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Ancient Persia & Ancient Greece

Agenda Persian Empire Ancient Greece Politics Economics Military Religion Ancient Greece Significance of Ancient Greece in W. Civ. Geography Vocabulary Philosophy

Persian Empire Politics: “King of Kings” & satraps Economics: trade, tribute, taxes Military: 10,000 Immortals Religion: Zoroastrianism Often seen through Greek eyes….

Persian Empire (ancient)

“King of Kings” King Darius

“King of Kings”

Persian military 10,000 Immortals Meritocracy Very large army Cataphracts = Persian knight

Trade, tribute, & taxes in Persia

Persian economy Gold daric & silver shekels standardized Royal Road: 1700 miles from Sardis to Susa “neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor darkness…” (Herodotus) International trade

Zoroastrianism Zoroaster (6th c. BC) Reformer against sacrifice, intoxicants Ahura Mazda vs. Ahriman (dualism) Alternatively known as Parsiism. Magi Farohars are powerful, holy guardian spirits who aid the god Ahura Mazda since His creation of the universe. Somewhat akin to angels. Farohars can also curse when they are offended.

Zoroastrian Magus

Ancient Greece

Why Greece Matters In groups of 3-4, brainstorm for 3 minutes about why Ancient Greece is important in the history of Western Civilization. Both broad themes and specific examples: E.g., “Olympics: discus, marathon, javelin, heptathlon; int’l festival every 4 years.” DON’T use your textbook; DO discuss it with each other.

Geography of Ancient Greece

Politics in Greece Small, urban, independent city-states (poleis) Farmer-citizen-soldier Experimentation w/ different forms of government Tyranny Oligarchy Democracy

Economics in Greece Colonization of Mediterranean Sea (see map of “Magna Grecia” in Noble, p. 73) Olives, grapes, wheat, plus maritime trade

Religion in Greece Polytheistic Oracles and divination Human gods/godlike humans

Philosophy Rational > spiritual Natural science and humankind = focus

Vocabulary to Know Polis Phalanx Ephors Oligarchy Arete Agora Hoplite Philosophy Acropolis Helot Tyrant ostracism