PPT-Greece and Persia

Persia becomes an Empire While the Athenians were taking the first steps toward creating a democracy a new power was rising in the East This power the Persian Empire would one day attack Greece But early in their history the Persians were an unorganized nomadic people It took the skills of leaders like Cyrus the Great and Darius I to change that situation Under these leaders the Persians created a huge empire one of the mightiest of the ancient world. Before the war. 400s B.C.: Persian Empire intends to extend influence over all of Europe. Greek city-states cooperate with each other in resisting the Persian attack. The Persian Wars. 546 B.C.: Persian armies led by Cyrus II, conquered Greek city-states of Ionia in Asia Minor. Greece & Iran (Persia). 1000 BCE – 600 CE. Geography & Resources. Iran (Persia). Huge empire. Primarily land-based. Protected by mountains, deserts, Persian Gulf-open to attack from Central Asian nomads. Persia. Lies between Mesopotamia and central Asia.. Subject to various invasions and migrations from the east. People were Indo-European. Had strong military emphasis and tradition. 600 BCE. Began conquests throughout the regions that led to 1000 year empire.. Iran/Persia. Iran/Persia. To be clear- Iran and Persia are the same place.. Ringed by mountains and lacking resources, Persia was a hostile landscape and had few resources. What does this mean for the economy?. Persia becomes an Empire. While the Athenians were taking the first steps toward creating a democracy, a new power was rising in the East. This power, the Persian Empire, would one day attack Greece. But early in their history, the Persians were an unorganized nomadic people. It took the skills of leaders like Cyrus the Great and Darius I to change that situation. Under these leaders, the Persians created a huge empire, one of the mightiest of the ancient world.. The Greeks at War. AIM: . Why . were . the conquests of Alexander the Great important to the development of the Western World?. Do Now: . Quiz. Write Down Aim in Notebook. Thermopylae. “. Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.”. 600 BCE-600 CE. Characteristics of an Empire. Takes over others and manipulates them to follow the central power. . Creates rules and regulations that connects those that are conquered to the central power, but that central power doesn’t have to follow those rules. . Maps can help sometimes…. Osman. Successful . Ghazi. . g. “Warrior for . I. slam”. Followers became the Ottomans. Built Muslim state in modern day Turkey between 1300-1326. Cannons and gunpowder made him successful. Persia developed the largest empire in the world. .. How did Persia govern its empire?. WHI.4a. Oldest Civilization. Iron Technology. Hebrews. WHI.4a. Persians as rulers. Tolerance. (acceptance) of conquered peoples. The Parthenon. I. Geography. Mountains. divided Greece and led to cultural and political divisions.. Greece is made up of two . peninsula. (southern most part of the Balkan Peninsula and the Peloponnese Peninsula) that is . Greece has few natural resources and is 80% mountains, making agriculture difficult . Greece used the sea for trade and transportation. Greece set up trading colonies along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. The Greek Polis: What is a Polis?. POLIS. a Greek city-state.. *. What is a city-state?*. . ACROPOLIS. a citadel on top of a hill. . AGORA. town marketplace.. What purpose did the acropolis serve?. PERSIAPERSIA is the tradix00740069onal and historical name of the region known today as modern-day IRAN Since ancient x00740069mes Persia has remained a powerful polix00740069cal and cultural force in Greece Passport PSD Template. Fully customizable Photoshop layered PSD files. Put any Name, DOB, Passport No., etc. to make your own personalized Greece Id.