Slide 1Greece and Iran 1000 – 30 B.C.E Slide 2 State-building, Expansion and Conflict Medes Medes Assyrians Assyrians Cyrus 550 BCE Cyrus 550 BCE Social Class distinctions…

Slide 1Classical Societies: Persia Slide 2 Rise of the Persian Empire The empire of Persia arose in Iran around the 6 th century B.C.E. The Medes and the Persians migrated…

Slide 1Foundations Timeline Before 10,000 BCEPaleolithic Age 10,000 BCE to 4000 BCENeolithic Age 4000 BCE to 500 BCEFirst Civilizations 500 BCE to 600 CEClassical Societies…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 visit www.picturesofpersia.com for more beautiful images of Iranwww.picturesofpersia.com Chalous Road, Northern Tehran Slide…

Slide 1 Ancient Persia Slide 2 Persian Empire Politics: “King of Kings” & satraps Economics: trade, tribute, taxes Military:10,000 Immortals Religion: Zoroastrianism…

Slide 1 Persepolis Slide 2 History and Identity The opening of the film hints to the major theme of the film – The intertwined nature of History and Identity How is this…

Slide 1 Introduction to Iran By Nivien Saleh University of St. Thomas [email protected] Slide 2 Geography, demography, economics Slide 3 Map of the Middle East: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_an…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Page 2 Darius, the Great King He is shown here on his throne in Persepolis, the new capital city he built. In his right hand, Darius holds the royal staff;…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Chapter 5 Section 4 Notes Slide 3 I. Philip II Builds Macedonia’s Power Slide 4 A. The Peloponnesian Wars severely weakened Greece Slide 5 B. Philip II…

Slide 1 Behind the Veil: Western & Muslim attitudes regarding Muslim clothing and its role in creating gender inequity Slide 2 Using all the visual cues you’ve learned…