Persia, Greece, Rome, India, and China

Southwest Asia (Persian Empires – Achaemenid,

Parthian, Sassanid)

Geography

East Asia (Qin and Han Dynasties)

Geography

South Asia (Maurya and Gupta Empires)

Geography

Mediterranean Region (Phoenicia and its colonies,

Greek city-states and colonies, and Hellenistic and Roman Empires)

Geography

Mesoamerica and Andean South America

(Teotihuacan, Maya city-states, Moche)

Geography

A. Before Persia1. Assyria (950 – 612 BCE)

2. Rule and decline

Persia Achaemenid Empire

(550-330BCE)

Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)

Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT

A. Rise

1. Location

2. Cyrus the Great and Darius

3. Darius attacks … BUT ???

4. Xerxes

a. Battle of Thermopylae

5. Battle of Salamis

Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT

B. Social Structure

1. Patriarchal

2. Social Classes

a. Warriors, Priests, Nobles

b. Scribes, Merchants, Bureaucrats

c. Peasants, Artisans

Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT

C. Religion

1. Zoroastrianism

Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT

D. Political structure

1. Centralized Government

A. Satrapies – provinces

B. Governed by Satraps (governors)

2. Roads

**FUN FACT ALERT**

Persia (550 – 330 B.C.E.)CONT

E. Decline

Persian War

Despite the many great accomplishments of the Persian/Achaemenid Empire, why are their achievements not as well known or appreciated?

Discussion Question

A. Before the Han Dynasty

1. Qin Dynasty (221 BCE to 207 BCE)

a. Legalism

b. Decline

East AsiaHan Dynasty

(206 BCE to 220 CE)

East AsiaHan Dynasty

(206 BCE to 220 CE)

A.Rise1. Liu Bang

2. Consolidation and changes

East AsiaHan Dynasty

(206 BCE to 220 CE)

A.Social Structure

1. Patriarchal

2. Confucian social ideals

East AsiaHan Dynasty

(206 BCE to 220 CE)

Emperor

ReligionConfucianism

Filial piety

Daoism

Influence on Chinese culture

East AsiaHan Dynasty

(206 BCE to 220 CE)

Political StructureState Confucianism

Civil Service Exam

Provincial governors

Decline

East AsiaHan Dynasty

(206 BCE to 220 CE)

Before the Mauryan Empire

Rise of Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya

Social Structure

Caste system

Buddhism

Religion

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

King Ashoka and Buddhism

Mauryan Empire (321-184 BCE)