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hello, i need help with some stuff

Answer 1

i need at least 4 accomplishments of the persian empire, Cyrus 1, and Darius 1

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

i need 4 accomplishments of each

Answer 5

Accomplishments of Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Benevolent Conqueror

After unifying the Persians under one ruler, Cyrus and his army set out to win control of the western portion of Iran. The section of Iran included several trade routes that crossed Iran and continued through Anatolia (modern western Turkey). In addition, Cyrus conquered the nomadic tribes who lived in the eastern section of Iran. With the perimeters of his territory secure and the income from the trade routes that he now controlled in western Iran, Cyrus and his generals expanded farther and farther into the lands that neighbored Persia.

Cyrus and his generals quickly conquered the kingdom of Lydia and Greek cities along the coast of Anatolia, thus gaining access to sea ports on the Mediterranean. Unlike many conquerors, Cyrus was a gentle invader. When he conquered the kingdom of Lydia, Cyrus spared the life of the king, Croesus, and Croesus became one of Cyrus' most valued friends and advisers. Cyrus developed a reputation as a kind and merciful ruler to those that he conquered.

Map of Persian Empire, 490 B.C.E.
Map of Persian Empire, 490 B.C.E.
One of the major territories conquered by Cyrus was the Babylonian kingdom. The Babylonians captured the city of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. and forced all the Jewish inhabitants into exile in Babylon. This period of time is called the Babylonian Captivity. When the Jews learned that Cyrus and his army were sweeping towards the kingdom of Babylon, they welcomed them as liberators and assisted Cyrus' army in overthrowing the Babylonians. In 538 B.C.E. Cyrus permitted approximately forty thousand Jewish exiles to return to their homes in Jerusalem and ended the Babylonian Captivity. Once they had returned to their homeland, Cyrus used the funds he had acquired in conquering Babylon to rebuild the sacred temple of the Jewish people.

After conquering the Babylonians, Cyrus issued one of the world's first human rights charters. A cylinder containing this charter was discovered in 1878 during an excavation of ancient Babylon. In this charter, Cyrus promised to treat all the inhabitants of Babylon and the other kingdoms he conquered with respect. He swore that he would allow all inhabitants of his empire to practice their own religious and social customs without persecution. Cyrus also promised to punish anyone who acted cruelly to the religious and social minorities of his kingdom. Cyrus forbade the seizure of farmer's lands and properties and made slavery of any kind illegal. Cyrus' commitment to fair and equitable treatment of his people is exemplary by modern standards and was unique during his time period.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Darius did not begin his life as the heir to the throne of the mighty Persian Empire. Darius was the son of one of Cyrus' satraps, governors appointed by the ruler to oversee the affairs of the territory while the ruler was absent, often because he was busy acquiring new territory.

There are two existing accounts of how Darius, the son of a wealthy and powerful satrap, but nonetheless not a royal heir, took the Persian throne. According to Darius himself, Cambyses, the ruler of Persia, killed his brother and heir, Bardiya, but for obvious reasons kept the murder a secret. However, when Cambyses was away in battle, another man named Gaumata appeared and began calling himself Bardiya. With the king away in battle the new 'Bardiya' incited the Persian people to rebellion against their king. Darius, who had acted as a lance bearer for Cambyses, realized that this new revolutionary was an imposter and led a group of allies that killed Gaumata. During this upheaval Cambyses died, and Darius took the throne of Persia.

Drawing of Darius
Drawing of Darius
According to Greek historians, Darius came to the throne in a much more underhanded way. Herodotus, one of the best known Greek historians, wrote that Darius was merely one of several Persian elites who gathered together to remove the false Bardiya and bring order to the realm after the death of Cambyses.

According to Herodotus, the group decided to allow the gods to choose the next ruler of the Persian Empire. Each nobleman would be represented by his horse and the first horse to neigh would become the new king. On the day of the test Darius' groom found a mare, or female horse, and rubbed his hands on her genitals. When all the horses were gathered, the groom rubbed his hands on the nose of Darius' stallion, or male horse. Believing a lovely mare was near, the stallion neighed and began to fidget around, looking for the female. The Persians believed that the gods had spoken through the stallion and Darius became king as a result of his groom's trickery.

Like Herodotus, modern historians have questioned how Darius ascended to the throne and some now believe that the story of the imposter was a falsehood invented by Darius to make his movement to the throne more heroic. Some believe that there was no imposter and that Darius killed the true heir to the throne, Bardiya, after Cambyses died. Others allege that Darius killed Cambyses as well. With the great distance of over a thousand years, we may never know for sure how Darius became a king.

Answer 8

Accomplishments of Darius

Answer 9

i needed 4 of the empire, 4 of Cyrus 1, and 4 of Darius 1