1. Early Empires In the Ancient Near East 3.3
Assyria and Persia
By:Savannah Buhl
Class of 2018

2. Social Persian men: Assyrians men: -almost all were warriors
-very cruel and ruthless
-were always out in battles
-in charge of hunting
Assyrian women:
-a lot were servants
-played a lot of musical instruments
-caretakers of all the children
-cooked
Persian men:
--hunters
-warriors
-guards for the king
Persian women:
-servants
-concubines
-in charge of food

3. Political
Assyria:
-were ruled by kings and emperors
-the empire was divided between two powers.
-Used horses, mules, or donkeys to relay messages.
-really good at conquering others
Persia:
-ruled by Cyrus “the great” who was the best ruler of their time
-organized empire
-had satrapies when empire was divided
-monarchy

4. Interactions between humans and environment
Assyria:
-hunted and fished off the land
-picked fruit and grew vegetables
- women would prepare meals
-had stone homes and empires
-used lion fur for warmth
Persia:
-hunted a lot
-grew miles of crops
-women prepared food for men
- also had stone homes and empires
-used all types of animal fur for clothing

5. Cultural Assyria: -Assure was the national God
-Akkadian was the language
-gradually converted from the ancient Mesopotamian religion to East Syrian Rite Christianity
Persia:
-main language is Farsi
-the most beautiful poetry ever written; filled with passion
-main artwork was woven carpets
-religion was Zoroastrianism

6. Economic
-Assyrians ate a platter of ground lamb, wheat, pine nuts, and other middle eastern spices.
--bread was called Lehmo or pita
-taxed enemies as they conquered
-bartered cloth and tin for gold silver and other metals.
Persia:
-dry farming
-crops include wheat, barley, legumes, and a few cash crops such as tobacco, sugar beets, and sesame -traded a lot