PPT-Persia, the Greeks, and Alexander

Persians began in Central Asia as farmers and nomadic horse and sheep breeders Iranic tribes Persians Medes Parthians Bactrians Scythians Iran translates as Aryan. 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. 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.. 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.. Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms. Time Periods. Alexander born 20 or 21 July 356 BCE. Died 10 or 11 June 323 BCE. Last Hellenistic Kingdom in Egypt is annexed into the Roman Empire- 12 Aug. 30 BCE. 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. 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.. of . Macedon. unstable & relatively insignificant kingdom before 4th century. weak ties to Greek world. not considered completely Greek by southern Greeks. ". Medizers. " during Persian Invasion . 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.”. The Persian Wars, 499-479 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 . Greece’s Finest Hours. Where is Persia?. Why Fight?. Greeks had been settling on the west coast of Asia Minor (Persia). Persia conquered these colonies. In 499 B.C. Greeks in these colonies revolted against Persian rule (they were used to ruling themselves—democracy). 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.”. Alexander The Great. Darius’ First Letter to Alexander. Sometime after Issus, Darius sent a letter to . Alexander, . requesting the release of his wife, mother and children. .. He also stated that Persia and Macedonia had been on good terms until Philip, “was guilty of unprovoked aggression” against King Arses, the previous king of Persia.. 6. th Grade UBD - Unit 6 - Greek Cultural Achievements. Preview. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. -. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle each developed distinctive philosophies. They were similar to and different from other philosophies..