1. Ancient Persia & Ancient Greece

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

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

4. Persian Empire (ancient)

5. “King of Kings”
King Darius

6. “King of Kings”

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

9. Trade, tribute, & taxes in Persia

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Zoroastrian Magus

13. Ancient Greece

14. 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.

15. Geography of Ancient Greece

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

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

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

20. Philosophy Rational > spiritual
Natural science and humankind = focus

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