Michaela Scanlon, Paige Smith, Ashley Miller, Maya Rhodes
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Michaela Scanlon, Paige Smith, Ashley Miller, Maya Rhodes
Welcome to Persia!
Table of Contents• Farming• Pictures• Culture Universals: Government• King Cyrus• Two New Kings
– Cambyses– Darius
• Quiz• Works Cited
• Persians were advanced in farming for many reasons:– Fertile farmland– Many minerals helped crops thrive
• Developed irrigation systems that sloped so gravity would move the water
• Introduced rice and flax to Mesopotamia
Farming
Pictures
Different providences spoke different languages. Practiced different religions. Followed their own laws.
There was a local self government. This meant that there was not only one government for all
of the providences.1) Different government for all places locally.
Must be kind to conquered countries.
Rules: Government
• Name: Cyrus
• He was known for his different method of governing.• Also known for his
military genius
• Believed in in honoring local customs and religions.• Did not discriminate (very
unlikely for this time)
• Military leader, one of the best of his time.
King Cyrus
• Name: Cambyses.
• He conquered Egypt.• Big deal – Egypt was one of the stronger countries.
• Neglected his fathers wise example (Cyrus)
• Darius took over.• Ruled humbly but powerfully.• Brought peace and stability to the empire.
• Conquered what is present day Afghanistan.
Two New Kings
• Who was the main king that we mentioned?
• Name one of the reasons why farming was so abundant.
• Where was the irrigation ditch in the picture show? (Farming slide)– Clue: it’s not Persia!
• What name did we give the man in the airplane?– Bonus point: Why?
QUIZ
• Textbook
• http://www.localhistories.org/persians.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persia#Early_history_.283200.C2.A0BC_.E2.80.93_625.C2.A0BC.29
• http://www.livius.org/pen-pg/persian_gate/persian_gate.html
• http://www.parstimes.com/law/ancient_persia_laws.html
WORKS CITED
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