P vs G -rachel

One might be astonished about the statement “Greeks are a waste of time for the Persians”. Greeks have such a good reputation, why would they ever be looked down upon? There are many reasons for this. The Persian Empire was the largest empire ever established. “The Persian Empire, which dominated most of the Middle East, ruled over a greater percentage of the world’s population than any other empire in history” (US History). Then there was the Greeks empire which wasn’t as close in size to a small peninsula.The persians thought the empire was too small and poor to deal with. Another reason is because the Persians never thought the Greeks had a strong enough and unified government to be a threat towards them. Also trade was a huge reason for the persians to not consider the greeks because the greeks had very little goods and resources. The Persians had many valuable exports and  a collection of imports. Since the Greeks land didn't support them with enough resources they took in vast amounts of goods and resources to supply to there empire. The Persians were not going to waste there time trading with the Greek Empire who weren’t very well equipped.