Instead of using the Veritas cards, I want to take a little break and gather a time line of the events that were going on in different parts of the world during this time. We have studied a little about the Persian Empire and today we will go into a little more detail.
Iran is the country today in the place where the Persian Empire used to be. There were two groups who migrated from Central Asia to Persia around 2,800 years ago. The groups were the Persians and the Medes.
The ruler of the Persians, Cyrus, rebelled against the Medes and made Persia the center of a mighty new empire. The capital city, Ecbatana, (which is buried under the modern city of Hamadan, was on the Silk Road.
The empire extended from the Mediterranean to Afghanistan. The Persians were fair rulers. Darius I extended the empire into India and Greece. He appointed satraps, or governors, to be over each province. Some of the items they paid taxes on were cereal, silver and agricultural products.
Info taken from The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
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