task 1: 15 minutes to finish your stations activity
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Task 1: 15 minutes to finish your
stations activity
• Get the necessary materials to do this at
your seat (ex: textbook or laptop or folder
materials)
• Complete the warm-up when done
• Reminder- at station 4, don’t type the “:”
after http
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
Do Now: Matching Review
Warm-Up
1. What was the main purpose or focus of a man’s life in Sparta? Why do you think that was?
2. List 2 ways Greece’s city-states were impacted by geography.
3. Define oligarchy in your own words.
Enjoy your weekend!
Warm Up: Would this direct democracy work today in
Round Rock? The US? Why or why not? Provide 3 reasons.
Any male citizen could, then, participate in the main democratic body of Athens, the assembly. In the 4th and 5th centuries BCE the male citizen population of Athens ranged from 30,000 to 60,000 depending on the period. The assembly met at least once a month, more likely two or three times, on the Pnyx hill in a dedicated space which could accommodate around 6,000 citizens. Any citizen could speak to the assembly and vote on decisions by simply holding up their hands. The majority won the day and the decision was final. Nine presidents, elected by lot and holding the office one time only, organized the proceedings and assessed the voting.
The Persian Empire
LG 1:
Identify the characteristics of empires
and explain how Persian rulers were
able to build and rule an empire.
(TEKS/SEs 1B, 3A, 16C)
Where’s Persia?
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
Do Now: Matching Review
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
Do Now: Matching Review
What’s an Empire?
What’s an Empire?
• an extensive group of
states or countries
under a single supreme
authority, formerly
especially an emperor
or empress.
Characteristics of an Empire
• What must a civilization have or be in
order to be considered an empire?
• DIRECTIONS: Read the Characteristics of
an Empire passage and make a list of your
ideas on the back of your graphic
organizer at the bottom.
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
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Classical Persia aka The Persian
Empire550 BC: Persian & Medes people were united
by Persian ruler Cyrus the Great who then
began conquering neighboring territories
The Persian Empire
• 550-330 BC
• Geographically large – Egypt to India!
• Tolerant of people they conquered• Human rights & religious freedom
• Strong military
– Defeated by Alexander the Great of Greece
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
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The Persian Empire
• System of satrapies: provinces across
the empire
• Allowed for local, provincial, and empire
level control & organization of citizens
• Charged taxes & tributes from conquered
citizens
Achievements of the Classical
Persians• Excellent engineers
• The Royal Road
– Efficient communication
– Unified the diverse people
• Across mountains & long distances
• Strong central government
• Multiple capital cities
• Used coins & switched from bartering to
money economy
The Royal Road still exists in some places!
Classical
Persian
windmills
Zoroastrianism• Many Persians joined a new monotheistic
religion: Zoroastrianism
– Common religion = united people
• Beliefs include:
– one God, Ahura Mazda, who has an evil opponent
– Universe is a battleground between these 2 forces
– Those who lead good lives -> Heaven
– Those who lead evil lives -> Hell• Video clip: What is the ancient religion Zoroastrianism?
Who is the best: Cyrus or Darius?
• Task: Persuade the class that either Cyrus
or Darius was the better Persian leader
using historical evidence
• You will be assigned one leader to
represent!
• Cyrus: textbook page 99-100
• Darius: textbook page 100-101
As you hear about the OTHER
leader, write down the information
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
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The Rulers of Persia
550 BCConquered neighboring kingdoms
Military GeniusWho used overwhelming power
HONOREDlocal customs and traditions
KINDNESStoward conquered peoples
550 BCAllowed Jews to return to “homeland”
CYRUS‘the Great”
The Rulers of Persia
522 BCTook power
Well-organizedGovernment
EXPANDEDThe Persian Empire by 500 miles
Peace & StabilityIn the empire
COULD NOT CONQUERGreece
DARIUS‘the Great”
The Rulers of Persia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZlqgtdQoHo
USA: Modern Empire?
Based on the characteristics of an empire, does the
United States of 2017 qualify as an empire?
Answer in a paragraph that provides three reasons to
support your side (either the USA IS an empire or it is
not an empire).
Be sure to use formal writing and academic language
in your paragraph.
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
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US & Territories
Aim: How did the Persians build and maintain a tremendous empire?
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