ANCIENT PERSIA

By: Giancarlo Valenzuela Jai Patel

Gavin PatinoAbraham Valero

SETTING

- Hot, dry deserts - Humid pine forests on huge

mountains - Many sand dunes

FOOD

- Wine was very popular - Figs and peaches were very famous in

Persia -Asparagus stew was a traditional dish - Delicious pumpkin and sweet potato soup

was eaten

CLOTHING

- Gold jewelry - Had tall fluted hats - Men and women wore make up

SHELTER

-Rich people had brick houses - The Emperor lived in a temple - Adobe houses

SOCIETAL GROUPINGS

- Emperor and royal family - Priests -Military - traders and craftsmen

TECHNOLOGY

- Weapons like the bow and arrow

- Tools like daggers - Adobe bricks

ECONOMIC SYSTEM

- Trade and agriculture - Taxes for army - Wine production - Dish ware

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

- The emperor was a monarchy - The emperor had unlimited power - The only limits came from the

rebellion

RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY

- Prayed to Gods and Spirits - Worshipped animals, ancestors,

and stars - During New Years, they

slaughtered animals - Introduced the idea of heaven

and hell

COMMUNICATION

- Spoke their original language called Persian

- Used carriage roads to send letters

- Had their own alphabet - Wrote on clay tiles

AESTHETIC VALUES

- Used painting and sculpting for decoration

- Their main God: Zoroastrianism - Gold and other valuable metals

RECREATION

- Archery - Dancing during holidays - Making beautiful pottery

PERSIAN PICTURES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.http://www.slideshare.net/guest17283/ancient-persia- presentation

2. Bramwell, N. Civilizations of the ancient world: Ancient persia. Enslow Publishers, Inc.

3. Barter, J. (2006). Lst civilizations: Ancient persia. Lucent Books.

4. Price, M. Ancient iran. Vancouver: Ahanita Productions LTD.

5. http://www.livius.org/persia.html 6. http://www.ancient.eu/Persia/

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