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ANCIENT PERSIA
By: Giancarlo Valenzuela Jai Patel
Gavin PatinoAbraham Valero
SETTING
- Hot, dry deserts - Humid pine forests on huge
mountains - Many sand dunes
FOOD
- Wine was very popular - Figs and peaches were very famous in
Persia -Asparagus stew was a traditional dish - Delicious pumpkin and sweet potato soup
was eaten
CLOTHING
- Gold jewelry - Had tall fluted hats - Men and women wore make up
SHELTER
-Rich people had brick houses - The Emperor lived in a temple - Adobe houses
SOCIETAL GROUPINGS
- Emperor and royal family - Priests -Military - traders and craftsmen
TECHNOLOGY
- Weapons like the bow and arrow
- Tools like daggers - Adobe bricks
ECONOMIC SYSTEM
- Trade and agriculture - Taxes for army - Wine production - Dish ware
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
- The emperor was a monarchy - The emperor had unlimited power - The only limits came from the
rebellion
RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY
- Prayed to Gods and Spirits - Worshipped animals, ancestors,
and stars - During New Years, they
slaughtered animals - Introduced the idea of heaven
and hell
COMMUNICATION
- Spoke their original language called Persian
- Used carriage roads to send letters
- Had their own alphabet - Wrote on clay tiles
AESTHETIC VALUES
- Used painting and sculpting for decoration
- Their main God: Zoroastrianism - Gold and other valuable metals
RECREATION
- Archery - Dancing during holidays - Making beautiful pottery
PERSIAN PICTURES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.http://www.slideshare.net/guest17283/ancient-persia- presentation
2. Bramwell, N. Civilizations of the ancient world: Ancient persia. Enslow Publishers, Inc.
3. Barter, J. (2006). Lst civilizations: Ancient persia. Lucent Books.
4. Price, M. Ancient iran. Vancouver: Ahanita Productions LTD.
5. http://www.livius.org/persia.html 6. http://www.ancient.eu/Persia/
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