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The Sasanid Empire224 - 651
Chapter 9
WHAP 2012
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Sasanid Empire
• Old Rivalry between Rome and Parthians along Euphrates frontier.
• Centered in present day Iran
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Origins
• Sasan was a great chief in southwestern Parthia
• Ardashir, descendant of Sasan defeated Parthians and created new Iranian state in 224
• Guardians of the Silk Road• Enemy of Byzantine Empire• Ardashir profile
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Politics• To protect
empire:
• Sasanids made alliances with nomadic chieftains along the Euphrates desert frontier.
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Sasanid and Byzantine similarities
• Centralized control of imperial finances.
• Religion• Zoroastrianism
and Christianity state sponsored religions.
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Sasanid and Byzantine similarities
• Both found common identity in religion.
• Would set up rise of Islam as the focus of the empire.
• People saw a state religion as a necessary part of an “empire”
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Religious Persecution• Nestorians- Christian
religion based in Turkey.• Believed Christ was human
and also God.• But Mary was not the
mother of God, only the human side of Jesus
• They were persecuted because of their beliefs and fled Byzantine Empire.
• Called heretics and sought refuge under Sasanid shah.
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Manichaeism
• Zoroastrian sect persecuted by Sassanids
• Believed in a cosmic struggle between evil and good.
• Prophet Mani put to death by Zoroastrians
• Manichaeism - New World Encyclopedia
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The Camel
• Very strong pack animals
• Technology:• Development of
“war saddle” aided in control of the caravan routes
• Wheeled vehicles disappeared in Arabian area.
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Christian Knowledge
• Intellectual Tradition• Arab involvement in
Byzantine/Sasanid conflict led to the spread of Christian knowledge in Arabian peninsula.
• Trade:• Imported Cotton,
Sugar, Rice
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