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    The document provides an overview of the Persian civilization. It discusses the introduction and location of Persia in modern-day Iran. It then covers aspects of Persian culture like metalwork, rock carvings, weaving, and architecture. The main religion of ancient Persia was Zoroastrianism. Key figures who expanded the Persian Empire included Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great. The empire fell after defeats by Greece, and was later conquered by Alexander the Great. The Persian civilization made important contributions and discoveries in areas like refrigeration, batteries, algebra, medicine, irrigation, and an early concept of human rights.

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    The document provides an overview of the Persian civilization. It discusses the introduction and location of Persia in modern-day Iran. It then covers aspects of Persian culture like metalwork, rock carvings, weaving, and architecture. The main religion of ancient Persia was Zoroastrianism. Key figures who expanded the Persian Empire included Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great. The empire fell after defeats by Greece, and was later conquered by Alexander the Great. The Persian civilization made important contributions and discoveries in areas like refrigeration, batteries, algebra, medicine, irrigation, and an early concept of human rights.

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    Persian

    Civilization
    INTRODUCTION
    ⬗ Persia was an empire, based in what is
    today the country of Iran.
    ⬗ Located at the east of Mesopotamia,
    the Persian empire was one of the
    richest and most powerful empires in
    ancient.
    ⬗ Area - 5,500,000 km2 (2,100,000 sq
    mi)
    ⬗ Population - 17 million to 35 million

    2
    ⬗ Persia is in
    Modern Day
    Iran

    3
    ⬗ The Extent
    of the
    Persian
    Empire

    4
    CULTURE Qajar dynasty rock reliefs in
    - metalwork Tangeh Savashi, of the Fath
    Ali Shah era, c. 1800, a revival
    - rock carvings of an ancient Persian type.
    - weaving "Salting carpet”
    - architecture

    Star-tile
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    RELIGION

    • Zoroastrianism
    - 650 BCE
    - Prophet Zoroaster
    - official religion of ancient Persia
    - has an estimated 100,000 to 200,000
    worshipers worldwide, and is still
    practiced today (iran & india).
    The Rise Of Persia

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    CYRUS THE GREAT
    ⬗ Conquered several neighboring kingdoms (550
    BC)
    ⬗ Military genius
    ⬗ Controlled an empire spanning 2000 miles
    ⬗ Kindness toward conquered people
    ⬗ Honored/respect local customs and religions
    ⬗ 538 BC – Allowed the Jews to return to their
    homeland, Jerusalem
    ⬗ Considered by the Jews to be one of God’s
    anointed ones

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    DARIUS THE GREAT
    Member of the king’s body guard
    Overthrew the king in 522 BC Took power
    and created a well-organized efficient
    government
    Brought peace and stability
    Expanded the empire by 500 miles
    ⬗ But could not conquer Greece
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    ROYAL ROAD
    ⬗ In the fifth century BC, Darius the Great (Darius I), reorganized
    and rebuilt the Royal Road.1,677 miles long with 111 relay
    stations
    ⬗ Other smaller roads branched off the royal road
    ⬗ Relay stations had rest areas and fresh horses.
    ⬗ The entire royal road could be traveled in a week by a horsemen
    ⬗ Caravans took about a month

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    Fall of The
    Persian Empire

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    Result of the 1st Persian War
    Darius Lost
    failed to invade Greece in 480 BC
    ⬗ Persia Continued to lose its power to expand.
    XERXES
    ⬗ Best known for his massive invasion of Greece
    from across the Hellespont (480 BC)
    ⬗ Became a Dictator
    ⬗ Did not follow Darius or Cyrus and was not
    tolerant
    ⬗ Wanted to conquer Greece at all cost

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    Second Persian invasion of Greece
    ⬗ The invasion came to a stop with this twin loss,
    which also significantly weakened Persian influence
    in the Aegean. The Persians would eventually be
    driven from Europe, the Aegean islands, and Ionia
    by the Greeks, who would now go on the offensive.
    Alexander the Great would bring an end to the war
    in 479 BC. (480–479 BC).

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    ALEXANDER THE GREAT
    ⬗ Conquered the Persian Empire
    ⬗ Political strategist
    ⬗ Brilliant military
    ⬗ Was born in 356 B.C. in the small
    Kingdom of Macedonia
    ⬗ He was educated by Aristotle in
    his youth and prepared for battle
    by his father Philip II, developed
    into a strong imperialist.
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    Contribution &
    Discoveries of
    Persian Civilization

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    Contribution/Invention
    • Yakhchal (refrigerator)
    • Parthian Battery
    • Sulfuric acid
    • Postal Service
    • The Concept of Human Rights
    • Qanat (water supply system)
    • Algebra
    • Important discoveries in Modern Medicine
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    Yakhchal (refrigerator)
    yakh means “ice” and chal means
    “pit.”
    composed of sand, clay, egg
    whites, goat’s hair, and ash
    ⬗ mastered the technique of
    building and using the
    yakhchal by 400 BC.

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    Parthian Battery
    ceramic pot, a metal tube, and a rod
    ⬗ Western scientists investigated
    the battery and discovered that it
    produced a current of 1.5 to 2.0
    volts when the battery jar was
    filled with vinegar (or another
    electrolyte).

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    Sulfuric acid
    Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Jakarta
    al-Razi the first person to discover
    sulfuric acid (Persian astronomer,
    mathematician, and geographer).
    ⬗ one of the most famous
    Persian discoveries.

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    Postal Service
    first regular postal system in the
    world began in ancient Iran.
    ⬗ government dispatches
    made up the majority of the
    mail that was transported
    from one location to
    another by riders and horse-
    drawn wagons.

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    The Concept of Human Rights
    by establishing racial equality, Cyrus
    freed the slaves and granted people the
    freedom to follow any religion they
    pleased.
    ⬗ it has been referred to as the first
    human rights declaration, and
    Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
    supported it in his 1967 book, The
    White Revolution of Iran.

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    Qanat (Water Supply
    System)
    is an underground waterway
    that slopes gently and
    transports water from an
    aquifer or water well to
    homes and farmland.
    ⬗ used for the irrigation of
    crops and for drinking
    water

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    Algebra
    ⬗ Muhammad ibn Musa al-
    Khwarazmi, Persian scholar
    (750-850 AD) in Baghdad.
    Father of Algebra.

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    Important discoveries in
    modern medicine
    Ibn Sina or Abu Ali Sina, Persian
    polymath and one of the most
    famous physicians from the Islamic
    Golden Age.
    ⬗ ( most famous works – ‘The
    Book of Healing’, and ‘The
    Canon of Medicine’)

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    Conclusion
    ⬗ All of these discoveries demonstrate that the Persian
    civilization was among the most highly developed
    civilizations in human history and have both practical
    and intellectual worth. This civilization, which is still
    widely appreciated and researched, gave rise to the
    formation of abstract ideas like human rights.

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    TEAM MISS UNIVERSE
    (Beauty Queen)

    TABOR, ESPEJO, NICER, EMBUSCADO,


    Karylle Anne Mark Joseph Mirielle Ryza Maureen

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