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Cyrus the Great and the Rise of the Persian Empire
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Cyrus the Great and the Rise of the Persian Empire

Grade Level: 
High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Video
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0:57:40
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Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World and the Associate Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture at the University of California, Irvine, gives a talk to teachers about Cyrus the Great in conjunction with the Cyrus Cylinder exhibition at the Asian Art Museum (on view from August 9–September 22, 2013).

Great Power, Great Choices
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Great Power, Great Choices

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Middle School (6-8)
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Video
Duration: 
0:11:21
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Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Leta Busyhead, tells a story about Cyrus the Great and the Cyrus Cylinder in the Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia exhibition at the Asian Art Museum (August 9–September 22, 2013).

How did Alexander the Great appropriate Persian culture and ideas into his empire?
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How did Alexander the Great appropriate Persian culture and ideas into his empire?

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Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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0:02:12
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Dr. Touraj Daryaee, Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World and the Associate Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture at the University of California, Irvine discusses Alexander the Great and Persian culture and ideas at the Cyrus Cylinder Teacher Workshop at the Asian Art Museum on August 12, 2013 in conjunction with the Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia exhibition (August 9–September 22, 2013).