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Khan Academy: Cyrus the Great and the Achaemenid Empire

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Learn how Cyrus the Great overthrew the Medians to establish the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire). Follow the history of this empire in his video which includes a timeline. [13:53]

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Concepts
alexander the great, egypt, iran
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achaemenes, achaemenid dynasty, babylon, bardiya, cambyses, darius the great, fars, greco-persian wars, khan academy, khan academy: cyrus the great and the achaemenid empire, median empire, pars, persian empire, philip of macedon, solomon's temple, persian empire (560 to 332 bc)
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional