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. Greco-Persian . Wars. Essential Standards. 6.C&G.. 1 . Understand . the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.. Clarifying Objectives. 6.C&G.. 1.1 Explain . 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. 11/2014. History of Persia. Built upon the collective culture of ancient Mesopotamian and Fertile Crescent Empires (from Sumerians, Babylonians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians). Ancient Persian people’s came south from the Caucasus Mt./Caspian Sea regions. 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?. 1000 – 30 B.C.E.. pg. 104 – 133. Warm-Up. What do you know about ancient Persia and Greece. ? List as many things as you can.. Ancient Iran – The Persian Empire. Introduction. Relatively little written record remains from the Persian Empire. 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. . 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.. 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. What caused the classical empires to develop and what effects did this development have on civilization?. What were the major political, religious/philosophical and cultural influences of Persia?. I. GEOGRAPHY. AKA- City-state. Made up of a city and its surrounding countryside. Each had it’s own government. Acropolis- where citizens gathered to discuss city government. Athens and Democracy. Democracy: Rule by the people. 1000-500 BCE. Land of the Aryans. Iran. , Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan. Link between western Asia and central/southern Asia. Majority of surviving historical accounts are Greek. Persian Empire. Greece Passport PSD Template. Fully customizable Photoshop layered PSD files. Put any Name, DOB, Passport No., etc. to make your own personalized Greece Id.