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When facing danger Ezra fasted as he prayed for wisdom and protection when he prepared the people to return to 1 Samuel 3113 1 Chronicles 1012 In times of distress David fasted after hearing th. 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. 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 . 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.. 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?. 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.. 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.”. 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. 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. . 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.. 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. 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.”. 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.. 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..