World History: Empires
Persian Empire
General Overviews
Be sure to watch the video and read the overviews first. You will find a lot of the Social and Political and Economic details here.
Economy and Trade
- Commerce And TradeFocus on the Key Points and the Commerce & trade section of the article
Religion
- Zoroastrianism
Note: you don't need to worry about the Muslim conquests and afterward until you are discussing the legacy.
Technology and the Arts
- Oxus treasure at the British Museum (2:44)The Oxus treasure is a collection of about 180 surviving pieces of metalwork in gold and silver, the majority rather small, plus perhaps about 200 coins, from the Achaemenid Persian period which were found by the Oxus river about 1877-1880.
- Persepolis
Photos of art and architecture at Persepolis - Staircase relief of a Lion Battling a Bull (Persepolis)Be sure to zoom in. It is stunning
Legacies
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