He allowed conquered peoples to keep their customs and religions.

He freed captives and allowed the Jewish exiles to return to their homelands.

He issued policies like the Cyrus Cylinder that supported human rights.

He destroyed cities and forced everyone to adopt his religion.

He burned down libraries and hospitals

Assyrian Empire

none of these

the belief in many gods

the belief in one god

the belief in no gods

The Royal Road

Zoroastrianism

The Cyrus Cylinder

The Persian Empire

They relied on their laws and beliefs.

They relied on the Bible.

They relied on each other.

They relied on the government.

Moses and Aaron

Nebuchadnezzar and Hammurabi

Cyrus and Darius

He allowed them to return to their homeland and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.

He forced them to adopt Persian religion and stay in exile.

He sold them to neighboring kingdoms as slaves.

He destroyed their cities and banned worship.

They forced the people to assimilate within the Persian culture.

The Persian rulers imprisoned the citizens and sentenced many to death.

They placed the citizens into slavery and worked them for the rest of their lives.

They allowed them to keep their unique cultures, languages, and religions.

Julius Caesar

Egypt

Greece

Alexander the Great

Christianity

Judaism

Jews

Islam

Moses

Abraham

Jesus

Jacob

public market

single currency

paper currency

stock market