Persian Empire (1 jan 559 ano antes da era comum – 1 jan 331 ano antes da era comum)

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Who:
Cyrus the Great: Founder of the empire and conqueror of much of its land.
Darius I: took over tons of land and created many reforms. (Tax changes, building a university, and dividing the empire into sections.)
What: Empire, royal family, priests, nobility, soldiers, merchants, craftsman, peasants, and then slaves. Art and metal work was a massive part of their culture. The largest empire till that point.
When: 559 BCE-331 BCE
Where: Most of the Middle East.
Why: What caused them to be more successful than any other empire before?
They were the first to create regular routes of communication.
End: They fail in attacking Greece. And were attacked by Alexander the Great and the Macedonia empire.
Timely: The most well respected empire at its peak. And created technology to help the people, like refrigerators, postal services, and water systems.
Lasting: Lead people to try to recreate it. First to create regular routes between Asia, Africa, and Europe.

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