KERALA PSC / WORLD HISTORY / PERSIAN CIVILIZATION / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES

 

KERALA PSC / WORLD HISTORY / PERSIAN CIVILIZATION / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES

KERALA PSC / WORLD HISTORY / PERSIAN CIVILIZATION / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES

·      Persian Civilization existed in modern Iran

·      Persians belonged to the Indo-European race

·      Cyrus was the strongest of the Persian rulers

·      Cyrus is considered as the founder of the Persian Empire

·      Greatest of the Persian rulers was Darius I

·      Darius I was responsible for the foundation of the ever largest empires of the world

·      The Greeco-Persian conflict began during the period of Darius I

·      The Battle of Marathon (BC 490) between the Persians and Athenians was led by Darius I

·      The writing of the Persians was Cunieform, adopted from the Mesopotamians.

·      The Persian priests were known as ‘Maji’.

·      The English word ‘Magician’ was originated from the Persian word ‘Maji’.

·      Zorastrianism (Persian religion) was founded by Zorathushtrar

·      The Parsies of India believe in Zorastrianism

·      Ahuramazda is the God of the Zorastrian religion

·      ‘Ahriman’ was considered as the evil spirit by the Persians

·      ‘Avesta’ (Zend Avesta) is the sacred book of Zorastrianism

·      ‘Avesta’ is known as ‘Persian Bible’

KERALA PSC / WORLD HISTORY / PERSIAN CIVILIZATION / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY / NOTES