 Located
in the
Aegean Sea on
what is now Crete
 Capitol city was
Knossos
- What happened in the 19
 Women's
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King Minos
Minoans were named after
him
- Minotaur
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Trade
- What are some things that
they traded?
th
century to Knossos that gives us
more info?
What was their role in society?
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Role
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Culture
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Describe some aspects of
their culture
 City:
Mycenae
 Located on Mainland
Greece
 Controlled by
Minoans, until
around 1400 BC
 Iliad and Odyssey
were written by
Homer about this
time period (Troy)
 Conquered by the
Dorian's around
1100BC

A number of wealthy
city-states located
along the coast of the
Mediterranean Sea
- How far apart were they, and why?

Best known as
shipbuilders
- How far do they believe they may
have traveled?

Trade
- What are some things they traded?

Greatest influence
- What was their greatest influence?
 612BC
Medes/
Chaldeans
controlled the
Fertile Crescent
 Gradually the
Persians emerge,
and rule along with
the Medes
 550 BC Cyrus begins
conquering
neighboring empires
expanding Persia
over 2000 miles
550 BC- 539 BC Cyrus
captured all of the
Fertile Crescent and
most of Anatolia
 539BC Babylon
opened their gates
and allowed Cyrus to
enter peacefully.
 538 BC Cyrus allowed
Jews to return to
Jerusalem
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What were his rules of
engagement in terms of
treating the conquered
peoples?
Why do you think Cyrus
was allowed to enter
the gates of Babylon?
How did Cyrus treat the
Babylonian God Marduk,
and why?
How did the decision of
Cyrus to allow the Jews
to return to Jerusalem
effect religion today?
 530

BC Cambyses (son) takes over
Bad Leader, revolts break out
 522-521
Darius (Ten Thousand Immortal)
seizes throne – squashes revolts, and expands
empire to 2500 miles

Divides empire into 20 provinces
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Each province has it’s own nationality
Satraps- Governors of each province
Inspectors (“Eyes and Ears”) watch Satraps
Royal Road- stretches across Persian Empire