The Persian Puzzle Chapter 8
One of the things that I like about this series of books, is that you get an overall view of the world at a specific era in time. So at the time that the New World was being discovered, Persia was up to something else. In this chapter we will peek into this puzzle.
One of the things that I like about this series of books, is that you get an overall view of the world at a specific era in time. So at the time that the New World was being discovered, Persia was up to something else. In this chapter we will peek into this puzzle.
Read pages 70-73 and then discuss these questions with your teacher.
Which part of Persia became more powerful after Alexander the Great died?
Which religion became more powerful in this part of the world?
Which nomads came from the north?
Who came after these nomads?
Why were other peoples afraid of them?
Who was Ismail and what did he do? What title did he have?
Who was Abbas I? What happened at the party to Abbas’s uncle?
Which country did Abbas make peace with?
Why did Abbas hire an English soldier? What did he do?
Why did Abbas kick out the Portuguese?
How did Abbas develop Persia?
What is the name of the most popular port of Persia?
At the end of his life, who did Abbas fear? Why? What did he do?
At what age did he die?
What is the modern name of the country?
Homework:
Draw the colors on the map that is described in the text.
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