[DOC] [TLE] Persian Empire - World History in Context - Gale [PAR] The Persian empire flourished in the ancient Near East from 550 to 330 B.C. ... 
began with Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, founder of the Achaemenid 
dynasty. ... In the 500s B.C., Persia was ruled by a king named Cambyses I, who 
was .... a great Iranian religious prophet* and teacher named Zoroaster emerged 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Achaemenid Empire - Wikipedia [PAR] The Achaemenid Empire also called the First Persian Empire, was an empire 
based in Western .... It was not until the time of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II of Persia)
, a descendant of Achaemenes, ... Cyrus the Great's political acumen was 
reflected in his management of his newly formed empire, as the Persian Empire 
became... [DOC] [TLE] A brief History Timeline of Persia all from the origin of human ... [PAR] Predynastic Era, Median Dynasty, Achaemenid Dynasty, Alexander's Invasion, ... 
Persia was a power house of academic knowledge in ancient times. ..... He 
established the Persian Empire in 550 B.C.E. Cyrus the Great had a ... to the 
religion of the prophet Zarathustra and his teachings in order to respect and 
value life. [DOC] [TLE] Achaemenid Empire, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Xerxes the ... [PAR] 550-330 BCE), sometimes known as First Persian Empire, was an empire in .... in 
universal history, the role of the Achaemenid empire founded by Cyrus lies in its 
very ... Cyrus the Great also left a lasting legacy on the Jewish religion through 
his ... Cyrus the Great's son Cambyses II would become the king of Persia, and 
his... [DOC] [TLE] The Persians - World History International [PAR] A history of the Persians including their empire, rulers like Cyrus, Darius and 
Xerxes as ... Persia, conventional European designation of the country now 
known as Iran. ... religion founded by the prophet Zoroaster, who lived in the early 
sixth ... the southern region of the plateau, which they named Parsamash or 
Parsumash. [DOC] [TLE] History of Iran: Achaemenid Society and Culture [PAR] Old Persian was never a working written language of the empire. ... Iranian 
religion in the pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid periods is a subject on which ... 
arose in the northeast of the plateau the great Iranian religious prophet and 
teacher Zoroaster. The history of the religion that he founded is even more 
complicated and... [DOC] [TLE] Where Do Zoroastrians Live, And What Do They Believe? - World Atlas [PAR] Jul 7, 2016 ... Founded in Persia several millennia ago, Zoroastrianism is one of the world's ... 
The prophet Zoroaster founded the religion which was named after him in ... the 
Achaemenid Empire around 550 B.C. Zoroastrianism flourished... [DOC] [TLE] Hakhamaneshian: Empire of Achaemenid Dynasty (CAIS) [PAR] The Empire of Achaemenid Dynasty (550-333 BCE) ... Darius also consolidated 
Persia's western conquests in the Aegean. ... During his reign, revolts in Egypt 
were crushed and garrisons established in the Levant. ..... Around 1800 BCE 
there arose in the north-east of the Irnaina plateau the great Iranian religious 
prophet... [DOC] [TLE] Zoroastrianism | religion | Britannica.com [PAR] 6 days ago ... The ancient pre- Islamic religion of Iran that survives there in ... The Iranian 
prophet and religious reformer Zarathustra (flourished ... dualistic religion 
founded by the Iranian prophet Mani) attitude, ... Vishtspa, the prophet's 
protector, can only be the namesake of the father of Darius, the Achaemenid king. [DOC] [TLE] What is the origin of Zoroastrianism? - Quora [PAR] Zoroastrianism has some historical connection to ancient Indian-Iranian religions. 
However ... However, Zoroaster is the prophet of ancient Iran (Persia). ... 
Founded by Zarathustra Spitaman, or Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism is a religion that 
... was the state religion of the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great in the 6th 
century BCE. [DOC] [TLE] Zoroastrianism - Public Encyclopedia Services Home Page [PAR] During the 7th and 6th centuries BC the ancient polytheistic religion of the 
Iranians ... Iran, but the prophet's message was to spread throughout the Persian 
Empire. ... became the

Question: Founded by & named for a Persian prophet, this religion flourished during Persia's Achaemenian empire
Answer: Zoroastrianism