The History 205 At this time the Massagetal were ruled by a queen, named Tomyris, who at the death of her husband, the late king, had mounted the throne. To her Cyrus sent ambassadors, with instructions to court her on his part, pretending that he wished to take her to wife. Tomyris, however, aware that it was her kingdom, and not herself, that he courted, forbade the men to approach. Cyrus, therefore, finding that he did not advance his designs by this deceit, marched towards the Araxes, and openly displaying his hostile intentions; set to work to construct a bridge on which his army might cross the river, and began building towers upon the boats which were to be used in the passage. Herodotus Source: Herodotus, The History, Book I. Accessed from http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/BookLibrary/books/bibliographie/H/Herodotus/tomyris.html. O True True or False: Cyrus believed the only way to expand the Persian empire was through military means. O False While there are few written records of life in ancient Persia, archaeological evidence has helped scholars to fill in the gaps. From the remains of ancient structures, we are able to determine how the rulers controlled such a widespread territory. Though large, the Persian empire had a strong, imperial presence. Complete the following sentences with important details to explain how connected the Persians were. The Persians were unified by their religion, called believed that if they followed religious guidelines, they would achieve and most likely influenced other religions, such as , which believed in one god and had high ethical standards. The people As the Persian Empire expanded, these religious beliefs spread

The History 205 At this time the Massagetal were ruled by a queen, named Tomyris, who at the death of her husband, the late king, had mounted the throne. To her Cyrus sent ambassadors, with instructions to court her on his part, pretending that he wished to take her to wife. Tomyris, however, aware that it was her kingdom, and not herself, that he courted, forbade the men to approach. Cyrus, therefore, finding that he did not advance his designs by this deceit, marched towards the Araxes, and openly displaying his hostile intentions; set to work to construct a bridge on which his army might cross the river, and began building towers upon the boats which were to be used in the passage. Herodotus Source: Herodotus, The History, Book I. Accessed from http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/BookLibrary/books/bibliographie/H/Herodotus/tomyris.html. O True True or False: Cyrus believed the only way to expand the Persian empire was through military means. O False While there are few written records of life in ancient Persia, archaeological evidence has helped scholars to fill in the gaps. From the remains of ancient structures, we are able to determine how the rulers controlled such a widespread territory. Though large, the Persian empire had a strong, imperial presence. Complete the following sentences with important details to explain how connected the Persians were. The Persians were unified by their religion, called believed that if they followed religious guidelines, they would achieve and most likely influenced other religions, such as , which believed in one god and had high ethical standards. The people As the Persian Empire expanded, these religious beliefs spread