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Greco-Persian Wars

Chapter 5 The Earth and Its People

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Chapter 5 Outline ? Greece and Iran, 1000?30 B.C.E.. Greece and Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e.. I.????? Ancient Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e. Geography and Resources Iran?s location, bounded by mountains, deserts, and the Persian Gulf, left it open to attack from Central Asian nomads. The fundamental topographical features included high mountains on the edges, salt deserts in the interior, and a sloping plateau crossed by mountain streams.

Ancient Greece/Ancient Rivalries

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Week 5: Ancient Greece/Ancient Rivalries The Birth of Ares Hera: queen of heaven Zeus: head of the gods; husband of Hera Athena: daughter of Zeus and Metis Goddess of war and wisdom Zeus feared that she would be stronger than himself So ripped her from mother?s womb Swallowed the fetus full Athena sprung from his head fully formed with helmet and spear Dionysus: son of Zeus Zeus put him into his own thigh after his mother (not Hera) died God of fertility and wine Hera was jealous and wanted to have a child for herself Took a herb which allowed her to have a child immaculately Child was Ares, god of war Hera decided she didn?t really like Ares He was whiny and hateful, and Zeus just ignored him Two giants (the Aloadai) abducted Ares in his infancy and trapped him in a bronze jar

Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 14 July 2015 Chapter 10 Outline Mediterranean Society: Greek Phase Homer composed poems in ancient Greece, Iliad/Odyssey Scholars know that bards recited poems before Homer in 750 BC Homer was name for anon. Scribes who committed Iliad/Odyssey to writing Epics attributed to him influenced classic Greek thought/lit. Iliad offered Greek perspective on campaign waged by Greek warriors against city Troy in Anatolia during 12th BC Odyssey recounted exp's. Of Greek hero Odysseus traveling home after Trojan War 2 works testified to normality of travel, comm., interaction in Mediterranean basin during 2nd/1st millennia BC; portrayed Greeks as expert seamen

cht 5 outline

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Chapter 5: Greece and Iran, 1000-30 BC Introduction All people view their own customs as natural and culturally superior The Persian Empire brought diverse peoples together Beginnings of East-West conflict Ancient Iran Geography and resources Harsh conditions Developed irrigation in first millennium BC Mineral resources exploited minimally The rise of the First Persian Empire Migration and conquest Shift in power from Medes to Persians and patrilineal society The rule of Cyrus Cambyses and Darius Imperial organization and ideology Empire divided into twenty provinces, each led by a satrap The royal family Administration of empire Connection between Zoroastrianism and Persian rule The Rise of the Greeks Geography and resources The Mediterranean The Aegean Sea, islands and rivers

Chapter AP world

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? PAGE ?1? CHAPTER 4 Greece and Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e.. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Ancient Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e. A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Geography and Resources 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Iran?s location, bounded by mountains, deserts, and the Persian Gulf, left it open to attack from Central Asian nomads. The fundamental topographical features included high mountains on the edges, salt deserts in the interior, and a sloping plateau crossed by mountain streams.

World History Ancient Times

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Chapter 5 Section 1-4 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. From artwork historians have learned that Minoan life was tied to the sea. ____ 2. Greek drama had its roots in Athens and was created as part of religious festivals honoring Dionysus, the god of wine and celebration. ____ 3. Democratic city-states were the basic political unit in the Hellenistic world. ____ 4. After the death of Alexander the Great, Seleucus became the pharaoh of Egypt. ____ 5. Alexander the Great built the largest empire the world had ever seen. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 6. After the fall of Mycenaean society a. the city of Troy was destroyed in battle. b. Minoan society emerged on Crete.

The Earth and Its Peoples AP Edition Chapter 4 Outline

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CHAPTER 4- Greece and iran,1000-30 bce The Persian Empire (and the Hellenistic Greek kingdoms that succeeded it) brought together, in Eastern Europe, western Asia, and northwest Africa, peoples and cultural systems that had little direct contact previously, thereby stimulating new cultural syntheses. Ironically, Greeks and Persians had more in common than they realized. Both spoke languages belonging to the same Indo-European language family found throughout Europe and western and southern Asia. Many scholars believe that all the ancient peoples who spoke languages belonging to this family inherited fundamental cultural traits, forms of social organization, and religious outlooks from their shared past. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Ancient Iran, 1000-486 BCE

greece and iran

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Greece and Iran 1000 ? 30 B.C.E. ?Ancient Iran 1000 - 500 B.C.E ? Also known as the Persian Empire. ? Little written materials are left. A. Geography and Resources ? Northwest Iran was more open to attacks by the nomads of Central Asia. ? Irrigation in the first millennium B.C.E. enabled people to move to open plains so they could plant. ? Under ground irrigation channels. ? Human survival depended on a delicate ecological balance. B. The Rise of the Persian Empire ? ?Iranians? spread out across western and central Asia. ? Medes was the first group to achieve a complex level of political organization. ? Medes settled in the northwest and came under the influence of the ancient centers in Mesopotamia and Urartu.
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