WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PERSIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the king who first formed the Persian Empire?
A
Darius I
B
Darius II
C
Xerxes
D
Cyrus the Great
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cyrus the Great-the leader of one such tribe-began to defeat nearby kingdoms, including Media, Lydia and Babylon, joining them under one rule. He founded the first Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, in 550 B.C. The first Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great soon became the world’s first superpower.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian: , Xšāça, lit. ‘The Empire’ or ‘The Kingdom’) was the ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC, known also as the First Persian Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Darius I, byname Darius the Great, (born 550 bc-died 486), king of Persia in 522–486 bc, one of the greatest rulers of the Achaemenid dynasty, who was noted for his administrative genius and for his great building projects.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire and king of Persia from 559 to 530 BC. He is venerated in the Hebrew Bible as Cyrus the Messiah for conquering Babylon and liberating the Jews from captivity.

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