PPT-The Empires of Persia Chapter 7

The Achaemenid Empire IndoEuropean migrants to Persia Iran subject to Mesopotamian empires Pastoral limited agriculture Clanbased Militarily strong horseriding archers The Achaemenid. Wars among the . Greek . poli. were . common in the . fifth century before . the Common Era, . but the city-states . united to defend . themselves against . Persia, the most powerful empire in the world at that time. . 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?. on pages 19 and 21 gives examples of howthe Persian believers were persecuted in the early centuries. 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. . THE . EARLY MODERN PERIOD, . (1450-1750). “THE . WORLD . SHRINKS”. The World Map Changes. Several . European countries acquire . OVERSEAS EMPIRES. New . LAND BASED EMPIRES emerge . in Asia and eastern Europe. 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. Wars among the . Greek . poli. were . common in the . fifth century before . the Common Era, . but the city-states . united to defend . themselves against . Persia, the most powerful empire in the world at that time. . Land Empires. Control of huge lands & people. Requires large military investment. Vulnerable to land & sea routes. Requires massive infrastructure investment. Superior technology used to suppress natives. Formation of the Islamic Empires. (Ottoman, . Safavid. , Mughal). The Ottoman Empire. Osman & . Ottoman Expansion. Mehmed. the Conqueror. Suleyman. the Magnificent. Founder of dynasty. 1289-1923. ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.. *. The Islamic Empires, 1500-1800. ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.. *. The Ottoman Empire (1289-1923). Osman leads bands of semi-nomadic Turks to become . Intro: Formation of the Islamic Empires. 3 empires divided up Dar al-Islam. All began as warrior principalities in frontier areas, expanded, developed administrative and military techniques. The Ottoman Empire. Motives for Imperialism. In the late 1800s, Western countries wished to join Britain in building overseas empires. Imperialism. (the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region).