Persia All Persian men to the age of 50 years were obligated to serve in the armies of the Persian Empire Zoroastrianism‚ monotheism‚ good/evil‚ heaven/hell Greece turned boats into fighting platforms Similarities for both (if this works for ya) MILITARY IS A BIG ONE Agreed upon slavery & enforced it advanced civilization & technology- produced scholars that innovated much of our society’s sciences and philosophy works Persia- Rumi‚ Avicenna Greece- Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle
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THE PERSIAN WAR The Persians and the Greeks were at war with each other in the Persian war. It started when the Ionians revolt against the Persians and asked Greek to save them. The wars were Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. The battle of Marathon was the first war. The Greeks won the war against the Persians. In the war the Persians thought they could sneak attack Athens but the Greeks were waiting for them the whole time. The battle of Thermopylae was the second war. The Persians
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Greek and Persian civilizations have both left a lasting impression on the modern world with their political‚ cultural‚ and military practices. Greeks left a very rich cultural history with their philosophy‚ literature‚ and science influencing peoples from southwest Asian to western Europe. The Persians‚ more specifically the Achaemenid empire‚ were very successful in expanding and governing a vast empire that included many different types of peoples. They demonstrated
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The affect of The Peloponnesian and Persian Wars on the Greeks position in the Ancient World The Peloponnesian War‚ that took place from (431-404 B.C.)‚ was fought between the Athenians and the Spartans. The Persian Wars‚ which took place from (499-448 B.C.)‚ were caused from the Persians attempts to conquer the Greek city-states. These wars affected the Greek position in the ancient world and caused the downfall of Athens. The Peloponnesian War was very intense and lasted from (431-404 B.C
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The Persian Wars was one of the most famous and significant wars in history in many ways. The Persian wars was a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century. There were many battles fought in the Persian wars including the Marathon‚ Thermpylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. To begin‚ the battle of Marathon too place in august in Marathon Greece. This battle was fought between Persia‚Athens‚ and aided by Plataea. This was during
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Persian vs. Greek Society The main differences in the Greek and Persian societies were their way of viewing the world. The Greek wanted their king to be god-like in their statues and saw them as perfection. On the other hand‚ the Persians more saw the world for how it was. They knew their society wasn’t perfect and didn’t want it be seen that way. While the Greeks and Persians had a different way of governing and religious outlook‚ both gained cultural achievements from profits of their empires’
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the Persian Empire‚ ruled by Cyrus the Great‚ was a major threat to the states of Greece. The solution of the clash between the East and the West was to create the entire future for the region. It was a question of survival for the Greeks; however‚ for the Persians‚ occupying Greece was the main focus of the plan. Nonetheless‚ the Persian Wars were important because the final result was the separation of Greece and the Near East. There was the first Persian war in 490 BC‚ but the Persians were
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Introduction Wars have been apart of this world almost as long as anything else has. Even in the Bible days there are records of wars. There are many reasons that states choose to go to war. Sometimes it is for the expansion of a nation or state‚ other times it is for financial gains‚ and it also could be for security or defense purposes. Whatever the case may be‚ wars have been apart of human life and will always be. There were no differences when it came to the Persian Gulf War. This war involved the
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------------------------------------------------- To what extent was Themistocles responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian Wars? Daniel Ashby Themistocles was responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian wars to a considerable extent. The key to Athens’ strength in the 5th Century BC was in this general and statesman and therefore‚ as Greek victory relied so heavily on Athens‚ Themistocles vitally contributed to the outcome of the Persian king’s invasion of 480-479 BC. His early life reflects the character and
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In the antiquated years‚ Persians trusted that they couldn’t be vanquished. They triumphed in practically all that they do‚ in each war they wage. Accordingly‚ they tormented diverse urban communities and locales by overcoming them. This proceeded until they got included with the Greeks in a 50-year arrangement of wars known as the Greco-Persian War. The Greco-Persian wars were arrangement of mayhem that began in 499 BC and endured in 449 BC. The arrangement of wars includes the Greek’s political
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