
Director`s Foreword The Many Meanings of the Cyrus Cylinder
... iconic objects accessible to as many people as possible, ...
... iconic objects accessible to as many people as possible, ...
ancient near east - Mr. C at Hamilton
... wheel. • During the period states became increasingly large, until by the end the region was controlled by military empires who had conquered a number of different cultures. ...
... wheel. • During the period states became increasingly large, until by the end the region was controlled by military empires who had conquered a number of different cultures. ...
silk road and isfahan`s garden city sustainability during safavid period
... Historians credit the Safavids with being the first rulers to lay a foundation for a national consciousness in Iran, a land populated by diverse ethnic and linguistic groups. They established Shiite Islam as the state religion, promoted Sufism, and instituted state capitalism to support wide-ranging ...
... Historians credit the Safavids with being the first rulers to lay a foundation for a national consciousness in Iran, a land populated by diverse ethnic and linguistic groups. They established Shiite Islam as the state religion, promoted Sufism, and instituted state capitalism to support wide-ranging ...
The Role of the Persian Language in Bengali and the World
... from Persia and Central Asia had attracted by the rulers of Delhi Sultanate in 1206, and Persian literary trends assimilated and refashioned in the complex and intricately multi-layered cultural milieu of India. The mystical brotherhood and a hub of syncretistic beliefs had a strong impact on the Pe ...
... from Persia and Central Asia had attracted by the rulers of Delhi Sultanate in 1206, and Persian literary trends assimilated and refashioned in the complex and intricately multi-layered cultural milieu of India. The mystical brotherhood and a hub of syncretistic beliefs had a strong impact on the Pe ...
9: The Persian Empire Systemic Relationships
... describes the Persians. Important: Herodotus was a Greek, so his viewpoint of what was “normal” was that of Greek society. For example, when he talks about Persian religion, he describes ways in which this religion differs from the religion of the Greeks at the time.1 The customs which I know the Pe ...
... describes the Persians. Important: Herodotus was a Greek, so his viewpoint of what was “normal” was that of Greek society. For example, when he talks about Persian religion, he describes ways in which this religion differs from the religion of the Greeks at the time.1 The customs which I know the Pe ...
Arts of Asia Lecture Series Fall 2014 The Arts of the Islamic World
... becomes the Mongol capital and turns into a global hub, with ambassadors from England to China flocking to the city. The Mongols pursue an active diplomatic policy designed to form alliances with the ...
... becomes the Mongol capital and turns into a global hub, with ambassadors from England to China flocking to the city. The Mongols pursue an active diplomatic policy designed to form alliances with the ...
The Persian Wars Webquest
... a. What modern day county was Lydia in? (Look on the map on the first introduction page) b. King Croesus of Lydia controlled some Greek city-states in Asia Minor. Those Greeks were allowed to govern themselves as long as they did what? 2. Persia a. What happened to Lydia? b. How did the Greeks feel ...
... a. What modern day county was Lydia in? (Look on the map on the first introduction page) b. King Croesus of Lydia controlled some Greek city-states in Asia Minor. Those Greeks were allowed to govern themselves as long as they did what? 2. Persia a. What happened to Lydia? b. How did the Greeks feel ...
The Assyrians and The Persians
... One Assyrian king briefly conquered Syria and Babylon early in the eleventh century; he was soon swept away by a cluster of pushful Semitic tribes whom scholars call Aramaeans, followers of the old tradition of expansion into the fertile lands from the desert. Together with a new line of Kassite kin ...
... One Assyrian king briefly conquered Syria and Babylon early in the eleventh century; he was soon swept away by a cluster of pushful Semitic tribes whom scholars call Aramaeans, followers of the old tradition of expansion into the fertile lands from the desert. Together with a new line of Kassite kin ...
Lesson 3 Persia Controls Southwest Asia
... MAIN IDEAS Geography Persia’s location between Mesopotamia and India was a bridge between eastern and western Asia. Government Cyrus used a policy of toleration to control the Persian Empire. Government To better govern, Persia divided its lands into smaller units. ...
... MAIN IDEAS Geography Persia’s location between Mesopotamia and India was a bridge between eastern and western Asia. Government Cyrus used a policy of toleration to control the Persian Empire. Government To better govern, Persia divided its lands into smaller units. ...
AP World History Class Notes, Bentley Brief Edition Ch 5 The
... AP World History Class Notes, Bentley Brief Edition Ch 5 The Empires of Persia B. Decline and Fall of the Achaemenid Empire 1) Commonwealth: law, justice, administration led to political stability and public works 2) Xerxes (reigned 486-465 BCE ) a. Retreated from the policy of cultural toleration b ...
... AP World History Class Notes, Bentley Brief Edition Ch 5 The Empires of Persia B. Decline and Fall of the Achaemenid Empire 1) Commonwealth: law, justice, administration led to political stability and public works 2) Xerxes (reigned 486-465 BCE ) a. Retreated from the policy of cultural toleration b ...
Persians
... everyone who had ever lived would be judged and sent either to heaven or hell. These ideas are believed to have influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Today, there are Zoroastrians communities in Iran and India, where they are called Parsis or Parsees. Communities also exist in other parts of ...
... everyone who had ever lived would be judged and sent either to heaven or hell. These ideas are believed to have influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Today, there are Zoroastrians communities in Iran and India, where they are called Parsis or Parsees. Communities also exist in other parts of ...
the chapter in perspective
... Mithridates I. The Parthian state, centered around Ctesiphon, lasted until their conquest by the Sasanids in 224 C.E. Claiming to be the true heirs of the Achaemenids, the Sasanids would reach their peak under Shapur I. For a time the Sasanids stood as serious rivals to the later Romans. Arabic warr ...
... Mithridates I. The Parthian state, centered around Ctesiphon, lasted until their conquest by the Sasanids in 224 C.E. Claiming to be the true heirs of the Achaemenids, the Sasanids would reach their peak under Shapur I. For a time the Sasanids stood as serious rivals to the later Romans. Arabic warr ...
Conflict in the Classical World: Persians and Scythians
... After the lecture the class will be handed out the practice DBQ dealing with the Scythian material culture. Basic Students will be asked to complete the DBQ in small groups turning in one written piece per group. A short review of the artifacts will conclude this portion. ...
... After the lecture the class will be handed out the practice DBQ dealing with the Scythian material culture. Basic Students will be asked to complete the DBQ in small groups turning in one written piece per group. A short review of the artifacts will conclude this portion. ...
World History in Context
... successful and indeed Persia remained free from traditional colonial rule that dominated so many other countries worldwide. However, in 1907, Britain and Russia signed an agreement, known as the Anglo-Russian Entente, which defined boundaries for shared control of the country. With the outbreak of W ...
... successful and indeed Persia remained free from traditional colonial rule that dominated so many other countries worldwide. However, in 1907, Britain and Russia signed an agreement, known as the Anglo-Russian Entente, which defined boundaries for shared control of the country. With the outbreak of W ...
The Persian Challenge
... Pericles became dominate figure in politics in the year of: Age of Pericles The height of Athenian power & brilliance Period of Classical Athenian & Greek history Direct Democracy o o o o o o o Daily life in Classical Athens o Population of Athens: o Slavery: Economy Economy based on ...
... Pericles became dominate figure in politics in the year of: Age of Pericles The height of Athenian power & brilliance Period of Classical Athenian & Greek history Direct Democracy o o o o o o o Daily life in Classical Athens o Population of Athens: o Slavery: Economy Economy based on ...
Bellringer
... move to Babylon as slaves – Babylonian Captivity (also called the Exile) • [Objective 25] ...
... move to Babylon as slaves – Babylonian Captivity (also called the Exile) • [Objective 25] ...
Ch 7 Packet
... AP WORLD HISTORY Chapter 7 Review OVERVIEW This chapter describes the series of empires that arose in Persia (modern-day Iran) and controlled much of the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and India for over one thousand years, from about 550 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. The first empire, founded by ...
... AP WORLD HISTORY Chapter 7 Review OVERVIEW This chapter describes the series of empires that arose in Persia (modern-day Iran) and controlled much of the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and India for over one thousand years, from about 550 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. The first empire, founded by ...
Middle East Ethnic Groups Reading
... Southwest Asia is home to many different ethnic groups who share similar religions. Religion has been important to the history of Southwest Asia (Middle East) for thousands of years. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were all started in this region. While Christianity and Judaism are major religions ...
... Southwest Asia is home to many different ethnic groups who share similar religions. Religion has been important to the history of Southwest Asia (Middle East) for thousands of years. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were all started in this region. While Christianity and Judaism are major religions ...
Primers Prototype A
... demographic divide where the Shia are a minority within the overall Islamic world. You see that manifested because Iran is the one state in the wider Islamic world that is the center of Shia political Islam, that is the center of Shia political power. Iran is also distinguished on the basis of ethni ...
... demographic divide where the Shia are a minority within the overall Islamic world. You see that manifested because Iran is the one state in the wider Islamic world that is the center of Shia political Islam, that is the center of Shia political power. Iran is also distinguished on the basis of ethni ...
Introduction to Persepolis
... • in Europe and North and South America – especially countries like Britain, Germany France and the USA ...
... • in Europe and North and South America – especially countries like Britain, Germany France and the USA ...
Class Notes - Safavid Empire
... to fulfill the wishes of the Hidden Imam As a result of this idea, religious scholars played a prominent role in Iranian society (and still do today) and they have never become subordinate to the secular government ...
... to fulfill the wishes of the Hidden Imam As a result of this idea, religious scholars played a prominent role in Iranian society (and still do today) and they have never become subordinate to the secular government ...
Greater Iran

Greater Iran (Persian: ایران بزرگ, Irān-e Bozorg, ایران زَمین, Irānzamīn) refers to the regions of the Caucasus, West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia that have significant Iranian cultural influence due to having been either long historically ruled by the various Iranian and Persian empires (such as those of the Medes, Achaemenids, Parthians, Sassanians, Samanids, Safavids, and Afsharids and the Qajar Empire), having considerable aspects of Persian culture in their own culture due to extensive contact with the various Empires based in Persia (e.g., those regions and peoples in the North Caucasus that were not under direct Iranian rule), or are simply nowadays still inhabited by a significant amount of Iranian people who patronize their respective cultures (as it goes for the western parts of South Asia, Bahrain and China). It roughly corresponds to the territory on the Iranian plateau and its bordering plains. It is also referred to as Greater Persia, while the Encyclopædia Iranica uses the term Iranian Cultural Continent.The term Iran is not limited to the modern state of Iran (Persia), but includes all the territory ruled by the Iranians, including Mesopotamia, Eastern Anatolia, all of the Caucasus and Central Asia. The concept of Greater Iran has its source in the history of the First Persian (Achaemenid) Empire in Persis (Fars), and is in fact synonymous with the history of Iran in many respects.After the Arab conquests, Iran lost many of the territories gained under the Safavid dynasty, including Iraq to the Ottomans (via Treaty of Amasya in 1555 and Treaty of Zuhab in 1639), Afghanistan to the British (via Treaty of Paris in 1857 and MacMahon Arbitration in 1905), and all its Caucasus territories to Russia during the Russo-Persian Wars in the course of the 19th century. The Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 resulted in Iran ceding Dagestan, Georgia, and most of Azerbaijan to Russia. The Turkmanchey Treaty of 1828, after the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828) permanently severed the Caucasian provinces from Iran, which had made part of its concept for three centuries, and forced Iran to cede modern-day Armenia, Azerbaijan and minor parts of Eastern Turkey, and settled the modern boundary along the Aras River.Due to this geographic diversity, newly independent nations under Russian or British involvement, while maintaining a cultural or linguistic connection with Persia, developed their own unique socio-political and cultural paths. Some of these nations and territories included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Dagestan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. In 1935 under the rule of Reza Shah, the endonym Iran was made the official international name.