Overview of Ancient Persia by daniel gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x en-us 2022-09-03 22:24:45 UTC 2025-10-02 22:28:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Religion (What was the society’s belief? What rules did ancient Persians live by? How did religion impact their daily life?) daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298426366  Research what is the Zoroastrian faith and how ancient Persians worshiped 

•Zoroastrianism = Persian religion based on Good vs. Evil
•Dualism of Zoroastrianism meant that they believed the world was controlled by two forces: good and evil.
]]> 2022-09-15 14:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298426366 Cyrus the Great daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298442381 Who was this man and what can we learn about his way of life? 

Rule: 559 - 530 BCE

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According to Herodotus.... ]]> 2022-09-15 14:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298442381 Cambyses II daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298449404 Who was this man and what can we learn about his way of life? 

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According to Herodotus.... ]]> 2022-09-15 14:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298449404 Xerxes daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298452547 Who was this man and what can we learn about his way of life?

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According to Herodotus.... ]]> 2022-09-15 14:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298452547 Darius the Great daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298459592 Who was this man and what can we learn about his way of life? 

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According to Herodotus....]]> 2022-09-15 14:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298459592 Read the excerpts in this article written by Herodotus and add as many facts as you can relating to the way of life - (customs) of the ancient Persian people daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298462494 2022-09-15 15:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298462494 For example, the ancient Persians didn't have slaves and the Greeks did daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298495952 2022-09-15 15:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298495952 Besides the evidence of archaeology and occasional fragments of inscriptions, the Ancient Persians left us with very little information about their lives. We rely almost entirely on the accounts of their enemies—particularly the Greeks—to reconstruct their history and lifestyle. daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298509154 2022-09-15 15:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298509154 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298531347 2022-09-15 15:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298531347 Herodotus daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298535758 What aspects are important to keep in mind when considering the point of view of Herodotus when he speaks about the Persians - are his recounts of ancient Persians biased? ]]> 2022-09-15 15:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298535758 Geography (How does climate impact the lifestyle? What are the resources? Natural barriers?) daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298541084 2022-09-15 15:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298541084 Political structure daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298542792 (Who runs society and how? what was a satrap for example?]]> 2022-09-15 15:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298542792 Economics (How does the society use its resources? What is considered valuable? How are the resources distributed?) daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298545588 Research the Royal Road for example]]> 2022-09-15 15:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298545588 Social Structure (Is the society stratified? Who is considered “important?” Who is at the bottom? Why? daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298546633 2022-09-15 15:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298546633 Arts & Architecture - (What are the lasting works of the society? What did they build? What did they invent? How did they portray their lifestyle?) daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298547238 2022-09-15 15:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298547238 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298559532 2022-09-15 15:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298559532 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298560996 2022-09-15 15:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298560996 Were some rulers more tolerant than others? Were they tolerant towards some groups more than others? How intolerant were their instances of “intolerance”? daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298569083 2022-09-15 15:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298569083 Use this source for analysing the way of life of the Persian Kings as told by Herodotus. daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298585079 2022-09-15 16:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298585079 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298599123 2022-09-15 16:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298599123 The Persians prostrate themselves as a sign of respect to their superiors. Alexander the great took tried to take this custom back to the Greeks, though they refused. Can you find a source that supports this claim? (see Herodotus) daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298621793 2022-09-15 16:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298621793 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298642599 2022-09-15 16:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298642599 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298761417 2022-09-15 17:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298761417 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298762123 2022-09-15 18:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298762123 daniel_gardener https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298852330 2022-09-15 19:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_gardener/4idz3l4xokdy6t9x/wish/2298852330