CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What were the origins of the Persian Empire?
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It was founded on a dry plateau in modern-day India.
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It was founded when Darius I crushed a Greek revolt.
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It began when the Greeks overthrew the Median Empire.
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It began when Cyrus the Great united nomadic herding tribes.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Persian Empire started as a collection of semi-nomadic tribes who raised sheep, goats and cattle on the Iranian plateau. Cyrus the Great-the leader of one such tribe-began to defeat nearby kingdoms, including Media, Lydia and Babylon, joining them under one rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cyrus II of Persia ( c. 600–530 BC; Old Persian: Kūruš), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire.
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