We hear of other activities at home which the greeks did. In this persian empire instructional activity, students complete a venn diagram to illustrate the similarities and. The persian empire discussed in this unit did not have fixed boundaries but expanded and contracted along with the political fortunes of its emperors. All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at ancient mesopotamia persian empire. Persian empire chapter 4 section 3 qin dynasty chapter 4 section 4. The border of the persian empire around 500 bce when the empire reached its largest size under the reign of darius i. Students will read the provided information about the persian empire accessed from world history for us. They cost a lot though in both ebook and hardcopy formats. The persian empire the heart of the persian empire, also called the achaemenid empire, was located in the modern country of iran. The persian empire of ancient iran preachaemenid iran, the medes and the persians and beyond. In modern times, persia and iran have often been used interchangeably.
The four seasons of an empire unit plan unit plan overview objectives. Greek civilization activity 9 greek and hellenistic culture 9 activity 10 alexanders invasion of the persian empire 10 chapter 6. This conclusion could be correct as far as it goes. They insist that because this vision appears to depict the medes and persians as one people throughout their history, they must likewise be considered one people in the other visions also. In teaching this unit, teachers will be able to actively engage students in the story of persias.
Select option 1 to buy a copy for your personal use, or option 2 group license if you would like to make multiple copies. Nineveh persians based their empire on tolerance and diplomacy. The persian empire enlarge pdf for print freely distributed map of the achaemenid persian empire at its greatest extant 490 bc. I can understand the different perspectives of the ancient greeks and persians throughout the persian wars. Region what part of the ancient world did cambyses add to the persian empire. The persian achaemenid empire was actually the last great empire of the ancient near east. Map of the achaemenid empire of persia pdf for print freely distributed this map reveals the expansion of the persian empire from cyrus the great to darius i, 550486 bc.
Pakistan shares borders with iran, afghanistan, china, and india. The first dynasty of the persian empire was created by the achaemenids, established by cyrus the great in 550 bc with the conquest of the median, lydian and babylonian empires. Darius i organized the empire and established twenty provinces called satrapies, each with its. Eventually, sargon ruled over lands that stretched in a curve from the mediterranean sea through mesopotamia to the persian gulf. As a result of this commercial activity, persian words for typical items of. In fact, the founder of the seljuk dynasty, toghril beg, chose the persian city of isfahan ihsfuhhahn as the capital of his kingdom. Teaching about the leaders of mesopotamia and the persian empire is much more exciting with this ancient civilizations job fair. The persian empire is the name given to a series of dynasties centered in modernday iran that spanned several centuriesfrom the sixth century b. Early india activity 11 hinduism and buddhism 11 activity 12 the mauryan and gupta empires 12 chapter 7. The oriental institute of the university of chicago. Chapter 34 illustrated timeline of romes expansion. Deals with a lot of prehistory relics and writings. You will need the following to complete this exercise. Alexanders empire alexander the great began building his empire in 334 bc, when he defeated a large persian army at granicus.
The persians discovered and invented many things which were either based off of previous models or research from civilizations from the past or developed models and research which were used by other civilizations and also in todays society as well mirrazavi. The persian empire became the largest in the ancient world. In this book, matt waters gives a detailed historical overview of the. History books from wildblue press cover ranges from rasputin to north korea and many other controversial. Lesson 3 greece and persia, continued for three days spartan soldiers fought the persians at. In addition to the larger map you will be creating above, you need to create a smaller map of the persian empire that will go in the key. This book offers a persian perspective even when relying on greek textual sources and archaeological evidence. The heart of the persian empire, also called fact, persia. Th e landmark herodotus the histories a new translation by andrea l. In spite of having a force several times larger as the athenian army, the persians suffered defeat on the plains of marathon in 490 bce. See more ideas about persian empire map, map and empire. These elements also had a major impact on the lives of the people within the persian empire and on the running of the empire. It is a concise history of the achaemenid empire, the first world empire established by cyrus the great and which lasted for 220 years. Reading essentials and study guide student edition.
This map reveals the persian empire in 580 bc under its greatest ruler darius i. Ancient persia the achaemenid persian empire, at its greatest territorial extent under darius i r. Put history into a perspective when the first line of the book is when cyrus entered bablyon in 539bc the world was old. It also contains numerous maps, whereas olmsteads book contains fewer, which i found to be of much less value. In this activity, students will analyze the resumes of hammurabi, sargon, cyrus the great, and darius the great to determine who they would like to hire for the positions. It puts history versus currents events into perspective. Purvis with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index edited by robert b. The persian empire discussed in this unit did not have fixed boundaries but. Students will work in pairs to make a list of every time the table of contents in their book refers to an empire. They relied the founding of the persian empire began with the fall of the babylonian empire. The book ancient persia by professor matt waters is a scholarly work which is wellresearched and wellwritten. The achaemenid empire fell when it was conquered by alexander the great. First age of empires community unit school district 200 overview. The founding of the persian empire began with the fall of the babylonian empire.
Administration the vast persian empire was the most culturally diverse empire that had ever existed. This activity will drive home the idea that from here on out in history people. I second quora users opinion and highly recommend the cambridge history of iran series. Big era four expanding networks of exchange and encounter. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at the ancient mesopotamia persian empire webquest print page. Former assyrian empire the royal road 0 0 500 miles 1,000 kilometers persian empire, 500 b. In fact, persia was the official name of modern iran until 1935. Be sure to pay attention to what needs to be labeled on each of the three maps.
Throughout history, the persian empire excelled in many fields of science and technology and were way ahead of there time. We are going to learn about the wars that were fought between the ancient greeks and the persian empire. Ancient persia ancient civilizations for kids and teachers. This is an 87page downloadable activity book in pdf format. Persian rulers developed new tools to help them control this large area with so many different people. One point of view below, from the persian provinces, was. Leader darius fled for fear of being killed darius tried to negotiate a peace settlement, but alexander did not accept and went on to conquer the remainder of persias empire. Sometimes their differences led these citystates to distrust each other. This region is called the fertile crescent see map on page 109. The turks secure persian supportback in baghdad and its surrounding region, seljuk rulers wisely courted the support of their newly conquered persian subjects. Waters situates the story of the achaemenid persians in the context of their predecessors in the midfirst millennium bce and through their successors after the macedonian conquest, constructing a compelling narrative of how the empire. Activity 7 the history of ancient greece 7 activity 8 ancient greece 8 chapter 5. Persian empire map detailed stock vector illustration of assyria, book.
Even though persian soldiers outnumbered them, alexanders army was able to take them by surprise and break through a weak point in persian lines. The akkadian empire sargons empire was called the akkadian empire. Browse persian empire map resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. When he died in 529, cyruss kingdom extended as far east as the hindu kush in presentday afghanistan. In 332 bc alexander invaded egypt, which surrendered to him without a fight. The origins and impacts of the persian empire continued body. He continued his march through asia minor and conquered the persians near the town of issus. Persepolis, the most famous historical site related to persian empire in the achaemenid era, has been a unesco world heritage site since 1979. Modern iran and the persian empire are located on the east side of the persian gulf, part of the indian ocean. They insist that because this vision appears to depict the medes and persians as one people throughout their history, they must likewise be considered one people in.
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