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1. POLITICAL SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
humane.
The Empire was divided into twenty provinces, or
Hierarchy, n.d.)
Each tribe lived in a different part of Persia.
The tribes formed the confederacy.
Oligarchic system is in place i (Social, Intellectual and
Artistic aspects of Ancient Persia, n.d.)n which the heads
of tribes would make all large decisions based on the
matters and also have right to own property rather than being
3. SOCIAL CLASS
traded as property.
1. Social Development in Classical Persia
o Nomadic character of early Persian society
o Imperial bureaucrats
o Free classes
King was at the top and then came the royal family.
Priests- perform the sacred rituals of a religion;
question the decisions of the king; mediator between
4. ECONOMY/TRADE
SYSTEM
commodities.
Craftsmen- skilled manual workers specialized in
aliens to abide.
Most commonly grown crops were barley and wheat, but
peas, lentils (a form of bean) mustard, garlic, onions,
cucumbers, dates, apples, pomegranates, pears and
apricots.
Most common beverages were beer and wine.
Surplus was regular, land was leased in exchange for
produce
Trade
5. TECHNOLOGIES
technology
bring water from the foothills of the northern mountains to
poisonous gases
were the first to use chemical warfare against their
enemies
sustainable system of taxation
a communication network based on good roads and
efficient message-carrying
a single language, Aramaic, used in government
in Persia
Inventions
1. Windmill
- believed to be originating from Persia
- world's oldest windmills are located in Afghanistan
- in building windmill, it requires massive research such as
the location of the windmill, the wind speed, and wind
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direction
could be built in a flat area as long as there is wind
Writings
1. Marvels of Creation and Oddities of Existence
- is a popular work of cosmography that has been translated
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Arts
1. Ruins of Persepolis Gateway
- created by Darius I
- influenced by Monumental Sculpture
2. Gold Chariot from the Oxus Treasure
- a collection of some 180 pieces of gold and silver
metalwork from the Achaemenid civilization
comes from the region of Takht-Kuwad,Tadjikistan
3. Horse Head in gilded silver
- example of Sassanid metalwork from Kerman
4. Luristan Pottery Vesse
- ancient pottery from Western Persia
Architecture
- Achaemenids built an efficient infrastructure of roads and
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ports
- had a canal built to link the Nile to the Red Sea
1. Apadana in Persepolis
- as able to seat 15 (fifteen thousand) people in it, with
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References:
http://www.persianempires.com/index.html
http://www.ancient.eu/Persia/
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/thousand-years-of-the-persian-book/science-and-technology.html
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/persian.htm
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