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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 The Persian Empire: So where exactly was this so called "Persian Empire"?More like where WASN'T the Persian Empire... Above and below the surface... So where exactly was this Persian Empire?More like where WASN'T the Persian Empire... And on a larger scale... 44% At the height of its power, the Persian Empire had an estimated population of 50,000,000 people out of the world's 115,000,000 making up about 44% of the world's population Mesopotamian civilization emerges in the Fertile Crescent How did we go from 3500 BCE to ? So how was this empireable to unite everyone? Infrastructure -has always had an absolute monarch-like structured empire And one of the defining characteristics of the Persian Empire...Its development in The Akkadian Empire conquers the Fertile Crescent 2350 BCE Babylonian Empire comes in and replaces the Akkadian's 1900 BCE Assyrians take rule of the Mesopotamian area. 900 BCE Roman Empire Persian Empire vs. What about the other Empires? So how many people lived in the Empire? Ohhh only about HALF OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION! The Persian Empire reigned from about 550 BCE to 330 BCE and was one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. It began with King Cyrus the Great and collapsed at the hands of Alexander the Great. The Empire itself may not exist today, but it's legacy lives on. 550 BCE- 330 BCE Developed a 23 with administration system satraps separate provincescalled -the empire developed from republic values -both invested heavily in infrastructure for military and commercial advantages -both were highly centralized -was a "slave society"; slaves made up 1/3 of the population -both had lots of cultural diversity How did the Persian Empire collapse? Internal Weakness ExternalPressure and built dug canals roads Royal Road the most famous being the used for commerce and military advantage Standardized coin system One of the first to develop a to deliver messages across the Empire "Pony express" system as well as a The building of roads, particularly the Royal Road, encouraged trade all around the Empire. The placing of standardized taxes also raised revenue and the issuance of coins made economic processes much more organized. All of these together made for a successful economic system giving the Empire wealth to be spent on yet more improvements in infrastructure. How did this affect their economy? -both had a standardized coin system -was politically split between east and west -adopted a foreign religion- Christianity - had slaves but not a significant amount -retained Zoroastrianism from the beginning to the end cultural diversity -too much - was considerably weakened from the -was politically unified, for the most part,as one big empire soldiers ; lost many Greco- Persian wars money bureaucracy - invasion from - never established a full strength as well as a lot of Alexander the Great Cities served as centers of trade, public performance of religious rituals, and the heart of political administration. The most clear example of this is in the Persian capital Persepolis that was very wealthy, highly advanced in infrastructure and had a concentrated amount of political authority The Persian government had a very to the king. The "king of all kings" was the most absolute dedication that focused on the centralized government highly respected Cyrus the Great created political and cultural due to his absolute power non-Persian traditions by imposing a respect for unity Medians takes control of the Assyrians . 612 BCE 549 BCE 539 BCE Cyrus I takes control of the Medians in the name of the Achaemenid Empire Cyrus I conquers Babylon Darius begins his reign and expands the empire to the north and west 522 BCE 334 BCE Alexander the Great takes control of Persian Empire Made by Nasim Dalirifar, Saniya Jiwani, Diane Briceno, and Vanessa Leared What about their military? The Persian empire's military was a large army created by Cyrus the Great during his reign. The military was expanded by Darius who added the naval force. The Persian Empire had created a strong foundation of infrastructure that improved the spread of information. The Persian Empire did not only have a large army and fast communication but it also had delegates that gave the government a better grip on the vast areas. The emperor had power over the slightly inferior leaders, satraps, that ruled over the 23 provinces. By delegating, the emperor was everywhere, he even had imperial spies that further enforced the presence of his authority. The Persian empire's military was a large army created by Cyrus the Great during his reign. The military was expanded by Darius who added the naval force. The Persian Empire had created a strong foundation of infrastructure that improved the spread of information. The Persian Empire also had delegates that gave the government a better grip on the vast areas. The ruler had power over the slightly inferior leaders, satraps, that ruled over the 23 provinces. By delegating, the emperor was everywhere; he even had imperial spies that further enforced the presence of his authority. WARNING! 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