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Key Concept 2.1

  1. What are the themes for Unit 2?

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    • -Empires
    • -Religion
    • -Trade Routes
  2. What time period does everything mostly take place in Unit 2?
    600 BC -600
  3. Name four traits/ideas that Empires have?

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    • -(Extremely) very diverse (religion + race)
    • -A state
    • -Conquer other places (land)
    • -Biggest threat: How to keep different types of people they conquered (internally) from rebelling
  4. Name all 10 traits for Empires!!!

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    • 1. All characteristics of civilization
    • 2. Are multicultural, multi-ethnic, and have many different languages. 
    • 3. Are tolerant 
    • 4. Have highly centralized government (power comes from source)
    • 5. Ruled by an emperor 
    • 6. Use bureaucracies 
    • 7. Include people you've conquered into the army + government
    • 8. Issue $
    • 9. Build roads for trade 
    • 10. Make trade safe
  5. *Good empires that _____ survived longer than ones that didn't.
    implemented good laws/rules
  6. The issue regarding money is a very important thing about....
    keeping people happy
  7. One way to deal with their biggest threat
    -How to keep different people they conquered (internally) from rebelling- 
               (e.g. religion) 
            *people will die for their religion (btw)
    Being tolerant (NOT touching religion)
  8. Bureaucracies (Ruled by appointed officials)
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    • -Another way for people to deal with being conquered.
    •        * Appointed someone who was/is from the conquered place. (with similar beliefs as the empire ruling them).
  9. Persia is one of the _____ empires!!!
    first
  10. From what year did the Persians rule/stand/reign?
    • (550 BC - 323 BC) 
    •        *Lasted for a good 200 years, so a pretty long time!
  11. What is the G for Persia in GPERSIA?
    G. Middle East + Egypt
  12. What is the P for Persia in GPERSIA?

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    • P. -Founded by Cyrus
    •     - The empire was divided into provinces called satraps.
  13. -The first person to think those rules (10 traits for an empire) up and use them.
    • Cyrus
    •      *Everyone after him, played by his rules
  14. The Persian empire was divided by satraps, and...
        -Each satrap was ruled by...
    • a governor 
    •     *Cyrus implemented this and chose them out
  15. What is the E for Persia in GPERSIA?

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    • E. -Build roads 
    •     -Low taxes
    •     -currency/stability
  16. -Cyrus makes trade ______!!!
    • safe
    •    -When trade is safe... then there is more trade!
  17. What is the R for Persia in GPERSIA?

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    • -Tolerant (on religion)
    • ****-***Don't try to spread/enforce religion 
    • -Zorasteism (1st light vs. dark religion)
  18. What is the S for Persia in GPERSIA?

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    • - First society that veiled their women
    • -Patriarchal society- obviously from the veiling of their women! (All societies are patriarchal)
  19. Name one long lasting empire!
    Persia
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Key Concept 2.1
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