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Ancient Persia : Ancient Persia Ayla Peacock
Government: Government
Government-Darius: Government-Darius Founded system of government
Built roads and postal system
Established tax-collecting system
Darius: Darius Came to power in 521 BC
Allowed locals of countries he conqured to keep costumes and religion
Divided empire into districts called Satrapies
Founded system of government that was adapted by many other countries
Religion: Religion
Religion : Religion Most beliefs came from Aryans-conquered Persia
Mount Edilburg-home of gods
People went to the sky for after life-mountain was close to the sky
Gods: Gods Ahura- head of all gods
Zurvan- god of ultimate time
Akarana- god of continuous time
Atar- god of fire
Verethragna- god of war
Anahita- goddess who granted immortality
God of Light: God of Light
Art: Art Metalwork
Metalwork : Metalwork gold, silver, steel, copper, lead and a kind of Iron-alloy
beginning of important changes in the civilization of man
Metalwork: Metalwork Ornamentals- necklaces, rings, earrings, hair-clips, buttons, mirrors and safety pins
Metalwork: Metalwork Dishes consisting water bowls (special for mourning ceremonies), cups and cylindrical seals
Art: Art Painting
Slide25: pictures of animals and hunting scenes
usually profiles
painted on earthenware
Iranian Miniatures : Iranian Miniatures Margins of handwritten books
battle scenes, feasts, hunting
colors are bright w/ layering technique
Architecture: Architecture
Architecture : Architecture Columns- made w/ stone base and covered w/ painted plaster and gold leaf
Palaces: Palaces Made w/ mud-brick or stone
Everything was always brightly colored
All art was to honor the king
Staircases: Staircases Carved from blocks of stone
Monumental double ramped ceremonial staircases
They were shallow so honored guests could take their horses up
Economy: Economy Coins and Money
Slide37: Coins were first minted in Saris after they were captured by Persia in 546 BC
Darius was leader
Established first “Darics”- coins
had picture of king in a running kneeling position holding a spear and a bow
Used between 521 and 485BC
Military: Military
Slide43: Became strong around 529-600 BC under rule of Cyrus
Used tactics from Saka, Scythians and Medes
Slide45: Fought w/2 cornel wood javelins called palta
short swords when close to enemy
Slide47: Soldiers wore deccorated Median costumes w/dark yellow caps
decorated w/circles, squares, rosettes and stripe patterns
Horse Armor: Horse Armor Barding, a leather and metal apron protected the horses breast
Bronze plate to protect the horse's head
Parameridia, part of the saddle, curves round to protect the riders thighes
The End: The End