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600 BCE600 CE Characteristics of an Empire Takes over others and manipulates them to follow the central power Creates rules and regulations that connects those that are conquered to the central power but that central power doesnt have to follow those rules ID: 501938

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Persia

600 BCE-600 CESlide2

Characteristics of an Empire

Takes over others and manipulates them to follow the central power.

Creates rules and regulations that connects those that are conquered to the central power, but that central power doesn’t have to follow those rules.

Organize a military and prevent competition.

Secure and create stability in the differing parts that were conquered.

Find a way to generate income to fund the empire’s programs.

Bind the old upper class to the new central power. Slide3

Origins

Appeared in Mesopotamia about 1300 BCE

From an Indo-European people group

Cyxares (r. 625-575) established an army and began conquering & organizing the empire

Married his daughter to a Babylonian prince

Conquered AssyriaSlide4

Persia under Cyrus II (the Great)

R. 558-529 BCE

Expanded the empire and took out Babylon

Used existing local governments and military in each satrapy

Used previous kings as advisors

Worship the Babylonian god Marduk to make the priests happy

Allowed the people Babylon captured to go home

40,000 Jews went back to Judea

They thought of Cyrus as a saviorSlide5

Persia under Cyrus II (the Great)Slide6

Persia under Cambyses II (529-522 BCE)

Captured Memphis and the pharaoh

Egypt revolted a lot so they had to put tons of military there

Used the same administrative system set up by Cyrus

Tried to capture Carthage but failed when his navy mutinied

Tried to capture Nubia, but troops got lost in the desert

He kicked his wife/sister to death while she was pregnant

May have not been mentally stableSlide7

Persia under Darius I (522-486 BCE)

Moved Persian empire into India

Produced 1/3 of money of the Empire

There was lots of fighting on the borders

Was unable to conquer Greece

Used locals elites to staff the government jobs

Expanded bureaucracy to make it more efficient

Persian army was placed in each satrap

Had to report directly to Darius about the satrap’s actionsSlide8

Created the first Persian scriptLaw codes for each area were created by the satrap in that area

Taxed land by 20%

Persian collector collected taxes on land, industry, mining, ports, water, and sales

Built complex road system with inns and a royal courier service with stations every 15 miles

Completed a Nile-Red Sea canal

Persia under Darius I (522-486 BCE)Slide9

Renewed irrigation systemsMoved crops throughout the empire

Standardized the gold coin

Only his mint could make them

Economy flourished

Built 4 capital cities

Emperor “owned” all the land

Spread Zoroastrianism

Persia under Darius I (522-486 BCE)Slide10
Slide11

Persian War

Some conquered Greek colonies were trying to regain independence

Athens tried to help, Darius got mad

In 490 BCE, Darius decided to punish Athens

Battle of Marathon

600 Persian ships landed with 48,000 soldiers

Greece had 10,000 hoplites

Persia lost 6400 men, Athens 192