World History Questions

In the middle of the 6th centuryB.C, a powerful empire was established in Iran this empire which lasted over two centuries is known as the Achaemenid Empire. The founder of this Empire was Cyrus with his capital at pasargadae. In 539 B.C, cyrus defeated the Babylonians and extended his empire over a vast territory up to Asia Miner. His successor was Darius I (522-486 B.C).

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The sacred books of judaism form the Old Testament and Aporypha. These books contain the history of the Jews and lay down the religious laws and ethics which they must follow.

In 37 BC, Octavian became the most powerful man in the Roman Empire for 44 years under the titles of Augustus, which meant 'holy' and imperator, meaning 'Victorious general'. He also called himself Princeps, 'first citizen of the state'. The period of Roman history beginning with his rule upto A.D 284 is called the principate. His rule and the period following it were  peaceful and  are known in history as 'Pax Romana' which means 'Roman Peace'

In Spain, where there were no protestants, a soldier named lgnatius Loyola started an organisation for clergymen to work wholly as 'soldiers of jensus' in the service of the Church. Its members came to be called jesuits. They went from place to place and won back followers in France and Germany. They established missions in india, china, Africa and the Americas to gain new adherents. The Jesuit Schools which they started to strengthen the Roman Catholic  Church are still in existence in many countries of the world.

In 454 B.C, laws were codified in Rome. The laws were written on tablets of wood and were known as 'Laws of Twelve Tables'.