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The Ancient Civilization of Persia! This PowerPoint discusses key aspects of the ancient Persian civilization including its major cities, public works projects, and written language. Some of the major cities discussed are Persepolis, which was the capital and later destroyed by Alexander the Great; Susa, also known as Shushan, which was formerly part of Babylon; and Ecbatana, the summer home of the Persian monarchy. It also describes projects overseen by Darius the Great such as palaces built in Persepolis and road construction. The document concludes with information on modern Persian/Farsi language and demographics of Iran today.
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- 1. The Ancient Civilization of Persia! A PowerPoint made by: ≒Alexa Czartorysky ≒Valeria Gil ≒Katherine Verdugo ≒Michelle Monterroso
- 3. Cities Persepolis: !the capital of the Persian Empire !destroyed by Alexander the Great !ruins still stand in the Valley of Shuraz Susa: !also known as Shushan !named Susa because of the lillies in the Valley of Shuraz !used to belong to Babylon Ecbatana: !also known as Hamadan !summer home to Persian monarchy !where Cyrus held his base
- 5. Public WorksDarius the Great !had palaces and other structures built at the city at Persepolis !organized a postal service !had roads constructed and improved
- 7. Iran=Persian, Pars, Fars, land of the Aryans Iran Today Modern Persian: !also known as Farsi (Parsi) !consists a lot of non-Iranian words Iran= 70 mil people: !Persian-35.7 mil(51%) !Zoroastrian faith-700,000(1%) !Fars & Persian dialects-40.6 mil(58%)
- 10. References Cont.