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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