persia, greece, rome, india, and china · a. before persia 1. assyria (950 –612 bce) 2. rule and...
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Southwest Asia (Persian Empires – Achaemenid,
Parthian, Sassanid)
Geography
Mediterranean Region (Phoenicia and its colonies,
Greek city-states and colonies, and Hellenistic and Roman Empires)
Geography
A. Before Persia1. Assyria (950 – 612 BCE)
2. Rule and decline
Persia Achaemenid Empire
(550-330BCE)
Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT
A. Rise
1. Location
2. Cyrus the Great and Darius
3. Darius attacks … BUT ???
4. Xerxes
a. Battle of Thermopylae
5. Battle of Salamis
Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT
B. Social Structure
1. Patriarchal
2. Social Classes
a. Warriors, Priests, Nobles
b. Scribes, Merchants, Bureaucrats
c. Peasants, Artisans
Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT
D. Political structure
1. Centralized Government
A. Satrapies – provinces
B. Governed by Satraps (governors)
2. Roads
**FUN FACT ALERT**
Despite the many great accomplishments of the Persian/Achaemenid Empire, why are their achievements not as well known or appreciated?
Discussion Question
A. Before the Han Dynasty
1. Qin Dynasty (221 BCE to 207 BCE)
a. Legalism
b. Decline
East AsiaHan Dynasty
(206 BCE to 220 CE)
A.Social Structure
1. Patriarchal
2. Confucian social ideals
East AsiaHan Dynasty
(206 BCE to 220 CE)
Emperor
ReligionConfucianism
Filial piety
Daoism
Influence on Chinese culture
East AsiaHan Dynasty
(206 BCE to 220 CE)
Political StructureState Confucianism
Civil Service Exam
Provincial governors
Decline
East AsiaHan Dynasty
(206 BCE to 220 CE)