The Persian Empire

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The Persian Empire
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Section 3
A. Comparing and Contrasting As you read about the Persian Empire, take notes
to fill in the Venn diagram below to compare the reign of King Cyrus with that of
King Darius.
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Summarizing On the back of this paper, describe the basic beliefs of the religion
founded by Zoroaster.
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