 Located in the Aegean Sea on what is now Crete  Capitol city was Knossos - What happened in the 19 th century to Knossos that gives us more info?  King Minos - Minoans were named after him - Minotaur  Women's Role - What was their role in society?  Trade - What are some things that they traded?  Culture - Describe some aspects of their culture

 City: Mycenae  Located on Mainland Greece  Controlled by Minoans, until around 1400 BC  Iliad and Odyssey were written by Homer about this time period (Troy)  Conquered by the Dorian's around 1100BC

 A number of wealthy city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea - How far apart were they, and why?  Best known as shipbuilders - How far do they believe they may have traveled?  Trade - What are some things they traded?  Greatest influence - What was their greatest influence?

 612BC Medes/ Chaldeans controlled the Fertile Crescent  Gradually the Persians emerge, and rule along with the Medes  550 BC Cyrus begins conquering neighboring empires expanding Persia over 2000 miles

 550 BC- 539 BC Cyrus captured all of the Fertile Crescent and most of Anatolia  539BC Babylon opened their gates and allowed Cyrus to enter peacefully.  538 BC Cyrus allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem  What were his rules of engagement in terms of treating the conquered peoples?  Why do you think Cyrus was allowed to enter the gates of Babylon?  How did Cyrus treat the Babylonian God Marduk, and why?  How did the decision of Cyrus to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem effect religion today?

 530 BC Cambyses (son) takes over  Bad Leader, revolts break out  Darius (Ten Thousand Immortal) seizes throne – squashes revolts, and expands empire to 2500 miles  Divides empire into 20 provinces Each province has it’s own nationality  Satraps- Governors of each province  Inspectors (“Eyes and Ears”) watch Satraps  Royal Road- stretches across Persian Empire