PPT-This is Persia… Built on earlier Central Asian and Mesopotamian civilizations,

Persia developed the largest empire in the world How did Persia govern its empire WHI4a Oldest Civilization Iron Technology Hebrews WHI4a Persians as rulers Tolerance acceptance of conquered peoples. 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. Human . Origins & the Emergence of Human Communities, to 500 BCE. African Genesis: Interpreting the Evidence. In . 1859, Charles Darwin . published, . On the Origin of . Species. -species . evolve . 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. . 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.. 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.. 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.. th. . Today, You Will Need:. Classical Mediterranean Civilizations Reading. Classical Mediterranean Civilizations Questions and Responses. Writing Tools (Paper and Pen; Highlighters) . Learning Target:. 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. . Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. 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.. 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. . Unit 1. Admit . Slip- 9/29. What do you think of when you hear the word Egypt?. Neolithic Revolution. Hunting. and . gathering. were replaced by agriculture and . domesticating. animals as primary means to obtain . 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. . Satellite View. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S.