Download Persian Empires - Spring Branch ISD

WORLD HISTORY AP REVIEW
SPRING 2013
50% MC
- 70 MC/55 Minutes
Break (10 minutes)
50 % Writing (10 minutes plan/2 hrs. writing)
- DBQ
- Change and Continuity
- Comparison
**All equal in value
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Hunter Gatherers
- fire
- society
- culture
Neolithic Revolution
-WHY?
- Results/Impact?
- Resistance?
Agricultural Revolution/Neolithic Revolution
- Middle East/Fertile Crescent
- China
- The Americas
Characteristics of Civilizations
1) Advanced Cities
2) Specialized workers
3) Complex Institutions
4) Record Keeping
5) Advanced Technology
Development of Civilizations
1)Middle East
2)Egypt
3)Indus Valley
4)China
5)Americas
Mesopotamia
-Cuneiform
- Epic of Gilgamesh
- City-States: Ur, Lagash, Uruk (Erech), Kish
- Technology- ziggurats
- Laws: Hammurabi’s Code Babylon, “Eye for an Eye”
-Hittites: Iron
-Sumerian Mythology
-Mathematics and the base-60 number system
-By 1500BCE
Hittites (Babylon) in the South- 1500BCE
Assyrians in the North (500 years later)- 1000BCE
-Cuneiform writing throughout Mesopotamia
- Persians will take over the region around 540 BCE and
rule until Islam would overtake the region around 600 CE.
Hittites
-Turkish
- 1600-1200BCE
- known for architecture
- Temples in Hattusa for the weather god,
Hatti
-First people to work iron
The Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians)
-Nebuchadnezzar- absolute ruler
-The Hanging Gardens of Babylon built for
-Nebuchadnezzar’s wife
(Seven Wonders of the Ancient World)
Image of the archaeological site
for the Great Temple of Hattusha
NOTE: There are MANY different empires that arose
In ancient times. It can get confusing so focus on a few when studying.
Egypt
-The Nile flows from South to North
-Lower Egypt- nearest the Mediterranean
-Upper Egypt- further South along the Nile Valley
The two regions were unified in Early Egyptian history
- Hieroglyphs- Used by the upper classes, or elites & educated only (hard to
write)
- Old Kingdom 2700 – 2200
-Egyptians thought of their Pharaohs as living gods, who had divine right
this was
-In the Egyptian works called the Myth of Osiris- actual figure,
or not, was a tribute to the power of the Pharaoh
-Egyptians build pyramids to ensure the safe passage of a pharaoh's Ka
(soul) and Ba (physical appearance) into the after life the Great Pyramid
at Giza (Seven Wonders of the Ancient World)
-The Book of the Dead- displays the values of the Egyptians, similar to
today, or even considered by some to influence the 10 Commandments.
Against Physical punishment and stealing, and had a positive outlook on the
afterlife
Egypt (con’t)
2050-1652 BCE
Middle Kingdom united and participated in
trade for items needed like oil, grapes, wine, oils,
Furniture and weapons
Accomplishments:
-pyramids
-temples
-mathematics
-medicine
-irrigation
-writing
1567-1085
New Kingdom  Ramses II most notable leader.
During his reign the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt
Led by Moses took place. He led the Hebrew’s in
Region back to Canaan, or present day Israel.
-Jews were monotheistic, when monotheistic wasn’t popular
Later Egypt:
-525 BCE Persians conquered
-300s BCE Alexander the Great conquered Egypt
-Eventually fell to Rome in 1st century CE
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Compare and Contrast ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.
- How to set up your Comp Essay
- Comparison Rubric- What do you need to score at least a seven
on a comp essay
- Sample
-HINTS:
1) Know your time frame
2) What are they asking you?
3) How should you set up your essay, is it given or do you get
decide
Notable Ancient Accomplishments:
-Written record: Cuneiform (Sumer/Mesopotamia)
-The wheel (Sumer/Mesopotamia)
-Written law: Hammurabi’s Code (Babylon/Mesopotamia)
-Paper: Papyrus (Egypt)
-The Alphabet: The Phoenicians
-Coined money: The Lydians
Ancient Art:
-Pottery
-Frescos
-Papyrus (drawings)
-Monuments
10 BREAK: Up next, Persians, Greece, and Rome in a nutshell.
Persian Empires
-Present day Iran
-Achaemenid Empire
-Cyrus the Achaemenid- brought Iran under his control;
Empire from Egypt to India
-Cambyses – conquered Egypt
-Darius - ruled at the height of the Persian Empire
-DECLINE
-Xerxes
-Persian Wars vs. Greeks
-Alexander the Great
Important to know:
-Zoroastrianism
The classical West
Crash Courses:
1) Persians and Greeks
2) Alexander the Great
3) The Roman Empire
The Classical EAST
Classical China
-Zhou
-No strong central bureaucracy
-Mandate of Heaven
- linguistics unity
-Territorial expansion
-Confucianism – filial piety (respect for elders)
-Qin
-Strong central gov’t- brutal
-Single law code for the empire
- begin building the Great Wall of China
- tax system and standardization of everyday items
- civil service projects-
Bronze Age= Bronze artwork
-Han
-Strong central government
-Expanded territory into Korea, Indochina, central Asia
-Contact with India, the Middle East and trade with Roman Empire
-Civil Service Exams
Classical India
Switch to India Power point
What causes empires to fall?
-Article
-ActivBoard example from class
10 minute break
Post Classical Era
-Notes packet
NOTE: This is when the west falls and
experiences a period of decline and the
east sees a period of prosperity and the
Mongols run rampant! 
Themes for this time period:
Trade, Religion, Cultural Diffusion, State
building