HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Indus River, Iranian Peoples, Persian Language
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Formation of primary persian political and religious tradition, How did darius contribute to the formation of the primary political tradition of the. How did zoroaster contribute to the formation of the primary religious tradition of the. The rise of persian empire: from babylonian to assyrian- the babylonian empire was replaced by the. Assyrian empire between the 5th and 8th century bc. However, the assyrians suffered from repeated invasions from a variety of nomadic tribes. The persians, like the medes, were ancient iranians. Persians were distinct from other communities in the region by their use of the. Persian language, which is considered the mother tongue for the region. The small, short-lived median empire was eventually replaced by the persian empire. The medes and persians conquered the entire region west of the indus river. Valley, effectively ending the assyrian empire: major dynasties of the persian empire. Dynasty- a succession of rulers from the same family or line; people within an empire.
