The Assyrians emerged with dominant power in Mesopotamia. They came from the northern part of Mesopotamia. Because their flat land made them vulnerable to attacks, they had to develop a violent behavior to …show more content…
Cyrus the Great was able to rule the Persian Empire through Zoroastrianism. He was able to keep control of the empire and rule by using religion. He invoked spiritual justifications with this to ensure his rule. Religion helped unite the nation. This was a large empire that proved effectively ruled using religion. The Empire failed after people began to question the divinity of their leader, and satrapies (taxing buildings) were unstable with power. The Persian tried to invade Greek on two occasions. The first invasion failed, which lead to an intense crisis. This weakened the Persian Empire each time and eventually Alexander the Great defeats the Persian Empire in 330