3 Primary sources: The Achaemenid Persian Empire

This resource includes 3 separate primary sources from eyewitnesses to events in the topic Persia - from Cyrus II to the death of Darius III and activities based on the source including who wrote the source, what we know about the writer, how their presence at the historical incidents impacts their writing, whether the information is reliable and the purpose of the writing. The 3 sources are:
+ Herodotus describes Persian religion, c.490-420 BCE
+ Diodorus Siculus reports that Artaxerxes II appoints a Greek(!) to command the Persian navy, 398-7 BCE
+ Artaxerxes I gives Nehemiah permission to rebuild the Jerusalem temple, 445-4 BCE
Each source and analysis questions are on a single page.
This task is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 6
Higher School Certificate course
Historical Periods
Option D: Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III
The outcome being developed is: AH12-6 analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument.