B + T's Near East Final
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Created by:
tlake1 on April 30, 2009
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Historical Individuals - Medes and Persians
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8 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Umakishtar / Cyaxares |  Temporary leader of the Medes when they whupped Assyria in 614; caused Babylon to make the Median wall. |
| Ishtumegu / Astyages | Leader of the Medes. When the Medes rebelled against him, Cyrus II was able to defeat him and gain control of all of the Zagros. |
| Achaemenes | Ancestor of the dynasty in Faros, south of Elam and Medea. Hence, the Achaemenids. |
| Cyrus II (the great) | 550: Ownt Ishtumegu. 547: Conquered Lydia. 539: Took Babylon. Basically, Cyrus conquered Mesopotamia and part of Anatolia. |
| Cambyses | Expanded Persian empire into Egypt, and overextended himself. Became king of Egypt. |
| Darius | Usurped Persian throne, expanded more into Africa, exacting tribute from Nubia. Also took Lydia. Also fought in Scythia. Also went to Greece and lost at Marathon. |
| Xerxes | Failed to expand the Persian empire, was obsessed with fighting Greece. Sucked out. |
| Cyrus III (the younger) | 401: Hired 10,000 Greek mercenaries to fight his brother Artaxerxes for control of the Persian empire. Was winning pretty hardcore until he got his ass ganked. |
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