Persian (Iranian) civilization, Persian (Iranian) History, Iran, Persia

2. land: 1.636 million km² water: 12,000 km² IRAN ITALY 1,648,195 km² 301,230 km²

3. Turkey 499 km 1,458 km Iraq Afghanistan 936 km Pakistan 909 km Turkmenistan 992 km Azerbaijan-p 432 km IRAN Azerbaijan Qwait Qatar Armania 35 km

4. 2000-6000 1200-2000 500-1200 0-500 Iran in Old Persian = "realm of the Aryans" Pars or Persis

5. Muslims Arabs Iranians or Persians Religion? Ethnicity? Language?

6. Religion Ethnicity Language

7. Muslims Countries > 90% ≈ 50% Arabian Countries Muslims Countries

8. Both together Islamic festivals Pre-Islamic festivals

9. Norouz (New Day) originated ~3500 years ago, but dated 1386 !!??

10. Zoroastrian Good Deeds Good Words Good Thoughts

11. Zoroaster was thus the first to teach the doctrines of an individual judgment, Heaven and Hell, the future resurrection of the body, the general Last Judgment, and life everlasting for the reunited soul and body. These doctrines were to become familiar articles of faith to much of mankind, through borrowings by Judaism, Christianity and Islam 1200 BC Zoroaster

12. Anthropology of Iranian

13. 7000 BC Origins of Farming Iran was in the Crossroad of Civilizations 4000 BC Origins of Farming Iran was in the Crossroad of Civilizations 1000 BC Origins of Farming Iran was in the Crossroad of Civilizations

15. One of the Oldest Inscribed Tablets (5000 years old)

16. 3rd Millennium BC

19. Cyrus (550 BC)

20. To day, I announce that everyone is free to choose a religion . People are free to live in all regions and take up a job provided that they never violate other's rights . No one could be penalized for his or her relatives' faults ... Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen approved by the National Assembly of France U.S. Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress on (1776) 539 BC

21. “ slavery” !! ancient time

22. “ slavery” ??

23. And until I am the monarch, I will never let anyone take possession of movable and landed properties of the others by force or without compensation. Until I am alive, I prevent unpaid , forced labor . I prevent slavery and my governors and subordinates are obliged to prohibit exchanging men and women as slaves within their own ruling domains. Such a traditions should be exterminated the world over ... 539 BC