PPT-The Persian Empire c. 550 – 330 BCE

World History I Main Ideas Geography Persias 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. 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.. Western Civilization. Ms. Tully. 500-338 BCE – Greek civilization reached high point. Philosophy, architecture, drama, warfare. Herodotus (ca. 485-425). “Father of history”. Recorded oral accounts of Persian War. World History – Libertyville HS. Who were the Persians?. Centered in modern Iran, which literally means “Land of the Aryans”. At its height, Empire covered parts of three continents – Asia, Europe, and Africa. “Persians” . began in Central Asia as farmers and nomadic horse and sheep breeders.. “. Iranic. ” tribes:. Persians. Medes. Parthians. Bactrians. Scythians. “Iran” translates as “Aryan”. Napoleon Bonaparte. Empire. “a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority; . especially. . :. one having an emperor as chief of state “. 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. . Rise of Persia. Included in ancient day Iran . Prosperous farmland and a lot of minerals. Copper, lead, gold, silver. Trade with neighbors East and West. Cyrus the Great. Military and governing genius. (We’re not watching 300). All accounts of war are Greek, no Persian records found . Main source- . Herodotus 484-425BC. “Father of History”. Persian Wars- 499-449 BC. "For the first time, a chronicler set himself to trace the origins of a conflict not to a past so remote so as to be utterly fabulous, nor to the whims and wishes of some god, nor to a people's claim to manifest destiny, but rather explanations he could verify personally.". Lesson Module. The Greek World. Click to enlarge. Iron Age Governments. Based on . agriculture. and centered on . rivers. King. owns everything and has a special . relationship. with the . gods. Priests. Go over the timeline. We’re moving on to bigger and better civilizations starting today! We’re officially in the “Classical Period” from 600 BCE – 600 CE. HOMEWORK:. Reading due by next class – p.74-86. Unit 1 Section 2. Key Terms. City-State. A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia, Archaic and Classical Greece, Phoenicia, and early Italy. 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. Unit 1 Section 3. Faith System Key Terms. East Asia. Settlement of agricultural communities began along the Yellow River in China around 8000 BCE. By the 2. nd. millennium BCE the first Chinese dynasty emerged and foundation for 2 thousand years of Chinese history was established.