Persia

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Persia Greece
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Main Ideas

• Persia becomes an empire under Cyrus the Great
• Persia grows stronger under Darius I
• Pesians fight Greece 2 times in the Persian Wars

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Big Idea

• Persia becomes a great empire that eventually
  leads to conflict with Greece

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Great Leaders of Persia

• Cyrus the Great
• Darius I
• Xerxes I

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Persia Becomes an Empire

• Revolt against the Medes
• Cyrus the II becomes Cyrus the Great after
  creating the Persian Empire
• Conquer
• --Southwest Asia
• Mesopotamia
• Small Greek city-states

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Cyrus the Great

• Keep customs
• Why would he allow conquered civilizations to
  keep their customs?
• Strong Army
• Calvary is a unit of soldiers who ride horses
• Strategy of war

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Persian Army

• Strong organize loyal
• Immortals 10,000 soldiers chosen for bravery
• Calvary unit of soldiers who ride horsed
• Weakened enemy before Immortals arrived

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Cyrus Death

• Son of Cyrus Cambyses
• Take over
• Conquered Egypt
• Persian Rebellion
• Cambyses is killed

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Government

• Emperor Darius I (restore Persia)
• Divided into 20 provinces
• Governors or Satraps
• to rule provinces
• Collect taxes
• Serve as judges
• Officials visit each provinces and report to him

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Persian Culture

• Religion
• Zoroastrianism
• There are 2 forces fighting for control of the
  universe
• Good vs. Evil
• Persians must be good
• What other religion might be similar ?

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Darius I

• Builds roads for quick travel
• Royal Road 1700 miles long
• New capital
• Persepolis
• Expands Empire
• Indus River Valley
• Attempts to attack Greece

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Greek Revolt

• Greeks rebelled but Darius stops them
• Swears to get revenge on all of Greece

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Persian Wars

• The Battle of Marathon 490 BC
• 9 years after their rebellion
• Greeks wonbetter weapons
• 11,000 Athenians vs. 15000 Persians
• Marathon runner

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Persian Wars

• Thermopylae 480 BC (10 years later)
• 2nd invasion
• Xerxes I (Darius Son) joined army navy
• Greek unites
• Thermopylae Sparta tries to stop Persians
• Spartan traitor helps Persians
• Burn AThenss
• Persia won ( but only briefly)

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Persian Wars

• Salamis 480 BC
• Greece won
• Sank their ship through a narrow strait of
  Salamis
• Beat Persian navy
• Plateau
• Ended the Persian wars
• Persians left Greece