How did the Persian Empire arise, and how was it governed?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Growth of Persian Empire
1. trade and empire are mutually nourishing
2. conquerors from the highlands of Mesopotamia used the traditions of the Akkadians and Assyrians to create the Persian Empire
3. an alliance of farmers
B. Founding of the Persian Empire
1. Cyrus the Great
a. launched a coup to take over one of the biggest successor-states of Assyria, the kingdom of the Medes
b. power reached almost the farthest limits the Persian Empire would ever attain
2. it was a conquest state with poor resources
3. Persians put these world-conquering ambitions into practice
4. joined regions together
5. empire of unprecedented scale that relied on long-range trade
a. increased need for communications
b. built extensive road system for armies and tribute
C. Persian government
1. helped subjects in remote regions
2. built canals, irrigation projects
3. Persian rulers conciliated subjects
4. Persian kings were not gods, but their right to rule was god-given
5. women served as court personnel but did not have sexual equality
a. had the lowest paying jobs
b. women could hold property in their own right, giving them some power in the political arena
6. essentially strong, well-run, and easily governed
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