During the 19th century‚ the Middle East region was going through drastic changes to try and contend with European forces. This essay compares the Ottoman‚ Egyptian and Persian empires during the 19th century. Modernisation was not only industrial but also economic‚ socio-political and cultural development with Egypt receiving greatest success however each empire saw steep decline by the end of the 19th century. The modernization of Egypt began in the 19th century with the period beginning in 1805
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Egypt has made incredible achievements at all aspects of a civilization. Over the years‚ Ancient Egypt has had many cultural accomplishments in art‚ architecture‚ and different philosophies which are still cherished today. Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa‚ bordering on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the east. Religiously speaking the ancient Egyptians are polytheistic and believe in multiple deities or gods. They overall believe
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The Persian Wars Eric D. Blanco Persia‚ known as Iran‚ was the largest empire the world had ever seen by the 5th century B.C.E. The name Iran derives from the word “Asyran‚” and during the first half of the first millennium‚ the Iranian-speaking people moved gradually into the area of the Zagros Mountains‚ the largest groups known as the Medes and Persians. According the author of The Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC by Philip de Souza‚ The Persians were part of a group of ancient
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The Persian Empire was a series of successive Iranian or Iraniate empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau‚ the original Persian homeland‚ and beyond in Western Asia‚ South Asia‚ Central Asia and the Caucasus.[1] The first Persian Empire formed under the Median Empire (728 BC-559 BC) after defeating and ending the Assyrian Empire with the help of Babylonians. Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BC) was the largest empire of the ancient world[2] and the most widespread entity of it was under Darius
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the term greco-persian wars is thought to be less biased aganist the persians than the more winners‚ the Greek side. Greek historian Peter Green characterizes it as a David and Goliath struggle with David holding out for political and intellectual liberty against the monolithic theocratic Persian war machine. It wasn’t just Greeks against Persians‚ nor were all the Greeks on the Greek side. In 499 BC‚ the then-tyrant of Miletus‚ Aristagoras‚ embarked on an expedition to conquer the island of
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THE PERSIAN EMPIRE Similar to the Roman Empire the Persian Empire stretched across vast lands without any serious rivalry. At the height of the empire it stretched across‚ not only‚ Asia‚ from the Aegean to the Indus River‚ but also included part of the continent of Africa. We get the word‚ Persia‚ from the Greek word Parsa meaning‚ “Above reproach”. The Persians unlike most other Empires would be ruled under a benevolent ruler. This would bring a large amount of cultural diffusion to the Empire
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I am here today to talk to you about the Persian Empire. One of the reasons I chose this topic is that I am Persian myself. Another reason for me choosing this topic is that there is a large Persian community in Lower Mainland. Moving along‚ Persian Empire was founded around 548 BC. It was the first largest empire stretching from Atlantic Ocean‚ Morocco‚ to Indus River‚ India. The Persian Empire is most famous for its tolerance over other religions and races and the first people to write the Charter
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Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf is an expansion of the Indian Ocean‚ situated in western Asia which separate Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. The Persian Gulf’s wide is 55 kilometers and 989 kilometers-long inland sea. The Persian Gulf States include Iran (Persia)‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Qatar on a peninsula off the Saudi coast‚ Bahrain on an island‚ and Kuwait and Iraq in the northwest (Reynolds‚ 1993). The Persian Gulf has wide coral reefs‚ and numerous pearl oysters‚ and plenty of
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Xenophon’s account of in The Persian Expedition displays the adventure 10‚000 Greek men and soldiers embarked on following Cyrus‚ the younger brother to the Persian king Artaxerxes‚ deep into the Persian Empire. Xenophon displaying the history of battles and situations the Greeks faced along with elaborating on how their motivation and emotions stayed strong while also glorifying himself and his involvement. He shows the reader how everyday life was for an ordinary man during the journey and shows
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with slavery and death. Oh‚ I’ve chosen my words carefully‚ Persian. Perhaps you should have done the same.” Moments later he executes the king’s messenger and his people by kicking them into a deep well. Behavior such as this would be a direct act of war‚ nonetheless‚ the Spartan King refused to allow for he and his people to be ridiculed by a foreigner. This scene is extremely appealing to viewers because it is a moment that exemplifies a strong king‚ a man who possesses a great deal of honor and
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