Mon., 3/9

Do Now—Exercise 36C—Model answer:

Cyrus the Great died at the hands of Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae. His oldest son, Cambyses II, moved the Persian capital from Pasargadae to the old Elamite capital, Susa. He conquered Egypt and proclaimed himself “King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Cambyses, beloved of the goddess Wadjet.” Cambyses’ spear-bearer, Darius, took the throne next and organized the empire into administrative regions called satrapies. When the satrap, Tattenai, saw the fortified walls of Solomon’s Temple being rebuilt he stopped the work until Darius was alerted and Cyrus’s forgotten decree granting the Hebrews permission to rebuild the temple was found in a library in Ecbatana.

Read:

p. 514 – p. 518.

HW—Study Guide for Exam 6:

Due on day of exam.

Only handwritten answers on your Study Guide will be given credit.