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What are some major impacts of the Persian Empire?
The Persians were the first people to establish regular routes of communication between three continents—Africa, Asia and Europe. They built many new roads and developed the world’s first postal service.
What were the laws of the Persian Empire?
For the Persians, the king’s law was the gods’ law, and as such applied to the whole empire. Every royal decree was considered irrefutable and unchangeable law, to be obeyed by all his subjects. The king appointed a panel of special judges (all Persians) to advise him on legal matters and to try cases in his name.
How did the Persians punish people?
Being thrown to wild beasts, stoning, impaling and boiling in oil were other methods of ancient capital punishment. Perhaps the Persians were the most creative. They came up with a penalty that included the accused being forced to eat milk and honey which was then smeared all over his body.
How old was a Persian son before his father could see him?
Their sons are carefully instructed from their fifth to their twentieth year, in three things alone—-to ride, to draw the bow, and to speak the truth. Until their fifth year they are not allowed to come into the sight of their father, but pass their lives with the women.
What key event happened during the Persian Empire’s reign?
The Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis was fought in 480 BC during the Greco-Persian Wars. It was one of the greatest and most important naval battles in history, fought between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port-city of Piraeus in which the Greek allies defeated the Persian army.
How did the environment impact the Persian empire?
The 2 main ways the Persians impacted the geography of Ancient Persia was by farming and building roads. The Persians had a geography that provided them with an abundance of farmland which they used efficiently to plant and harvest vegetation. The Persians used used agricultural practices to benefit them later on.
How were laws made in Persia?
It appears that all laws were enacted by the Imperial Legislature, and promulgated by the Decree of the Great King.
What was the purpose of impaling?
Impaling is an enchantment for a trident, causing the trident to deal extra damage on each hit against aquatic mobs.
What religion was ancient Persia?
By 650 BCE, the Zoroastrian faith, a monotheistic religion founded on the ideas of the philosopher Zoroaster, had become the official religion of ancient Persia.