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Who did Persia lose land to in 1856?
In 1856, Persia lost land in Afghanistan to Britain.
What modern country was a formerly known as Persia?
Persia covered a lot more land that is now known as Iran.
What country today contains the land that called Persia?
Iran.
How did Darius change Persia?
Darius put down several revolts. He won more land for the empire and created a government for the empire !
Why did the Persians chose to destroy the acropolis instead of any other building?
The Persians burnt down Athens including the foundations of the new Acropolis being constructed as payback for Marathon after Persia tried to invade Greece to gain more territory and was defeated. The Athenians had previously helped the Ionian Greeks of the Greek city of Sardis, revolt against the tyrannical satrap of Persia and Persian subjugation in which the Persian temple of Cybele was burnt down. The Ionian revolt delayed Persia's attack on Greece and fuelled Persia's lust for more and more land. Xerxes then used the revolt as a pretext to invade mainland Greece. _____________ There was a group of hold-outs defending it and there was also payback - the Athenians had earlier been involved in the looting of the Persian provincial capital of Sardis in Asia Minor, where they destroyed the statues of the gods. But they wanted the city as quarters for their army.
What land features made ancient Persia easy to attack?
The Persian Empire at its peak stretched from Libya to Central Asia. There was plenty of frontier in those 7,000 km to enter at any point, by land or sea.
What features of the land make a culture easy to attack?
A "culture" is an abstract concept relating to art, language and a way of living. As such it is not sensible to link culture to land features or war. It is people that wage war and features of the land would be an important consideration to the generals when planning the best ground to defend or perhaps from where to attack.
Who did Persia lose land to in 1856?
In 1856, Persia lost land in Afghanistan to Britain.
What is the terrain in Persia?
Persia is located on a flat land
Where in this world is Persia?
Persia is a former land that was in Iran.
What is the new Persia?
In 1935 Reza Shah (king of Persia) declared that Persia will now be called Iran meaning land of nobles or land of aryans.
Why did Persia go to war with Greese in 479 B.C.?
Persia went to war with Greece (Athens and Sparta) as Persia wanted their land and Athens, Sparta and some other greek states said "No, you can not own our land." Or A Catalyst for the first war against the Persians was the Ionian Revolt. The Persians and the Greeks shared a border along the land known as Ionia in Asia Minor. The Greeks revolted and burned a village. Thus leading to a Persian counter-attack and war.
Who did Persia loose land in Afghanistan to?
Britain
Who did Persia loose land in Afghanistan?
Britain
What was the purpose of the land attack?
the purpose of a land attack was to gain more land
What is the name of the area of land that used to be Persia?
Iran
In 1856 Persia lost land in Afghanistan to .?
Britain
