Persians

Persian Facts

• The Persians lived mostly in Persia now called Iran.
• Persians practiced a religion called Islam. Most Persians were radical Muslims called Shiats.
• The people of Persia spoke in a language called Farsi. Farsi is still spoken today.

Employment

• Farmers- grew crops for selling in markets
• Laborers- built huts, roads, sculpted, and painted
• Merchants- traded and sold goods in a market or to other countries like bread, fruit, perfumes, rugs, and valuable minerals
• Landlords- Persians who rented out building in order to gain more wealth
• Soldiers- fought in wars
• Slaves- worked in the houses of wealthy Persians

Clothing of the Persians

• Head dresses, long robes, loin cloths, and gold jewelry.

Persian Holidays

• Iranian New Year- celebrates the spring equinox
• Mehregan- When God/Allah gave light to the world
• Yalda Festival-celebrates winter solstice
• Jashn e Sadeh- honors fire and defeats cold or frost

Life in Persia

• Persian families were large.
• In terms of household rules what Father says goes!
• Poor children often had to work with their parents in market places or as slaves
• Rich children were taught various skills. boys were taught how to ride horses and draw bows, and girls were taught to cook, clean, and sew.

Languages of Persia

• Farsi
• Dari
• Tajiki
• Cyrillic- written language

Location of Persia

• Persians lived mostly in former Persia now known as Iran

Religion

• Most Persians are muslim
• The group of muslims they are in are Shiat
• Muslims are monotheistic

Art

• Sculpture, Pottery, mosaics, fresco wall painting, fine painting, figure drawing, and calligraphy

Music

• Persian music is made up of instuments like
• changs- harps
• kamancheh- fiddle
• ney- flute
• and the favorite...tar- a stringed instrument like a guitar

Hobbies

• Chess
• Polo
• Bull fighting