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Guptas Mauryans The Han The Qin Romans Classical Civilization 8000 BCE 600 BCE ANCIENT 600 BCE 600 CE CLASSICAL Classical Periodization PHYSICAL MAP OF AREA Ancient 2000 BCE 1100 BCE. 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.. Causes. Greek colonies in Asia Minor rebelled against Persian Rule. The Mother cities like Athens sent aid to those cities, which made the Persians mad. According to legend, the Persian Emperor Darius was so mad, he had a servant whisper “Master, don’t forget the Athenians” into his ear every day.. The Greeks. Phalanx. The Creation of the Phalanx (800BC-100BC). a rectangular mass formation, . composed entirely of heavy . infantry. armed with . spears. , . pikes. , or similar weapons.. The word phalanx derives from the Greek word (. 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. “Persians” . began in Central Asia as farmers and nomadic horse and sheep breeders.. “. Iranic. ” tribes:. Persians. Medes. Parthians. Bactrians. Scythians. “Iran” translates as “Aryan”. 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 . Greece’s Finest Hours. Where is Persia?. Why Fight?. Greeks had been settling on the west coast of Asia Minor (Persia). Persia conquered these colonies. In 499 B.C. Greeks in these colonies revolted against Persian rule (they were used to ruling themselves—democracy). 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.. Who are the Persians?!. Where were the Persians? (Map on page 191). Cyrus the Great. http://www.spentaproductions.com/Cyrus-the-Great-English/cyruspreview_english.htm (5. min). A unique ruler who allowed for:. Explain what forces united the Greek city-states. Identify :. the impact of the Persian Wars on Greece. Battle of Marathon. Battle of Thermopylae. Battle of Salamis. Battle of . Platea. Delian. League. 546 BC. , these came . under Persian control. . Some fifty years later, in . 499 BC. they rebelled against Persian authority, and started. the Persian Wars . The Persian Wars. The Initial Rebellion.