The time depicted in the medium was during the Achaemenid Empire which was the Persian Empire‚ established by Cyprus the great. 550-479 BCE and the Arabian Peninsula 1000 B.C. first century A.D. The Persian empire was greater than Assyrian and stretched from Egypt to Arabia across Mesopotamia and the Indus river. Persia today the nation of Iran and when Cyprus was conquering the nearing regions. During 539 B.C.E.‚ King Cyrus chose to grow the limits of Persia. He started by vanquishing Babylon. Cyrus
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On July 20th‚ 356 B.C. Alexander the Great was born in the region of Pella in Macedonia. Alexander’s parents were the king and queen of Macedonia‚ King Philip || and Queen Olympia. King Philip || was mostly involved in the military‚ so Alexander rarely got to see his father. Alexander received an education from Leonidas‚ Lysimachus‚ and Aristotle. King Philip || died when Alexander was 19 years old‚ and Alexander wanted to take the throne. Even though Alexander was the feudal king of Macedonia‚ Olympia
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Chapter 7 Notes Key Terms -Achaemenid empire: first great Persian empire {558-330 bce} which began under Cyrus and reached its peak under Darius -Ahura Mazda: Main god of Zoroastrianism who represented truth and goodness and was perceived to be an eternal struggle with the malign spirit Angra Mainya -Avesta-Book containing Zoroastrianism -Gathas – book of hymns praising God -Indo-Europeans -Magi – Those who preserved the teachings of Zarathrusta in writing -Medes- Indo-european branch
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like. (e.g. comics‚ drawings‚ crossword‚ pictograms‚ etc.). Put a photo of it into portfolio. Additional suggestion: • Parallel reading Reading books with similar themes parallel to The Book Thief‚ e.g.: – The Boy in the Striped Pyjama – Persepolis – The Diary of Anne Frank Post-Reading - In class: • Just a minute activity Students have to talk about the book for a minute without stopping. Possibly give them more concrete topics (e.g. a certain scene‚ character‚ symbol). • “Top of
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Few historical figures stand out in the same degree as that of Alexander the Great. He was a warrior by 16‚ a commander at age 18‚ and was crowned King of Macedon by the time he was 20 years old. He did things in his lifetime that others could only dream about. Alexander single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in just over a decade. There were many attributes that made Alexander “Great.” He was a brilliant strategist and an inspired leader; he led by example and was a conqueror
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The essay about the Persian Empire The particular history-achaemenid The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). Persia’s earliest known kingdom was the proto-Elamite Empire‚ followed by the Medes; but it is the Achaemenid Empire that emerged under Cyrus the Great that is usually the earliest to be called "Persian. The first record of the Persians comes from an Assyrian inscription from c. 844 BC that calls them
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must keep his head up and resolve the problem in the correct way. Violence against oppression is just as immoral as the oppression itself; it should be combated in a non violent way as it proves to be more effective. For instance‚ in the novel “Persepolis” rebels used non violent demonstrations to support their claims
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been done harshly and that he had shown no mercy. He immediately sent armed troops to quickly demolish the rebel force. He confiscated their temples‚ thus earning the hatred of the Egyptian priests. Xerxes removed the two statues of Darius from Persepolis
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Alexander of macedon was great in both senses of the word‚ amazing and terrible. He showed great military skill and intelligence and also had the resources he needed. He was known to show mercy on occasion but he was also known to some for his great apathy towards their people. He also set out to conquer the world in his early twenties‚ a very young age. He was so committed to his dream of world domination he spent the rest of his life fighting. Alexander was great in many ways. He was a military
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In Persia "Cyrus the Shepherd" invited a newer‚ more sophisticated government that distinguished it from the previous foundation civilization. In this new government‚ a centralized bureaucracy ruled‚ meaning that while Cyrus was the king and Persepolis was the capital a highly staffed team helped run the empire. Since the Persian Empire was so large‚ Cyrus broke it up into many distinct sections called satraps‚ which had considerable local autonomy (power). In other words‚ not only was there a
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