History of Iran

Extending from Egypt to northern Central Asia, the Persian empire was one of the most immense empires that the ancient world had seen. Its emergence began in 550 B.C, once Cyrus the Great who had recently come into power conquered his northern neighbor, the Medes, giving him access to the reserves of gold and silver that were buried in the Zagros Mountains. Encouraged by his conquest of the Medes, he captured Babylon and then advanced through Asia Minor to the Mediterranean Sea. He later united the

The “Freer Dagger,” called such because it resides in the collection of the Freer Gallery, is 38.0 cm long, and weighs approximately 500 gm with sheath. The blade is made up of curved watered steel that has been ribbed. The handle and sheath are similarly made of watered steel, that is applied to a wooden core. The watered steel has been chased and inlaid with gold. The handle and sheath are decorated with both raised and inlayed floral motifs, vegetal scrolls and calligraphy, precisely rendered

military force having sophisticated tactics. After the Achaemenids, came the Seleucids, the Parthians, and the Sasanids. The Seleucids founded new cities that later would stimulated trade and economic development. The Parthians were lords of an empire in Iran. The Parthians did not have a centralized government; however, they did have a federation of leaders in councils. The Parthians revolted against the Seleucid overlord. The Parthians ' greatest conqueror named Mithradates I came to throne and transformed

Discuss the ways Greek tragedy authors addressed such topics as duty, honor, kingship, gender roles, and the other. Greek tragedy authors tend to use their writings as a means of social, political, and religious commentary. Both of the authors we read of, use their characters and the storyline development to test their reader’s moral boundaries. On the one hand, Euripides’ Medea emphasizes Greek thoughts concerning foreigners, and denounces Athenian social bases through his character’s traits

Throughout human civilization, it has been invariably true that the ideas and innovations belonging to particular societies have been adopted by both concurrent and later cultures. This has culminated in remarkably advanced societies, whose success can be attributed to that of their ancient counterparts. Much of the prosperity of modern civilization can certainly be accredited to the Achaemenid Empire, a pluralistic empire founded in 550 BCE. At its peak, it stretched from the Indus River Valley

In the graphic novel The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the graphic novelist, cartoonist, and illustrator portrays her emotions through her panels. Throughout the novel Satrapi’s emotions change constantly because of the current situation and state of emotion that she is in. Persepolis is about Marjane Satrapi’s life as a child in Tehran and during this time the Islamic Revolution is beginning and new laws were being enforced. This also played a huge part in her change of emotions which

Compare and Contrast Ancient Persia and India It is crazy how two different civilizations from two different times can have such similar ideas about their economies. But, India, becoming an empire much later than Persia, had some improved technologies and ideas which made these two civilizations somewhat different. Persia’s main focus of strengthening their economy was the development of agriculture. By growing crops like grains, fruits, and vegetables, the Persians were able to acquire a great

Allotayah Khomeini: The role he played in modern history, and how his rule effectively changed Iran Allotayah Khomeini (1902-1989) came into power after the Iranian Revolution of 1979 replacing the Shah as the supreme religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and was later named the political and religious leader of Iran for the rest of his life. Khomeini was able to take over due to his strong belief that Iran’s government should be returned to its traditional Islamic ways, returning it

which we know it as Iran now. Here is a video that shows how great we were and how we are now. II. Not the nuclear power but, Iran’s history from 300,000 years ago until now. III. Iranian people were a very peaceful nation through the history but same as the other great histories something make it change. IV. So there is a transition in Iran history and we can divide its history to Iran’s history during the Achaemenid Empire, Iran’s history when Islam enters to it and Iran in present time

of the reasoning as to why states in the Middle-East do what they do, an in depth analysis linking both the past and present is necessary. The continuous disorder portrayed in the news has created a negative image of the Middle-East. In the case of Iran, this is especially true. Similarly to many other states in the Middle-East, Iran’s past can be characterized by perpetual ideological conflict, rivaling tribal factions and a difficulty in sustaining a