Persia. Plus, they started to use important metals such as iron and copper that even further advanced their civilization. With prosperous trade routes, advancements in metallurgy and other technologies, I have many opportunities to make a fortune for myself as a Persian citizen. Persia had a very complex system of roadworks and even had

    Read More

  • The World Of Ancient Persia

    1431 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the sixth century B.C, the land that we now call Iran was the center of the largest empire in the world. The kings of Ancient Persia( such as Cyrus the Great) were the leaders of a great civilization that made amazing advances in laws, goverment and communication. Founded in 550 B.C by King Cyrus the Great, the Persian Empire spanned from Egypt in the west to Turkey in the north, and through Mesopotamia to the Indus River in the east. Unlike most empires at that time, the Persian kings were benovelent rulers, and allowed a diverse variety of diffrent people with diffrent ethnic backgrounds. The Persian empire was split into three diffrent empires with three diffrent time periods but the first empire was called the Achaemenid Empire. It began with King Cyrus the Great and ended with King Darius III.

    Read More

  • The Fall of the Persian Empire to the Greeks

    1517 Words  | 4 Pages

    One of the most powerful empires of the day, the Persian Empire threatened the Greeks in 499 BC. The Persian Empire ruled by Darius, at that time stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River Valley. Greatly outnumbering the Greeks, the Persians should have easily conquered them. The Greeks were able to defeat the Persians because they united for a sole purpose. This unification provided the strength they needed to win decisive military and naval sea battles.

    Read More

  • Culture Of Persian Culture

    1049 Words  | 3 Pages

    Dating all the way back to 550 BC, Persia was once its very own empire with its own religion, government, and culture. In 663, due to political and economical benefits, Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arabian general, conducted an invasion on Persia and the decline in original Persian culture and religion began. Efforts to fight off Arab invaders were unsuccessful, as by 651, many of the larger, more influential cities were dominated by the Arab race, religion, and culture. Now, Persians had to choose whether they would conform to Arab culture and Islamic religion, or whether they would rebel and fight to keep their inherited traditions and beliefs. Even after the initial invasion, the Persians would still revolt and attempt to win back their country b...

    Read More

  • Monotheism In Ancient Chinese Religion

    330 Words  | 1 Pages

    In Zoroastrianism Ahuramazda appears as a supreme and transcendent deity, depending on the date of Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism can be considered as the first monotheistic Indo-European

    Read More

More about Persia During The Era Of The Multicultural Empires

Open Document