PPT-The Persian Empire The Persians

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 BC Persias king Cyrus began conquering neighboring kingdoms . California Standard 6.4.5. 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 Mesopotamia, some of Asia Minor, Egypt and Palestine . 500 B.C.. Greece. Persia. Greek and Persian Empires. The Persian territory was very large, and needed to be linked by road systems.. The Royal Road was the largest (1500 miles).. The Road connected Persia to Anatolia and had stations along the way for travelers to obtain food, water, and fresh horses.. Detail of Persian Campaigns. Difference Between Persia, Greece. Persians. Absolute monarchy, centered on Persian “King of Kings”. Empire of conquered people, fighting b/c their king told them to. Wars. The Persian Wars. A series of battles between Persia and the Greeks that lasted . 50 years. From 499 - 449 BC. Resulted in unifying the Greeks and started the decline of the Persian empire. The Persian Empire. 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.. Napoleon Bonaparte. Empire. “a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority; . especially. . :. one having an emperor as chief of state “. The Persian Wars, 499-479 BCE. Classical Greece. Greece was not alone in the ancient world. . Other civilizations were developing around the Mediterranean. . One of the largest and most powerful was the . 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.. 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. 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. 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.. 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.. 2) Why were conquered people allowed to keep their own customs under Persian rule. ?. . Chapter 9 The Greek World . Mr. Hollingsworth’s World History. November 27, 2017. Section 1 Greece and Persia.