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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