Cyrus
first great ruler of the Achaemenid Empire
Darius
brought the height of the Achaemenid Empire
Persepolis
the new capital established by Darius
Tribute
Annual gifts
Standardized coins
An easier method of standardizing taxation
Qanat
Underground sewage system
Achaemenid
The first Persian empire
Anatolia
Modern day turkey
Satrapies
Administrative and taxation instructs "states"
Satrap
Governor
Royal Road
The lifeblood of the empire that connects it all together
Xerxes
Caused the ill will between the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Also caused the decline of the Achaemenid empire.
Bureaucrats
An official in a government department
Seleucids
Inherited most of the Achaemenid land when Alexander died
Magi
preserved the teachings of Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism
a monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster