Unit 2.2 Ancient Persia 1
Unit 2.2Ancient Persia
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What is one idea that all people in our society believe in and act as if they believe in it?
Extrem
ely tough question! If you can crack it -- C
andy!
¿Cuál es una idea en la que todas las personas de nuestra sociedad creen y actúa
como si creyeran en ella?
Pregunta extrem
adamente difícil! S
i puedes crackearlo - ¡Candy!
‘Do N
ow’
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1)G
rab a chromebook!
2) Google S
earch: “James K
enan Christian C
lark”
3) Click on section 1 U
nit 2!
4) Scroll dow
n click on link for “What is M
oney? Reading and Q
’s”
5) Read the article and answ
er the questions on a separate sheet of paper!
What is M
oney??? Reading and Q
uestions
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1) ¡Coge un C
hromebook!
2) Búsqueda de G
oogle: "James K
enan Christian C
lark"
3) Haga clic en la sección 1 U
nidad 2!
4) Desplácese hacia abajo, haga clic en el enlace para "¿Q
ué es el dinero? Lectura y Q
"
5) ¡Lee el artículo y responde las preguntas en una hoja de papel separada!
A classical civilization is one that set the
framew
ork for history!
Think of it like the foundation of a house!
What is a ‘C
lassical Civilization’
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Ancient G
reece and Ancient
Rom
e are considered ‘C
lassical Civilizations’
because our history came
out of their civilizations!
‘Western Civilization’
Parts of the world heavily influenced by A
ncient Greece, C
lassical R
ome, and later, Europe
Greece and R
ome
are the major
‘Classical
Civilizations’ of the W
estern World.
The Ancient Persian Empire! 550 - 330 B.C
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Powerful Kings!“King of Kings”
•Founder Cyrus 559-530
BC
E)•D
arius (521-486 BC
E)•X
erxes (486-465BC
E) 7
Government Type: Monarchy
Ancient Persia (A
chaemenid Em
pire) had a monarchy!!!
ON
E KIN
G!
All Pow
erful, no checks on power
Usually hereditary (kept in the fam
ily)
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Persian K
ing Xerxes “K
ing of Kings”
Persian Empire! B
efore Being C
onquered By A
lexander in 331 B.C9
Alexander the G
reat conquers m
assive Persian
empire in 331 B
.C! >>>
‘Persepolis’ -- Great Ancient Persian City
•Begun by D
arius•C
osmopolitan
city•M
ix of M
esopotamian,
Egyptian, &
Greek
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Military•Large pow
erful army
•Meritocracy
•10,000 Imm
ortals (elite standing arm
y & royal guard)
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Key Concept! -- ‘Meritocracy’
*** Based on an individual’s ability!
-- “The best (wo)m
an for the job”
Creates system
s, governments, institutions, and/or societies w
here people w
ith skills and competence gain pow
er and respect!
*** NO
T based on who you know
, your social class, family, etc.
‘Centralized’•Trade•O
ver 70 ethnic groups•23 Satrapies (provinces) 13
•Taxes & Tribute
•Royal road (1700
miles)
Key Concept -- ‘Centralized’A
ncient Persian Empire w
as ‘CEN
TRA
LIZED’
CEN
TRalized = A
CEN
TER of pow
er
Society, empire, civilization that has a center or central place of pow
er
Center of A
merican Political Pow
er = Washington, D
.C
Makes all law
s and decisions for the federal governm
ent! CE
NTE
R of P
ower
<<< President and C
ongress are there
-- Roads all throughout the em
pire! (Trade, travel, moving troops and
messages)
-- Single codified law-code for em
pire!
-- Use of C
oin Money!
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Ancient P
ersian -- Governm
ent and E
conomy(A
ncient Persian C
oins from about 450 B
.C)
Religion of Persia: Zoroastrianism
•Zoroaster 6th century reform
er & prophet
•Monotheistic – O
ne God A
hura Mazda
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Persian Wars with Greece
•D
arius invades (Battle of
Thermopolyae), carried on by
Xerxes
•Losses at M
arathon & Salam
is•
Conquered by A
lexander 331 B
CE
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Persian Invasions of Greece!
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Persian Legacy...
•Large influential empire
•Military
•Centralization techniques (satrapies, tolerance, R
oyal R
oad)•C
ompeting w
ith other major em
pires•G
reece, Alexander, M
aurya, Ptolemaic (Egypt)
Rom
e, Byzantium
•Trade routes established through that region of the w
orld!
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