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Persia - Geographical environment (Physical resources (Expensive plateaus…
- Persia - Geographical environment
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Land located 4 main capitals Susa, Persepolis, Pasargadae and Ecbatana
Empire was built over 50years by Cyrus II, Cambysis, Darius .....
Had 5 main areas in the middle east
- Egypt and Lybia in Africa
- Thrace in Europe
- The Lydian empire of Asia minor
- The babylonian and Syrian empires
- East of the heartland to the indus river (modern day Bactria)
The empire extended from the mediterranean sea in the west to the indus river in the west.
From the black sea in the north to the Persian gulf in the south.
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All landforms were significantly effected by water supply (due to the mountains circling the region) and specific climatic conditions
Irrigation
Persian land, agriculture and irrigation depended on seasonal melting of mountain snow as the ring of mountains cut off the rain clouds from the desert like plateau
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The focus of the development in water technology was to make a highly efficient irrigation system, a qanat, which captured water from an aquifer and diverted it long distances to cultivated lands.
The innovation of Persian irrigation to resolve the variable water supply within the Heartland better improved the water supply of resources throughout the empire.
This qanat system facilitated the building of great gardens and palaces, as seen in Cyrus the Great’s construction of Pasargadae.
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The challenge of size
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Response = road network.
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ROYAL ROAD
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H. described the stations along the road, distance and geographical obstacles
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Advantages of resources
Human resources
Olmsted estimated that there were more then 50 million people in Persia. The core population were the Persians and the Medes (didn't taxes)
H states 46 different nationalities were apart of the empire eg. Egypt. They provided the army and navy and also paid tribute
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Physical resources
Expensive plateaus and plains suited the horsemanship of the Perisans = why they were so successful in military
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