period two 600 b.c.e. – 600 c.e
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Period Two 600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies. Bell Task. Read page 87 in Ways of the World What was the prominent big picture trend for the first civilizations? How did each of the early civilizations end?. Civilization vs. Empire. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Period Two600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E.
Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies
Bell Task
Read page 87 in Ways of the World
1. What was the prominent big picture trend for the first civilizations?
2. How did each of the early civilizations end?
Civilization vs. Empire
Settled agricultural life which allows specialization– Cities – as administrative centers– Political system based on boundaries, not kinship– Specialization– Monuments– Record keeping system– Long distance trade– Interest in science and art
Empires• States, political systems that exercise
coercive power• Large and aggressive states• Comprised of a myriad of cultures
Persian Empire• Largest empire the world
had seen• Little written evidence –
rely on Greeks
323 – Alexander the Great defeats Persia
480 – Xerxes invades Greece
550-530 – Reign of Cyrus
1000 B.C.E. – settle in southwest Iran
Pers
epol
is
Zagros mts.
Caucasus mts.
Mountains of
Afghanistan
Deserts
Open for
attacks
Iranian- group with similar languages and culture
Homeland of Iranians
Homeland of Persians
How did the Persian Empire rise from its Iranian homeland?
Achaemenids
• It starts with the Medes (Mada)• Cyrus 550 B.C.E.
Noble Warriors
Priests (magi)
Peasants
How did the Persian Empire spread?
• 20 years of expansion• Cyrus 530 B.C.E. – dead• Son – Cambyses II in Egypt• Darius I 522B.C.E– Indus River– Danube
Darius
Greek Artist
Imperial Organization• Satraps• Local customs• Tax/tribute• Roads• Who’s with the king?
Xerxes
Tribute in metals
Zoroastrianism • Ahuramazda – wise lord • Angra Mainyu – hostile spirit• Zarathustra – prophet
FaravaharGuardian Angel
How did it all end?• Speculate with your neighbor.
• Were you right? Check your textbook or use Google