Term Papers on The Persian Empire

Term Paper Title	The Persian Empire
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The Persian Empire

The Persian Empire was a glorious empire indeed! Although many European countries and western counties ignored Persia’s proper name, Iran, until the Arab conquest in 700 A.D., many countries still do consider it a very formidable opponent. This essay will give a brief summary of the history of the Persian Empire.

At around 1500 B.C., multiple Aryan tribes settled on the northern side the Iranian plateau, the most important of which was the Medes. On the southern side were the Persians who had emigrated from Parusa. The Persians named that land “Parsumash”. In the late 6th century B.C., The warrior chief, Hakhamanish, was the first prominent leader of the Persians. During his reign, the Medes dominated the Persians and a new leader rose to overthrow the Median leaders. His name was Cyrus The Great. In 546 B.C. he conquered the kingdom of Lydia and, shortly after, the kingdom of Babylonia. Doing so, he established the Persian Empire as the preeminent power of the world.

Cyrus’s son, Cambyses II, became the heir...

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