PPT-The Persian Empire

500 BC 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. . 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.. 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 . 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.. 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. World History – Libertyville HS. Who were the Persians?. Centered in modern Iran, which literally means “Land of the Aryans”. At its height, Empire covered parts of three continents – Asia, Europe, and Africa. 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.. 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).. Ancient Greece Map. Athens . Sparta . Corinth . Delphi . Olympia . Thebes. Collection of city-states. Because farmland was so scarce, warfare amongst Greek settlements was common.. Had to look elsewhere for food. 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. 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.