Which statement is true of Cyrus the Great?

A. He established a new religion that spread throughout the Persian Empire.

B. He expanded his empire from Central Asia all the way to the British Isles.

C. He treated his subjects with fairness to create a strong empire.

D. He defeated the Greek military by building a strong navy and army.

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Arielle Mccormick

23 February, 22:35

Which statement is true of Cyrus the Great?

A. He established a new religion that spread throughout the Persian Empire.

B. He expanded his empire from Central Asia all the way to the British Isles.

C. He treated his subjects with fairness to create a strong empire.

D. He defeated the Greek military by building a strong navy and army.

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Courtney Lindsey · Answer 1

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Cyrus the Great ... Cyrus the Great, the leader of the Persians, conquered the Medes and united the Iranian people under one ruler for the first time. Cyrus became the first king of the Persian Empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.

In 539 B. C., the armies of Cyrus the Great, the first king of ancient Persia, conquered the city of Babylon. But it was his next actions that marked a major advance for Man. He freed the slaves, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and established racial equality. These and other decrees were recorded on a baked-clay cylinder in the Akkadian language with cuneiform script.

Known today as the Cyrus Cylinder, this ancient record has now been recognized as the world's first charter of human rights. It is translated into all six official languages of the United Nations and its provisions parallel the first four Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.