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Geography, Topography and Resources of the Persian Empire - Coggle Diagram
Geography, Topography and Resources of the Persian Empire
Geography
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- Heart of the Persian Empire was the Iranian plateau
- Ecbatana, Susa, Pasargadae & Persepolis were the main capitals of the Persian Empire
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Resources
Human Resources
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46 nationalities lived within the empire and contributed to Xerxes' army and navy during Persian Wars.
They paid tribute to the Persian king every year
Nationalities included:
- Egyptians
- Phoenicians
- Lydians
- Ionians
- Bactrians
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Areas controlled by the Persian King are listed on the Behistan Rock (Garrison - Persepolis)
Record of Xerxes' rule
Physical Resources
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- Persians controlled wealthy crop-land in the river valleys e.g. the Nile
- Grazing pastures (sheep and goats)
- Building resources from mountains (oak and walnut wood + quarried stone)
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Evidence
Thucydides
- Wrote about The Peloponnesian War (Athens vs Sparta)
- Wrote about events during 479 - 431 BCE (Persia under Xerxes + Artaxerxes I)
- Most reliable: careful w/ his sources
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Modern Historians
- Amelie Kurht
- Pierre Briant
- Margaret Root
- Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg
Argued that Persian history suffered the Greek bias/interpretations of Persian history.
Focused more on Persian sources which challenge the view of the Persian decline
Acknowledge the incredible cultural record. Persian Empire thought to be better governed and more resilient than previously thought.