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Persia

Persia. Chapter 7. Journal #1. List the key Ingredients for an empire. List the ingredients for a great leader. A recipe for Empire. A few pounds of a strong military 2 cups of law to control large area Mix it together with a strong leader until it’s a centralized government

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Persia

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  1. Persia Chapter 7

  2. Journal #1 • List the key Ingredients for an empire. • List the ingredients for a great leader.

  3. A recipe for Empire • A few pounds of a strong military • 2 cups of law to control large area • Mix it together with a strong leader until it’s a centralized government • Add a cup of a system of taxation • ½ pound of communication and transportation • And 3 table spoons of currency, weights, and measurements • Bake it until it displays greatness in art, architecture, & technology • Let it cool & add a dash of tolerance for other cultures • Spread- Loyalty and pride all over the people and serve it

  4. Achaemenids 558-330 BCE Seleucids 323-83BCE Parthians 247BCE-224 CE Sasanids 224-651ce

  5. The Persian Empire

  6. Cyrus the Great • A tolerant ruler  he allowed different cultures within his empire to keep their own institutions. • The Jews called him “the anointed of the Lord.” (In 537, he allowed over 40,000 to return to Palestine). 580 – 529 B. C. E.

  7. Darius the Great(526 – 485 B. C. E.) • Built Persepolis. • He extended the Persian Empire to the Indus River in northern India. (2 mil. s.q. mi.) • Created canal • made uniform currency weights, postage.

  8. 10,000 Immortals • Elite Soldiers • Any who died were replaced immediately • “They were accompanied, moreover by covered carriages full of their women & servants all elaborately fitted out. Special food, separate from that of the rest of the army, was brought along for them on the dromedaries and mules.”….Herodotus

  9. Darius the Great(526 – 485 B. C. E.) • Established a tax-collecting system. • Divided the empire into districts called SATRAPIES. • Built the great Royal Road system. • Established a complex postal system. • Created a network of spies called “the King’s eyes and ears.”

  10. Persian “Royal Road”

  11. Persian Royal Road • Royal Road video • “neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night” could keep the Persian messenger from completing is task!!

  12. Satraps of the Persian Empire

  13. Ancient Persepolis

  14. Persepolis • “ Persian city” • Capitol, center of trade, public performance of rituals,& political administration for the empire*

  15. Persepolis

  16. The People of Persepolis

  17. Persian Archers & Soldiers

  18. Zarathustra [Zoroaster], 6c BCE:Good Thoughts, Good Deeds, Good Words “Tree of Life”

  19. Extent of Zoroastrianism

  20. Dualistic Battle of Good vs. Evil Ahura Mazda“Holy Spirit” Ahriman“Destructive Spirit”

  21. Conflict • Persian Wars- 150 years of war between Greeks &Persians • Alexander of Macedon eventually conquers Persia

  22. Zend-Avesta(The “Book of Law”) The “Sacred Fire”  the force to fight evil.

  23. Qanat*

  24. A View inside a Qanat

  25. Qanat Diffusion

  26. Why did the Persian Empire decline? • It got too big • Poor leadership • Lack of toleration for those they conquered ( Xerxes) • Invasion by the Alexander the Great

  27. What were the main achievements of Achaemenids? • Royal Road • Postal Service • Qanats • Satraps

  28. Why is Zorastrianism an important religion to world history? • Zorastrianism would share several characteristics with Monotheistic faiths such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism

  29. What is an “empire,” and what were empires’ common characteristics during the Classical Era? An empire is a large collection of peoples across a broad geographic range that lives under a common rule. Common characteristics included long trade routes across land and coastline, levied taxes on subjected peoples, enforced religion, threats from attacking barbarians, a system of central and local governments to maintain order, and armies to defend borders and maintain peace.

  30. What factors caused the Achaemenid to decline? • Greek oppression (Ionia) caused people to rebel against the Persians • Eventually Alexander the Great conquered Persia

  31. What function did imperial cities perform? Imperial cities were centers of trade and government. In cities, especially those placed on key trading routes, many merchants could come together and exchange goods. Rulers also positioned themselves in cities, where they could display their power.

  32. Persian Empires • John Green Crash Course Persia & the Greeks

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