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).

Grade Levels

Middle School (6-8)
Regions

The Persian World & West Asia
Academic Topics

Folklore & Mythology, Trade & Exchange
Academic Subjects

English & Language Arts, History & Social Science, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning

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