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Empire Building. Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians Struggle for a Legacy. Empire: when one ruler controls several peoples, nations, or independent states. -Benefits -Challenges -Often try to show glory through architecture. Pyramids of Giza. Babylonian Empire. Hammurabi’s Code Pillar. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Empire Building
Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians Struggle for a Legacy
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Empire: when one ruler controls several peoples, nations, or independent states
-Benefits-Challenges
-Often try to show glory through architecture
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Pyramids of Giza
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Babylonian Empire
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Hammurabi’s Code Pillar
Can be seen at the Louvre
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Sargon of Akkad
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Assyrians
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Glazed Brick Lions
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Persian Empire:Cyrus the Great
This is the world of Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord the God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he
himself has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah. To every man of his people now among you I say, God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah,
and rebuild the house of the Lord the God of Israel, the God whose city is Jerusalem.
-Ezra 1:2-3
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Persian Empire at its peak under Darius
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The Royal Road
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Zoroastrianism
• Zoroaster• Ahura Mazda• Ahriman• Judgment Day• People control own
fate
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Statue of Zeus at Olympus
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Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Pharos of Alexandria
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Colossus of Rhodes