ANCIENT PERSIANS

LEGAL SYSTEMS

• King Cyrus was the Persian King
• After Cyrus' death, his son Cambyses took over
• Cambyses neglected to follow his fathers wise example of ruling
• Darius was Cambyses successor & restored peace & stability

GOVERNMENT

• Cyrus was kind and tolerant to his people
• Military genious, had many victories
• His method of governing, reveled a wise and tolerant view of empire

ART FORMS

• Sculpted figures were common
• Figures bringing gifts to Darius (the king after Cambyses)

CONTRUBUTIONS TO THE WORLD

• Intoroduced the 4 horse chariot
• Built a road that connected Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia
• The Zoroastrian religion had concepts of satan, angels ane one god.
• These concepts can be found in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam