Alexander the Great‚ king of Macedonia‚ accomplished much in his lifetime. He added many new lands to his vast empire including Asia Minor‚ Syria‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ Persia‚ Sogdiana‚ and part of India. He became the conqueror of the world he knew. Alexander the Great was the son of Princess Olympias of Epirus (Cinderella) and King Philip II of Macedonia (Popovic). His parents hated each other and had an unstable marriage (Cinderella). Philip’s relationship with Alexander was also poor. He once
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was the largest in the world at that time. • Known as the second founder of the Persian Empire‚ after Cyrus. (His father - Cambyses) • Darius was divided into 20 provinces (States) and supervised by a Persian satrap‚ or governor and immortals Persepolis- Place where records‚ documents and writings were kept • Democracy in Athens • Athens had a form of taxes. • Sophists – traveling teachers • Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle C. Inequality in Classical Greece • Slaves were non-Greek who were
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Darius I & Themistocle were 2 of many people who played a sig. role in Xerxes’ reign. Themistocles was known as the great Athenian strategist who united the Greekstates & saved Greece. Darius the 1st was the father & predecessor of Xerxes‚ he played the role of being the most influential person to Xerxes & believed Xerxes was the most deserving to become his heir. Herodotus records that the Persians accounted Darius a ‘merchant’ for his great achievements on setting the empire onto a sound
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Austin Drabik Mr. Plush English 10 Honors 8/26/2014 Iran’s Misty Wonders In Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ both the movie and the book were able to portray the main idea of Marjane Satrapi "Marji’s" life. The main idea being for us to look at how Marji evolved into a grown women with struggles along the way. Throughout both we were able to clearly understand what a difficult childhood she lived and we were able to get a sense of what her life was like back then. Like in many cases‚ the book
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Ahuramazda as the Persian god to worship. From the leadership of Darius and Xerxes‚ the Persian was Zoroastrian religion‚ this religion believed in rituals such as Lan-sacrifice which was cantered on making offering to a god or traditional cult. The Persepolis tablet gives evidence that these rituals were supported with regular rations every month. Ration such as grain‚ flour‚ wine‚ beer‚ fruit and royal rams from the royal warehouse. Other type of rituals involves a special drink called Haoma. Persian
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The Life of Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great is believed to be the greatest military genius to have ever lived He rose to be the King of Macedonia‚ and managed to conquer the great Persian Empire; something his predecessor could not accomplish. The list of the tasks Alexander accomplished goes on and on‚ but they did not all happen at once. The question most ask is… why was Alexander always known to be so great? Based on detailed research‚ it seems in fact that since birth‚
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Bataan Christian School Panilao‚ Pilar‚ Bataan A FILM REVIEW ON ALEXANDER Presented by: Jedd John A. Castillo III-Lavoisier Presented to: Mrs. Vanessa H. Acuzar Social Studies III Date Presented October 4‚ 2008 Setting .. • Library of Alexandria– Shepperton Studios‚ London‚ England • Pella/Babylon/Indian palaces and myths cave– Pinewood Studios‚ London‚ England • Alexandria (effect back plate)– Malta • Temple of Pallas Athena‚ Mieza and
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Dan Hogarth Aaron Vigar ENG 3U May 30th‚ 2014 Perseption The author Marjane Satrapi adds many different graphic elements such as colour and design to provide more depth and provide the reader with an image that otherwise they may not be able to perceive or get from her perspective. On multiple occasions‚ she takes what she is told about and illustrates it in a child’s perspective. Frequently throughout the novel the author demonstrates certain illustrations in a way that may not be the
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ENG 1111 Paper 1: Explication Essay‚ 5 pages (15%) Draft: Final 10/3 Start by choosing the theme‚ issue‚ or symbol in Persepolis that interests you most‚ then find a series of (at least two) panels that seem to say or imply a lot about that theme‚ issue‚ symbol‚ etc. Begin your exercise by copying out the passage in full. Then‚ in 4-5 pages of your own words‚ analyze how the panels you have chosen develop or display that theme or symbol. You do not need to focus on all of the qualities or
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Darius spread the empire all the way to Greece‚ only having to withdraw upon their approach to Athens. Zoroastrianism spread alongside these conquests‚ although when Alexander the Great went on his conquest of the Middle East the great works in Persepolis were burned and many of the monks were killed‚ resulting in the loss of many of the ancient texts and leading to Alexander being labeled “the Accursed” by the Persians.5
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