vocabulary words 1.mountain – bundok 2.valley – lambak 3.plain – kapatagan 4.sea – dagat
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Vocabulary Words
1. Mountain – bundok
2. Valley – lambak
3. Plain – kapatagan
4. Sea – dagat
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Classical Societies: Persia
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Rise of the Persian Empire
• The empire of Persia arose in Iran around the 6th century B.C.E.
• The Medes and the Persians migrated from central Asia to Persia (SW Iran).
• For a time, they lived under Babylonian and Assyrian rule.
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Rise of the Persian Empire• The Medes and
Persians spoke Indo-European languages.
• They were part of the larger Indo-European migrations.
• They shared many traits with distant cousins, the Aryans.
• They were mostly pastoralists.
• They were organized into clans rather than states.
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Rise of the Persian Empire
• The Medes and Persians had considerable military power.
• They were expert equestrians like other steppe people.
• They were expert archers even on horses.
• They often raided the people of Mesopotamia.
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Rise of the Persian Empire
• When the Assyrians and Babylonian empires weakened in the 6th century B.C.E., the Medes and Persians launched their military campaign.
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The Achaemenid Empire
• Cyrus the Achaemenid (558-530 B.C.E.) - from SW Iran- called Cyrus the
Shepherd- Established first
Persian Empire - Called Achaemenid
after Cyrus’ clan.- king of the Persian
tribe located in a mountain fortress near Pasargadae
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Cyrus’s Persian Empire
• Cyrus the Achaemenid (558-530 B.C.E.) - Initiated a rebellion
against Median overlord
- By 548 B.C.E., all of Iran was under his control.
- He conquered Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), central Asia, and Bactria (modern day Afghanistan).
- Within 20 years, his empire stretched from India to the border of Egypt.
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The Achamenid Empire
• Cyrus’s son Cambyses conquered Egypt later and brought its wealth into Persian hands.
• The actions of this King caused rebellion to occur in the Persian empire.
• He ruled for 8 years before dying.
• After dying he left the thrown to his heir Darius.
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The Achaemenid EmpireDarius the Great (521-
486 B.C.E.)• Built the largest
empire the world had ever seen.
• He was known for being a great administrator.
• The Achaemenid Empire had more than 70 different ethnic groups.
• He established an empire that provided for communication throughout.
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The Achaemenid Empire
Darius the Great (521-486 B.C.E.)
• Centralized administration
• Built capital at Persepolis near Pasargadae– Reception halls– Royal residences– Military quarters– treasury
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Persepolis: Aerial View
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Carving of Persian Soldiers at Persepolis
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Ancient Texts at Persepolis
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Persepolis
Persepolis was the administrative center and monument to the dynasty.
Bustled with ministers, advisors, diplomats, scribes, accountants, translators and bureaucratic officers.
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Political Structure of Darius’s Empire
• Balance between strong central power and local administration
• Governors were appointed to oversee various regions.
• Twenty-tree administrative and taxation districts governed by satraps
• Most satraps were Persian but local officials were recruited for some administrative posts.
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Political Structure of Darius’s Empire
• Regulated tax by standardizing laws.
• Each satrapy had to pay a set quantity of silver to the imperial court.
• He standardized coins which encouraged trade.
• He did not interfere with local laws but he sometimes modified them to make the empire run more smoothly.
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Persian Royal Road• Construction began
during the Achaemenid Empire.
• Parts were paved with stone.
• Stretched 1600 miles from Aegean Sea to Anatolia, through Mesopotamia to the capital of Persepolis in Iran.
• It took caravans 90 days to travel this road, lodging at inns along the well-policed route.
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Persian Royal Road• Courier service with
111 postal stations 25 to 30 miles apart on the Royal Road
• Each station had a supply of horses for couriers.
• This system facilitated trade with various regions.
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Xerxes • Xerxes was a powerful king of the
Persian Empire. He was focused on conquering the city states of Greece during his reign as king.
• Xerxes was the son of Darius and he ruled from 486 BC to 465 BC.
• Xerxes devoted his reign to attempting to conquering Greece.– Greece was considered Persia’s
main threat.• Xerxes crossed the Hellespont with
his army and then ordered a bridge to be built, which was destroyed in a storm.
As a result, Xerxes is said to have crossed the river by chariot on a bridge of boats.
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Xerxes • In 480 BC, Xerxes led his sea forces to the victory
in defeating Sparta in the Battle of Thermopylae.They were even able to sack Athens.
• The Greeks won against the Persian Navy in 479 BC in the straits of Salamis.
• When rebellion broke out in Babylon, however, Xerxes rushed abate the issue.
The army left behind was defeated in 479 BC at the battle of Plataea.
• Greece had officially defeated the Persian Empire.• Xerxes was assassinated in 465 BC.
The assassin is believed to have been one of his generals.
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Fall of the Achaemenid Empire
• Cyrus and Darius had policies of tolerance.
• They respected values and beliefs of the people they ruled.
• Darius’s successor, Xerxes (486-465 B.C.E.), flaunted his Persian identity and imposed his values on conquered lands.
• This created ill will, especially in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
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Fall of the Achaemenid Empire:
The Persian Wars (500 – 479 B.C.E.)• Ethnic Greeks in
Ionian cities in Anatolia resented the Persian governors who oversaw their affairs.
• They rebelled, expelling or executing their governors.
• This rebellion launched a series of conflicts known as the Persian Wars.
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Important battle• The legendary Battle of
Thermopylae. – It is believed that the Persians
had 200,000 men on land and 1,000 on ships. Sparta was only able to send 300 men due to a religious festival taking place.
– King Leonidas of Sparta tried to even out the numbers by fighting in a narrow pass called the Hot Gates in Thermopylae in the northeastern coast of Greece.• They were aided by the help
of soldiers from other city-states.
– At first, the Spartans stood up well to the lightly armed Persians. However, Xerxes found out about the Hot Gates.
– The other soldiers abandoned the battle, but the 300 Spartans remained. Though they fought bravely, all 300 were killed.
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Fall of the Achaemenid Empire:
The Persian Wars (500 – 479 B.C.E.)• For 150 years, the
Persian empire sparred with the Greek cities.
• The Greek cities were too small and disunited to pose a serious threat to the Persian empire.
• The standoff ended with the rise of Alexander of Macedon or Alexander the Great.
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Fall of the Achaemenid Empire:
Alexander the Great• In 334 B.C.E. Alexander invaded Persia with an experienced army of 48,000 Macedonians.
• The Macedonians were well-disciplined and carried heavier arms with more sophisticated military tactics.
• Alexander confiscated the wealth in the treasury at Persepolis, proclaimed himself heir to the Achaemenid rulers and burned the city.
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Fall of the Achaemenid Empire
• After Alexander’s death:
• His chief generals divided the empire into three large realms which they divided among themselves:
• The Seleucids
• The Parthians
• The Sasanids
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The Seleucids• The former Achaemenid empire went to Seleucus, a commander in Alexander’s army.
• He retained the Achaemenid system of administration, taxation, imperial roads, and postal service.
• Founded new cities and attracted Greek colonists to occupy them.
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The Seleucids
• The Seleucids had conflicts with native Persians,
especially the ruling classes.
• The Satraps often revolted against Seleucid rule.
• The Seleucids lost their holdings in northern India.
• The semi-nomadic Parthians took over Iran during the
third century B.C.E.
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The Parthians• Established strong empire in Iran and extended to Mesopotamia.
• Maintained many of the customs of the nomadic people from steppes of central Asia.
• Loosely organized into federation of leaders who met in councils.
• Skilled warriors.
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The Parthians• Improved grazing methods for horses which created stronger horses that could support soldiers with heavy armor.
• This development enabled them to fight off nomads from the steppes.
• The Parthians revolted against the Seleucids in the third century B.C.E. and by 155 B.C.E. had taken firm control of Iran to Mesopotamia.
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The Parthians
• Followed example of the Achaemenids in
running empire.
• Maintained elements of their own steppe
traditions.
• Government not as centralized.
• Most authority rested in hands of clan leaders who often served as satraps who worked to build independent bases of power in their regions.
• For three centuries, Parthians presided over powerful empire between India and Mediterranean.
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The Sasanids• Claimed they were direct descendants of the
Achaemenids.
• Conquered the Parthians in 224 C.E. and ruled until 651 reinstating
much of the splendor of the Achaemenid empire.
• Rebuilt strong system of administration.
• Refurbished numerous cities.
• Merchants traded actively with people from east to west.
• Introduced rice, sugarcane, citrus fruits, eggplant, and cotton.
• Created buffer states between themselves and Roman empire.
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Persian Classical Society
• In the early days of the Achaemenid empire, Persian society reflected its origins on the steppes of central Asia.
• Family and clan relationships were extremely important in political and social affairs.
• Male warriors were the head of the clans.
• The development of a cosmopolitan empire complicated this structure.
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Persian Classical Society
• Imperial administration called for a new class of educated bureaucrats.
• This undermined old warrior elite.
• Persian cities were home to administrators, tax collectors, record keepers, translators, and high ranking officials.
• Bureaucrats shared power with warriors and clan leaders.
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Persian Classical Society
• Clan Leaders and Bureaucrats
• Free Classes
• Artisans
• Craftsman
• Merchants
• Priests and Priestesses
• Low ranking civil servants
• Slaves
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Technological Developments of Persian Society
• Qanat – underground canals allowed cultivators to distribute water to fields without losing large quantities to evaporation through exposure to the sun and open air.
• Elaborate qanat system was maintained by slaves and laborers in the countryside.
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Economic Developments of Persian Society
• Agriculture was the foundation.
• Resources from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia and northern India
helped Persia prosper.
• Barley and wheat were the most commonly cultivated crops.
• Peas, lentils, garlic, onions, pomegranates, pears, and apricots
supplemented the cereals in diets.
• Beer and wine were the most common beverage.
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Economic Developments of Persian Society
• Long-distance trade grew rapidly.
• Standardized of coins
• Availability of good trade routes.
• Newly constructed highways such as the Persian Royal Road.
• Sea routes through the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Arabian Sea
• Cities like Babylon were home to banks.
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Trade in Persia
• From India: gold, ivory, aromatics
• From Iran and Central Asia: lapis lazuli, turquoise and other stones
• From Mesopotamia: textiles, mirrors and jewelry
• From Anatolia: gold, silver, iron, copper and tin
• From Arabia: spices and aromatics
• From Egypt: grain, linen textiles, papyrus writing materials, gold, ebony, ivory
• From Greece: oil, wine, and ceramics
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Early Persian Religion
• Celebrated natural elements and geographical features, i.e. the sun, the moon, the water, and especially fire.
• Recognized many of the same gods as the Aryans
• Priests performed sacrifices similar to those conducted by the brahmins in India.
• Used hallucinogenic agent called haoma in the same way Aryans used soma
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Zoroastrianism
• Attempt to address moral questions in a cosmopolitan world.
• Zarathustra, priest from aristocratic family, left family at 20 yeas of age to seek wisdom.
• He experienced visions and became convinced that the supreme god had chosen him as a prophet to spread message.
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The Gathas
• Originally transmitted orally by priests or magi.
• During Seleucid dynasty, magi began to preserve in writing.
• Hymns composed in honor of the various deities.
• Treatises on moral themes.
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Zoroastrian Teachings• Not strict monotheists
• Recognized a supreme deity and creator of all good things.
• Spoke of six lesser deities.
• Explored battle between good and evil, as well as judgment, reward, punishment, heavenly paradise, demons, and place of pain and suffering.
• Encouraged enjoyment of earthly pleasures in moderation.
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Zoroastrian• Attracted large numbers during
6th century B.C.E.
• Popular with Persian aristocrats and ruling elites.
• Wealthy supported the building of temples.
• Large priesthood emerged and taught Zoroastrian values through oral transmission.
• Darius and other emperors closely associated themselves with Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian deity.
• Darius did not suppress other religious practices, however.
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Zoroastrian• Attracted large numbers during
6th century B.C.E.
• Popular with Persian aristocrats and ruling elites.
• Wealthy supported the building of temples.
• Large priesthood emerged and taught Zoroastrian values through oral transmission.
• Darius and other emperors closely associated themselves with Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian deity.
• Darius did not suppress other religious practices, however.