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The Rise of New Empires

The Rise of New Empires. By: Group 5 — Matthew Ballweg. Assyrians. A Semitic-speaking people who exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire by 700 B.C. . Nebuchadnezzar.

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The Rise of New Empires

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  1. The Rise of New Empires By: Group 5 — Matthew Ballweg

  2. Assyrians A Semitic-speaking people who exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire by 700 B.C.

  3. Nebuchadnezzar Chaldean king that made Babylonia the leading state in Western Asia after the collapse of the Assyrian Empire.

  4. Persians Indo-Europeans who lived in what is today southwestern Iran. Primarily nomadic, the Persians were eventually unified by one family.

  5. Cyrus Member of the Persian family that created a powerful Persian state that stretched from Asia Minor to India. Ruled from 559 B.C. to 530 B.C.

  6. Darius Ruled from 521 B.C. to 486 B.C. Added a new Persian province in western India and then conquered Thrace in Europe.

  7. Satrapies Darius strengthened the Persian government by dividing the empire into 20 provinces called satrapies.

  8. Satrap A governor of each province

  9. Royal Road Road that stretched from Lydia to Susa, the empire’s chief capital. Officials could easily travel on this road and roads similar to this road.

  10. Immortals The Persian army’s cavalry force and elite infantry force. Known as Immortals because whenever a member was killed, he was replaced immediately.

  11. Monarchy Persian rule by a king or queen.

  12. Zoroastrianism The Persian’s religion. Named after their religious leader, Zoroaster who was born in 660 B.C.

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