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Achaemenid Empire

Chapter 5 The Earth and Its People

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Chapter 5 Outline ? Greece and Iran, 1000?30 B.C.E.. Greece and Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e.. I.????? Ancient Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e. Geography and Resources Iran?s location, bounded by mountains, deserts, and the Persian Gulf, left it open to attack from Central Asian nomads. The fundamental topographical features included high mountains on the edges, salt deserts in the interior, and a sloping plateau crossed by mountain streams.

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Week 5: Ancient Greece/Ancient Rivalries The Birth of Ares Hera: queen of heaven Zeus: head of the gods; husband of Hera Athena: daughter of Zeus and Metis Goddess of war and wisdom Zeus feared that she would be stronger than himself So ripped her from mother?s womb Swallowed the fetus full Athena sprung from his head fully formed with helmet and spear Dionysus: son of Zeus Zeus put him into his own thigh after his mother (not Hera) died God of fertility and wine Hera was jealous and wanted to have a child for herself Took a herb which allowed her to have a child immaculately Child was Ares, god of war Hera decided she didn?t really like Ares He was whiny and hateful, and Zeus just ignored him Two giants (the Aloadai) abducted Ares in his infancy and trapped him in a bronze jar

The Empires of Persia

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 10 July 2015 Chapter 7 Outline Formation of Classic Societies, 500 BC ? 500 1, prominent societies were Persia, China, India, Mediterranean basin China/India depended on rice, millet, wheat, Persia/Mediterranean depended on wheat China, earth/wood were used for public buildings; India, wood was used; Persia/Mediterranean, architects designed buildings of brick/stone Silk roads linked China/Euro Persia Struggle between Cyrus, leader of Persia, Croesus, ruler of kingdom Lydia in southwest Anatolia; Croesus noted Persian influence/asked Greek oracle at Delphi if to go to war Oracle responded that attacking Cyrus would destroy a kingdom 546 BC, Croesus seized a town, provoking Cyrus

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 4 Notes

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Chapter 4 Notes Ancient Iran, 1000-486 BCE Overview Iran is the ?Land of the Aryans? It links western Asia with southern and Central Asia. In 6th Century BCE, the Persians created the biggest empire the world had yet seen They had distinct cultural elements, along with new forms of political and economic organization. Our info on Ancient Iran is through biased Greek documents. Geography and Resources Iran has geological boundaries on all sides of it except the northeast. Nomads of Central Asia attacked from this direction. Iran has high mountains at the edges, salt deserts, and mountain streams, and marshes Ancient Iran never had a dense population Density was proportional with the water in and hydration of the environment

The Earth And Its Peoples, 3rd Edition Vocabulary Flashcards for Chapters 4-7

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"great traditions" Heritages including a written language, common legal and belief systems, ethical codes, and other intellectual attitudes "small traditions" Local customs and beliefs Alexander Philip's son and heir; Crossed over into Asia, defeated the Persian forces of King Darius III, and reached to the Punjab region of modern Pakistan Alexandria First of the new cities laid out by Alexander himself, in Egypt aqueduct Long elevated or underground conduits Armenia In eastern Anatolia, a battleground between Iranian states to the south and east and Mediterranean states to the west Ashoka Chandragupta's son; Outstanding figure in early Indian history; Engaged military campaigns, converted to Buddhism and preached nonviolence, morality, and moderation

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Name: __________________________ Chapter 5 Study Guide How did irrigation help the Persian Empire? What was the family organization and social structure of Persia? What were the duties of a satrap? How did a satrap receive his position? How did the beliefs of Zoroastrianism differ from other major religions during this time period? What is a polis? How did each polis react to each other? What two political systems emerged after the end of tyrants? What is the difference between the two? Who was Herodotus? What did his book, Histories, focus on? How were the city-states, Athens and Sparta, different? What event began the classical period of Greece? How did naval technology transform Greek warfare?

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Name: __________________________ Chapter 5 Study Guide How did irrigation help the Persian Empire? What was the family organization and social structure of Persia? What were the duties of a satrap? How did a satrap receive his position? How did the beliefs of Zoroastrianism differ from other major religions during this time period? What is a polis? How did each polis react to each other? What two political systems emerged after the end of tyrants? What is the difference between the two? Who was Herodotus? What did his book, Histories, focus on? How were the city-states, Athens and Sparta, different? What event began the classical period of Greece? How did naval technology transform Greek warfare?

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Name: __________________________ Chapter 5 Study Guide How did irrigation help the Persian Empire? What was the family organization and social structure of Persia? What were the duties of a satrap? How did a satrap receive his position? How did the beliefs of Zoroastrianism differ from other major religions during this time period? What is a polis? How did each polis react to each other? What two political systems emerged after the end of tyrants? What is the difference between the two? Who was Herodotus? What did his book, Histories, focus on? How were the city-states, Athens and Sparta, different? What event began the classical period of Greece? How did naval technology transform Greek warfare?

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Name: __________________________ Chapter 5 Study Guide How did irrigation help the Persian Empire? What was the family organization and social structure of Persia? What were the duties of a satrap? How did a satrap receive his position? How did the beliefs of Zoroastrianism differ from other major religions during this time period? What is a polis? How did each polis react to each other? What two political systems emerged after the end of tyrants? What is the difference between the two? Who was Herodotus? What did his book, Histories, focus on? How were the city-states, Athens and Sparta, different? What event began the classical period of Greece? How did naval technology transform Greek warfare?

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Name: __________________________ Chapter 5 Study Guide How did irrigation help the Persian Empire? What was the family organization and social structure of Persia? What were the duties of a satrap? How did a satrap receive his position? How did the beliefs of Zoroastrianism differ from other major religions during this time period? What is a polis? How did each polis react to each other? What two political systems emerged after the end of tyrants? What is the difference between the two? Who was Herodotus? What did his book, Histories, focus on? How were the city-states, Athens and Sparta, different? What event began the classical period of Greece? How did naval technology transform Greek warfare?

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