https://padlet.com/20lgorman/qruifmbx1e2x circa 500 BCE en-us 2018-05-25 17:43:23 UTC 2018-05-30 17:02:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 20lgorman https://padlet.com/20lgorman/qruifmbx1e2x/wish/263701244 ~ Led Persia against their rule over the Medes in 550 BCE
~ Once Cyrus's victory was successful, Cyrus's victory was marked as the start of the Persian Empire
~ Takes over South Asia, and most of Asia Minor around 559-530 BCE
~ Lived from 585-529 BCE
~ Once he conquered Babylonia, he let the Babylonians keep their styles of life, and not force them to use the Persian laws
~ He also let the Babylonian slaves that were Jews return home
~ Cyrus thought that if he let his people have their own customs, then they would be less likely to rebel]]> 2018-05-25 17:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/20lgorman/qruifmbx1e2x/wish/263701244 20lgorman https://padlet.com/20lgorman/qruifmbx1e2x/wish/264320095 ~ For power, defeated all of his enemies
~ Expanded and restored all of Persia
~ Divided Persia into 20 provinces
~ Each province had a selected satraps, or governors, that ruled each province
~ Each satrap did all of the things that the ruler would need to do, but only in their province
~ Cyrus sometimes sent his officials to check if the satraps were still loyal to him]]> 2018-05-29 17:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20lgorman/qruifmbx1e2x/wish/264320095 20lgorman https://padlet.com/20lgorman/qruifmbx1e2x/wish/264320140 ~  Darius's son
~ In 480 BCE Persia attacked Greece
~ When Xerxes attacked, two states in Greece, Athens and Sparta, who were enemies, joined forces to defend themselves from the Persians
~ While Sparta sent their army to attack the Persians., the athenian navy fought the persian army
~ Sparta sent 1,400 soldiers to attack Persia
~ Eventually got through the army and got to Athens, thus burning it down
~ Even though Athens was burnt down, a few days later, the Athenians defeated Persia]]> 2018-05-29 17:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20lgorman/qruifmbx1e2x/wish/264320140