PPT-The Persian Empire California Standard 6.4.5

The Persian Empire California Standard 645 Outline the founding expansion and political organization of the Persian Empire How did it begin The Assyrian Empire was small Israelite state by Tigris River In 700 BCE it included. The Assyrian and Persian Empires. Hundred of years after Hammurabi’s death in 1750 BCE the Assyrians united the region again.. The Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires. Assyria lies north of Babylon along the Tigris River. . LaPlant Global 9 Our Lady Of . Lourdes. Chapter . 2, Section 3. monotheistic belief in one god. Indo-Europeans One of the most important nomadic groups who used a language derived from a single parent tongue.. 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.. 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. Emprie. The Persians. At about the same time that the Athenians were creating a democracy, the Persian Empire was rising in the east.. Persians began as an unorganized, nomadic people who often fought other people of Southwest Asia, sometimes winning, sometimes losing.. 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.. Geography. . Extended from the North of the Caspian Sea to the South of the Persian . Located in modern day Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Had the Euphrates, Tigris, and Indus River . Wars INTRO:. Essential Standards. 6.C&G.1 . Understand the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.. 6.C&G.1.1 Explain the origins and structures of various governmental systems (e.g., democracy, absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy).. Essential Question. : . What is the difference between . a “river valley civilization” &. an “empire”? . Class Activity. :. What is an “empire”? . How are “empires” different from . Go over the timeline. We’re moving on to bigger and better civilizations starting today! We’re officially in the “Classical Period” from 600 BCE – 600 CE. HOMEWORK:. Reading due by next class – p.74-86. 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. WORLD HISTORY READERS Level 1- ⑨ THE PERSIAN EMPIRE The Acropolis in Athens, Greece When and where did the Persians have their empire? For almost two hundred years, from 550 BC to 330 BC, the Persian Empire was the most powerful state in the world. Unlike the Assyrians using force to control their empire, the Persians used tolerance and diplomacy to create one of the most powerful empires up to that point in history. . Cyrus the Great. In 550 B.C., Persia’s king Cyrus began conquering neighboring kingdoms. . World History . I. Main Ideas. Geography – Persia’s location between Mesopotamia and India was a bridge between eastern and western Asia.. Government – Cyrus used a policy of toleration to control the Persian Empire..