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| 8470354481 | Empire | Simply states, political systems that exercised forced power | 0 | |
| 8470354482 | Benefits of an Empire | •culture diffusion • order and organization •artistic development • new political system •peace and security •advancements •centralized government • competence trade •tolerance | 1 | |
| 8470354483 | Problems of a Empire | •violence • rebellion •mistreatment •oppression •social tension •too large •cultures can be lost •social discrimination •different systems | 2 | |
| 8470354484 | characteristics of an Empire | •standardization •long distance trading •large/vast territory •centralized government •diversity •expansionism •strong military | 3 | |
| 8470354485 | Achaemenid Empire | The Persian Empire established by Cyrus the Great Had tolerance for all the diffusion of cultures when he was conquering | 4 | |
| 8470354486 | Fall of Persian Empire | Rebellions and external/internal conflict invasions Greco-Persian Wars | 5 | |
| 8470354487 | Rulers of Persia | Cyrus-Darius-Xerxes-Darius lll- Alexander the Great | 6 | |
| 8470354488 | Minoans | •women had rights •no warfare •influences for Egypt and Mesopotamia •cultural diffusion •monarchy •centralized government •located on Crete •fertile soil •polytheistic •trading •Linear A writing •bureaucracy | 7 | |
| 8470354489 | Mycenaeans | •warfare •city states ruled by military rulers •bureaucracy •power by using violence •locates Peloponnesus Peninsula •polytheistic •Linear B •traders | 8 | |
| 8470354490 | Sparta | -Isolated bc in between mount taygetos -Focused on military power -Agoge system- prepared boys for military life -Gave little food and clothing to help them learn survival skills - oligarchy -agriculture -Helots- slaves | 9 | |
| 8470354491 | Athens | -patriarchal society -democracy -assembly of 500 -foreigner are citizens(only those born in Athens are citizens) -trade -strong navy -focused on education | 10 | |
| 8470354492 | Greco-Persian Wars | -1)Greeks revolt bc of high taxes, requires to serve in army, and were controlled harshly -2)Xerxes renewed war to avenge fathers death | 11 | |
| 8470354493 | Battles | Thermopylae: -time assemble at Salamis and evacuate Athens Salamis: -turning point of Persian Wars -naval battle Plates: -Persians slaughtered in camp bc trapped -final land battle | 12 | |
| 8470354494 | Golden Age of Athens | Time period after Persian Wars -advancements -peace and prosperity -empire expanding | 13 | |
| 8470354495 | Philosophers | Socrates: -need to explore world to see and educate your self Pluto: -didn't agree -believed that their should be king-philosophers | 14 |
