Persia And Greece

The Ancient Greeks have done so much for the western civilizations. Their success in art, philosophy, architecture, science, government, and history have influenced the western civilizations to use their ideas. Many different people came up with different ideas to contribute to their government. New ideas and conclusions were constantly being made because of philosophers asking questions all the time. They really helped shaped Ancient Greece's government.

The Greek and Persian Achaemenid Empires coexisted during 553-336 B.C.E. These two empires had been rivals for centuries, which eventually led to the Persian Wars, happening from 490-480 B.C.E. The Persian Empire was made up of a variety of religions, however the one practiced by the native Persians was focused on a main god, Ahura mazda. The Persian religion was “...centered on an elaborate cult of kingship…” and these kings were believed to have a connection to Ahura mazda. In contrast, the Greek people had the same gods and religion throughout their empire, which were present not only in myth and stories, but also in daily life. Although the Persians didn’t have many personal ties to their gods, the Greeks believed their gods possessed human-like attributes, which gave the Greeks a more direct connection to their deities.

Many things from Greece are still seen today. There are many great philosophers such as; Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Pythagoras, Archimedes, and others, that are widely known. And there are many Greek buildings that still stand like; The Pantheon, Erechtheum, Athens, and many temples. These are some reasons Greece was better than Rome.

Historians have long considered Ancient Greece to be one of the most influential societies on modern day life. Ancient Greece has inspired the modern world in five main areas: theatre, government, philosophy, art, and architecture.

The ancient civilizations had very different ways of running their empires throughout their time. The Persians and Greeks held very true to this statement. They both had different sources that contributed to the power they held. The Persians had a very large empire and had a specific way of controlling it. First lets see how the Persians came to be. Cyrus, the son of the Assyrian king, was supposed to be killed as a baby. He was instead taken to a village that soon became called Persia. As Cyrus matured, the people could tell he had the characteristics of a king. He soon became just that. He didn’t want to be just a ruler though, he wanted to be different. His tactics were based on mercy, forgiveness, and compassion. Cyrus did go to war still

Persia and Greece were beautiful and prosperous empires and where the most influential of their time. In this essay I will talk about the two main empires’ political structures and their economy and I will also state similarities and differences between the two empires. The two empires’ political structures might have varied greatly but their economies were very similar. Even though they had differences and had major battles they were still the ideal empires of their time.

There were four great multicultural Empires in our world’s history Ancient Greece, The Roman Empire, Persia and China. I am going to focus on Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire, what geographical features did each region offer to help the people build these great empires, what were some of the cultures of this empires, and what changes did they have over time? Going further into details on the Persian Empire, who were two of the leaders and what contributions did they make to Persia, what methods did they use to expand the region and gain power? How did the political system change over time?

Xerxes was the son of Darius I and his wife Atossa, daughter of Cyrus. He was Darius’ first son after taking the throne. Darius preferred Xerxes over his older brother Artabazanes. When Darius died in 486 BC, Xerxes was 35 and had already been in power of Babylonia for 12 years.

King Xerxes I was the son of King Darius the Great, arguably “the greatest monarch in all of the ancient world”1. Unlike his more successful father Darius, Xerxes’ actions did not strengthen the Persian Empire, but led

Ancient Persia were one of the most influential and most powerful empires of its time. This empire was its known for tolerance of its conquered peoples and it literary,educational,mathematical,and governmental achievements. Cementing its place forever in history and landing it a spot among one of the world’s most powerful empires. One of Persia achievements was the skill of building roads for travel and trading. One of these roads was the Persian royal road which spread from Anatolia to Aegean Sea is it the distance of more than 1,500 miles.

Lastly, the most important areas of Greek achievement were math and science. They achieved all kinds of things in the areas of psychology, astronomy, geometry, biology, physics, and medicine. In astronomy they formulated the ideas that the sun was 300 times larger than the earth, the universe was composed of atoms, and they also calculated the true size of the earth. Someone that was greatly involved in astronomy was Aristotle. In geometry, ancient Greeks found the value of pi, and Euclid, who wrote the book Elements around 30 B.C., theorized that of two straight lines cut one another, the vertical, or opposite, angles shall be equal. In physics, the lever and pulley was invented along with a force pump which eventually evolved into a stream engine. Important people in this area were Archimedes and Pythagoras who were two of the many influential in the Greek citizens. Ancient Greece has definitely made many influential contributions to that of western civilizations.

Greece, which lasted from 480 BCE to 323 BCE and Persia, which stood standing from 550 BCE to 330 BCE, were two empires that flourished for centuries. Although they both had victorious moments throughout their existence, they were constantly in battle with each other. These wars lasted for hundreds of years. The casualties were plentiful but these fights often helped their cultures spread throughout the lands. Even though Greece and Persia had contrasting religious beliefs and social rankings, they both thought the powerful tasks belonged to the men, not women.

Greece was made up of many different city-states, they sometimes argued and battled with each other. Armies were an important part of Ancient Greece, the Greek people depended on them to keep enemies away. Some of the Greek armies were also very advanced. Some armies in Ancient Greece made new strategies to fight the Persian Wars and the Trojan War. The city-states usually fought among each other, however, when another empire attacked them, they were able to forget about their civil battles, join forces, and work as a team to defeat other empires that posed as threats to them.

The civilizations that I decided to elaborate on are Greece, Rome, and Persian. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the similarities and differences of these civilizations. These civilizations will be analyzed in the area of their cultural, social, political, economic, diplomatic and military collating. Greece, Rome, and Persian are very distinctive and fascinating civilization. From the information I have learned through the semester will help me sharply juxtapose the cultures.

The evolution of technology has changed society in both positive and negative ways. People all over the world use and benefit from modern technology. Technology has simplified the access to many tools people need in education, medicine, communication, transportation, etc. However, using it too often has its drawbacks as well. In most cases, the time of finishing projects is cut by more than half with the help of technology. Many people do not realize that technology has its negative affects society as well, and its rapid advances has changed life for worse in a number of different ways.