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The Rise of Persia

The Rise of Persia. Persia. Present-day Iran Between Mesopotamia and the Indus River. Persia. Four Persian empires rose and fell Achaemenid (558-330 BCE) Seleucid (323-83 BCE) Parthian (247 BCE-224 CE) Sassanid's (224-651). Persia. The Achaemenid Empire (558-330 BCE)

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The Rise of Persia

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  1. The Rise of Persia

  2. Persia • Present-day Iran • Between Mesopotamia and the Indus River

  3. Persia • Four Persian empires rose and fell • Achaemenid (558-330 BCE) • Seleucid (323-83 BCE) • Parthian (247 BCE-224 CE) • Sassanid's (224-651)

  4. Persia • The Achaemenid Empire (558-330 BCE) • Medes and the Persians two major ethnic groups • Cyrus the Achaemenid (558-530 BCE)

  5. Persia • The Achaemenid Empire • Cambesis (530-522 BCE) • Darius I (521-486 BCE)

  6. Darius I

  7. Persia • The Achaemenid Empire • Strong Infrastructure • Royal Road • Courier system

  8. Persepolis

  9. Persia • Decline of the Achaemenid Empire • Xerxes • Wars with Greece • Alexander • Collapse

  10. Persia • The Seleucid Empire (323-83 BCE) • Alexander the Great died in 323 BCE • Established by Seleucus

  11. Persia • The Seleucid Empire • Greek and Persian cultures • Problems • Collapse

  12. Persia

  13. Persia • The Parthian Empire 247 BCE-224 CE) • The Parthians • Expansion

  14. Persia • The Parthian Empire • Continued policies of Achaemenids • Conflicts with Roman Empire • Collapse

  15. Persia • The Sassanid Empire (224-651 CE) • Rise • Ongoing border disputes with the Roman Empire • Conquered by the Arabs in 651

  16. Persia

  17. Persia • Social structure • Clans • Rise of trained bureaucracy

  18. Persia • Social structure • Free classes • Slaves

  19. Persia • Economy • Qanat • High agricultural production • Infrastructure encouraged trade

  20. Persia • Religion • Rise of Zoroastrianism • Ahura Mazda vs. Angra Mainyu • Influences • Toleration

  21. Zoroastrianism

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