1. The Persian Empire

2. How do you govern an empire?
Outsource the administration to provinces or satrapies
What does the king really care about?
“The King’s eyes and ears”
How do you get around in such a large empire?
How do you get information around the empire?
Cyrus the Great

3. Ancient Persepolis

4. Persepolis

5. The People of Persepolis

6. Persian “Royal Road”

7. Persian Archers & Soldiers

8. Extent of Zoroastrianism

9. The Lydians How does this help trade?
Created coined money
How does this help trade?
After money is created, what happens to the idea?
How?

10. The Phoenicians Created a 22 letter alphabet What did this replace?
Established powerful naval city-states along the Mediterranean
Created a 22 letter alphabet
What did this replace?

13. The Hebrews Started Judaism
How are the Hebrews different from the rest of Mesopotamia?
Established Israel, but were conquered regularly