PPT-The Challenge of Persia

The Persian Wars 499479 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 . Before the war. 400s B.C.: Persian Empire intends to extend influence over all of Europe. Greek city-states cooperate with each other in resisting the Persian attack. The Persian Wars. 546 B.C.: Persian armies led by Cyrus II, conquered Greek city-states of Ionia in Asia Minor. 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?. The Greeks at War. AIM: . Why . were . the conquests of Alexander the Great important to the development of the Western World?. Do Now: . Quiz. Write Down Aim in Notebook. Thermopylae. “. Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.”. 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. . Chapter 12. What you really need to know. 1. Largest Continuous Land Empire. It promoted the spread of ideas and movement of. people in Eurasia.. Pax. . Mongolica. Exposed Europeans to Gunpowder for the first time. . 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. What caused the classical empires to develop and what effects did this development have on civilization?. What were the major political, religious/philosophical and cultural influences of Persia?. I. GEOGRAPHY. 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. . The . Achaemenid. Empire. Indo-European migrants to Persia (Iran) – subject to Mesopotamian empires. Pastoral, limited agriculture. Clan-based. Militarily strong – horse-riding archers . The . Achaemenid. PERSIAPERSIA is the tradix00740069onal and historical name of the region known today as modern-day IRAN Since ancient x00740069mes Persia has remained a powerful polix00740069cal and cultural force in Downloaded from https://annals.org by University of Pittsburgh user on 09/05/2019 Tabl 1 Somati Symptom Commonl Associate wit War-Relate Medica an Psychologica IllnessesSymptoWa an IllnesU.S Civi WarW