PPT-Greece and Iran Ancient Iran (Persia)

1000500 BCE Land of the Aryans Iran Afghanistan Pakistan Turkmenistan Link between western Asia and centralsouthern Asia Majority of surviving historical accounts are Greek Persian Empire. Are you planning to visit Iran? Are you wondering It is safe to visit Iran? or Do I need a visa for Iran? And how hard is to get a visa? or even Is it safe for US citizens to visit Iran? There lots of important information to do or not to do in Iran, and on this slides we have listed some of most important tips that you need to know before or during visit Iran. We hope that these tips help you to get the most out of your trip to Iran. David Albright. ISIS. November 3, 2013. Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the American . Physical Society Forum on Physics/Society & GWU Elliott School. Photo of Natanz, DigitalGlobe. Jon Wolfsthal. Deputy Director CNS. US Institute for Peace – June 10, 2014. US-Iranian Ties/Tensions Have a Long History. 1950s with Overthrow of Iranian PM . Mossadegh. 1960s - 1970s US Support for Shah. 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. . Greco-Persian . Wars. Essential Standards. 6.C&G.. 1 . Understand . the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.. Clarifying Objectives. 6.C&G.. 1.1 Explain . 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?. 1000 – 30 B.C.E.. pg. 104 – 133. Warm-Up. What do you know about ancient Persia and Greece. ? List as many things as you can.. Ancient Iran – The Persian Empire. Introduction. Relatively little written record remains from the Persian Empire. What is this war about anyway. ?. Saddam Hussein . Ayatollah Khomeini . Iraq has oil…. Iraq’s oil is good quality. It exists in great quantity . It is cheap to produce. Costs about $1.00 . a barrel (yes 1 dollar). Countries and Concepts: Politics, Geography, Culture 12/e. By Michael G. . Roskin. Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. . Sergio . Pitamitz. /Corbis. Iran’s Geography. Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. . 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).. 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. David Albright. ISIS. November 3, 2013. Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the American . Physical Society Forum on Physics/Society & GWU Elliott School. Photo of Natanz, DigitalGlobe. es in Persianate Societies ($5,000). 2004: Open Society Institute Grant for organization of second biennial conference of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies in Yerevan, Armenia ($