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Ch 4 sec 3. Persia Located in SW Iran Warrior and nomads who heard cattle Cyrus the Great—builds large empire Treats captives fairly Empire is about the.

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2 Persia Located in SW Iran Warrior and nomads who heard cattle Cyrus the Great—builds large empire Treats captives fairly Empire is about the size of US

3 Darius 521 BC Organizes gov’t to make more efficient Empire is divided into 20 provinces – Called Satrapies – Ruled by official call satrap—protector of the Kingdom Satrap is tax collector, judge, chief of police and head army recruiter Paid Army

4 Religion Zoroastrianism-Monotheistic Supreme being

5 Battle of Marathon 490 BC Persians land 20,000 Soldiers Short distance from Athens 10,000 Greeks Wait, Persian general is impatient Leads strongest soldiers 1 st Greeks charge and destroy weak soldiers Darius dies in 486 BC Xerxes-son takes over

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