Society
Even though the land was located in the Fertile Crescent, the amount of precious metals found in Persia made capitalism more powerful than farming, and the land had an unusual amount of traders vs peasants for the time. (Persian Culture) Freedom was a big part of the society, even in an absolute monarchy, the people could choose not to follow the main religion, and none of the people were enslaved. (Persian Culture) The Cyrus Cylinder encrypted the description of freedom which was proposed the Cyrus the Great in 538 B.C.(Persian Culture)