Persia and Greece I. Introduction A.Greece and Persia were neighboring empires that WHEN??? B.Dual expansion led C.Despite Persias defeat at the hands of the Greeks 1.Decline 2.Legacy Why do we focus so heavily on Greece??? 3.Greece was no more important than any other classic civilization. II. Before Persia A.Assyria (950 612 BCE) 1.Ruled area of ??? 2.Declined because a.Empire was b.Nobles were c.Rebellions II. Before Persia III. Persia (550 330 B.C.E.) III. 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 III. Persia (550 330 B.C.E.)CONT B.Social Structure and Culture 1.Family structure ??? 2.Social Classes: What do you think they were? a.Warriors, Priests, Nobles b.Scribes, Merchants, Bureaucrats c.Peasants, Artisans 3.Language III. Persia (550 330 B.C.E.)CONT C.Religion 1. Zoroastrianism Emphasizes ??? a.Choosing between ??? b.Last judgment c.First step in the direction of III. Persia (550 330 B.C.E.)CONT D.Political structure 1.Centralized Government HOW??? a.Empire was divided into ??? A.Satrapies provinces b.Governed by ??? A.Satraps (governors) B.Who were they??? c.The regions paid tribute to the king WHAT??? d.Conquered peoples had Led to WHAT??? 2. Government built ??? WHY??? a.Increased trade and to control the empire b.**FUN FACT ALERT** Led to ??? III. Persia (550 330 B.C.E.)CONT E.Decline Defeat in 477 B.C.E. to ??? 1.Played small role in BUT Persian War IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) A.Geography 1.??? 2.Lacked ??? Led to ??? 3.Natural barriers led to a.No central government 4.Also led to 5.Hellenistic empire IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) B.The Emergence of City-States (Poli) 1.Featured ??? a.Stress on 2.City-States competed for ??? 3.Two strongest city-states ??? fought in a.Who wins??? b.Who REALLY wins??? 1)Weakened Greek unity 2)Conquered by ??? a)King Philip of Macedonia b)Alexander the Great IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) C.Religion 1.Polytheistic religion featuring 2.Little appeal among the commoners since it lacked mystery. a.What does mystery mean??? b.Hellenistic age produces many mystery religions 3.No major religion established differs from ??? IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) D.Politics Birth of ??? 1.Expansion of trade led to 2.Eventually led to ??? a.Caused a shift in peoples allegiance from b.Led to wide-spread participation in government DEMOCRACY c.Does everyone vote??? Can anyone be a politician??? WHY??? 3.Level of democracy varied a.Athens??? Sparta??? IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) E.Greek Society 1.Patriarchal BUT 2.Slavery IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) F.Greek Culture 1.Large cultural gap 2.Based on four principles: 1)Emphasis on ??? 2)Art and sculpture glorified ??? 3)Drama and philosophy stressed 4)The philosophical and scientific tradition emphasized ??? 3.Major Philosophers??? IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) G.Decline 1.Alexander creates IV.Classical Greece (500 338 BCE ) and Hellenistic Empire (323 30 BCE ) 2.After Alexanders death, the empire declined WHY??? 3.Hellenistic Age a.Blending of 4.Hellenistic Kingdoms a.Macedonia Antigonid Dynasty b.Syria & East Seleucid Dynasty c.Pergamum Attalid Dynasty d.Egypt Ptolemy Dynasty V. Conclusion A.Greeks did not develop ??? Who did??? 1.Democracy of Greeks was 2.In 1700s used to justify establishing own forms of democracy B.Legacy was 1.Citizenship 2.Heritage of Slavery 3.Art and Philosophy Most Lasting Contribution a.KEY IDEA Ordinary People 4.Fundamental in developing Middle Eastern and Western Civilization