Review PowerPoint
By yasmine, melanie, and mellissa
Cyrus – king that created the great empire.
• He was tolerant of other religions.
• Allowed a certain amount of independence.
• Kept tight rules over his soldiers.
Darius – king of Persia who wasn’t related to the family.
• Had backing of ten thousand immortal army.
• Split empire into 20 sections (used satraps).
• Built the Royal Road.
Cambyses – son of Cyrus, eventual king of Persia.
• Known for conquering Persia in different ways than his father.
• Does not practice religious tolerance.
Xerxes – famous from ‘300’ movie
• Fought against Greeks in Persian wars.
• Zoroastrianism- focused religiously on the idea of
two armies
• Imperial bureaucracy – dividing an empire into
provinces with local leaders.
• Satraps – governors of a province.
3 gods- Shiva,
Vishnu, Brahma
Hinduism - founded by Aryan people.
• Holy books – Vedas & Upanishads
Moksha – reaching enlightenment.
Buddhism – founded by Siddhartha
Gautama
• Holy book – Jatakas
Reaching enlightenment in nirvana.
Gupta empire- ancient Indian empire, marked by many
inventions and descoveries.
• math, numbers, etc. system
Asoka – emperor of the
Maurya dynasty,
spreader of Buddhism
Confucianism – found by Confucius.
• Nature of man is good.
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5 key relationships : father to son, elder brother to younger, husband to wife, ruler
to subject, friend to friend.
Respect for elders/parents
Legalism – founded Hanpeizi and LiSi.
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Nature of man is evil.
No writings, burned books
Daoism – founded by Laozi
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Seek harmony with nature.
Believed government should play a role.
Qin Shi Huangdi – started the great wall of chin
Silk road – made for trading
Han dynasty – when Lui bang and Wudi rule
Achievements:
• civil service workers
• Pass a Confucianism test
• Invented paper
• Created/traded silk