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The Empires of Persia

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Superpowers
Iron Age
Iranian culture
Cyrus the Great
Achaemenid Empire
Ancient Egypt
Persian people
Achaemenid Assyria
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Sasanian Empire
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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 10 July 2015 Chapter 7 Outline Formation of Classic Societies, 500 BC ? 500 1, prominent societies were Persia, China, India, Mediterranean basin China/India depended on rice, millet, wheat, Persia/Mediterranean depended on wheat China, earth/wood were used for public buildings; India, wood was used; Persia/Mediterranean, architects designed buildings of brick/stone Silk roads linked China/Euro Persia Struggle between Cyrus, leader of Persia, Croesus, ruler of kingdom Lydia in southwest Anatolia; Croesus noted Persian influence/asked Greek oracle at Delphi if to go to war Oracle responded that attacking Cyrus would destroy a kingdom 546 BC, Croesus seized a town, provoking Cyrus

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