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• State religion was Zoroastrianism.
Religious:
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• Practiced respect and tolerance for non-Persian traditions. • Not concerned with converting conquered people.
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Art & Architecture:• Royal Road
connected the cities, and like the sea did for Greeks, it promoted trade.
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• Borrowed art from conquered peoples.
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• Greatest achievement; “the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.”
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• Created the first batteries (Baghdad Battery)
Technology and Science:
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• Stimulated trade by introducing a uniform system of gold and silver coinage.
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• Long-distance trade due to political stability.
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• Patriarchal society.
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social stratification
MilitaryHigh honor; provided with special
benefits
Aristocracy
Priest
King & Royal Family
Peasants
TradersBusinesspersons who trade in commodities throughout the
empire.
CraftsmenManuel workers with specialized
skills.
PeasantsFarmers, either laborers or owners of small farms.
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• Zoroastrianism forbids slavery.
• Very little slavery in the Persian Empire.
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• Most people enjoyed freedom and basic civil rights.
• Specialized labor leads to greater social stratification.
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• Truth in high esteem.
• Telling a lie was most disgraceful things a person could do.
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• Women enjoyed social and legal freedom.
• Could rule if king died and prince was still a minor.
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Rights of Women:
• Free to choose their spouse.
• Represent husband in court.
• Owned property.
• Could work and earned wages.
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That concludes The Persian Empire.
Any questions before the quiz on the next slide?