1. By yasmine, melanie, and mellissa
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By yasmine, melanie, and mellissa

2. PERSIA PERSIA Cyrus – king that created the great empire.
He was tolerant of other religions.
Allowed a certain amount of independence.
Kept tight rules over his soldiers.
Darius – king of Persia who wasn’t related to the family.
Had backing of ten thousand immortal army.
Split empire into 20 sections (used satraps).
Built the Royal Road.
Cambyses – son of Cyrus, eventual king of Persia.
Known for conquering Persia in different ways than his father.
Does not practice religious tolerance.
Xerxes – famous from ‘300’ movie
Fought against Greeks in Persian wars.

3. Zoroastrianism- focused religiously on the idea of two armies
Imperial bureaucracy – dividing an empire into provinces with local leaders.
Satraps – governors of a province.

4. INDIA INDIA Hinduism - founded by Aryan people.
3 gods- Shiva,
Vishnu, Brahma
Hinduism - founded by Aryan people.
Holy books – Vedas & Upanishads
Moksha – reaching enlightenment.
Buddhism – founded by Siddhartha
Gautama
Holy book – Jatakas
Reaching enlightenment in nirvana.

5. math, numbers, etc. system
Gupta empire- ancient Indian empire, marked by many inventions and descoveries.
math, numbers, etc. system
Asoka – emperor of the
Maurya dynasty,
spreader of Buddhism

6. CHINA CHINA Confucianism – found by Confucius. Nature of man is good.
5 key relationships : father to son, elder brother to younger, husband to wife, ruler to subject, friend to friend.
Respect for elders/parents
Legalism – founded Hanpeizi and LiSi.
Nature of man is evil.
No writings, burned books
Daoism – founded by Laozi
Seek harmony with nature.
Believed government should play a role.

7. Qin Shi Huangdi – started the great wall of chin
Silk road – made for trading
Han dynasty – when Lui bang and Wudi rule
Achievements:
civil service workers
Pass a Confucianism test
Invented paper
Created/traded silk