Do Now

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Do Now

• Pretend that a group conquered the United States.
  List some characteristics that you hope your
  conquerors would have (at least 4).
• Consider What kind of rights would you like to
  keep?

Quiz on this stuff tomorrow!!
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Three Empires that will give you a reason to live.

• The Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Persians

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Where the heck is Assyria?

• Upper part of Tigris River Valley
• Present Day Syria
• Spread all the way into Egypt!

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The Assyrian Army

• Feared warriors, very organized army
• 1st to use separate units of infantry and cavalry
• All adult men served in army

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Assyrians, Cont

• Assyrian Army conquered many people.
• Forced them to pay heavy taxes.
• Built up capital city of Nineveh with taxes.

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King Ashurbanipal

• Ashurbanipal ruled around 650 B.C.
• Divided empire into provinces with governors
  that controlled each.
• Built network of roads to improve communication.
• Very well-educated, collected a library of over
  20,000 tablets of poetry, mathematics, epics,
  etc.

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Goodbye Assyrians, Here Come the Chaldeans!

• Assyrians conquered by Chaldeans 612BC
• Chaldean Babylonian
• Chaldean King Nebechadnezzar leads invasion of
  Israel.
• Destroys Jerusalem and Solomons Temple

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• - Nebuchadrezzar built Hanging Gardens palace
  for wife.
• - One of 7 wonders of ancient world.

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Bring In the Persians!

• Chaldeans conquered by Persians in 539 BC
• Persians develop largest empire in world.
• Known for being nice to conquered people.

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Cyrus the Great!

• Ruled 559 BC 530 BC
• Expanded empire
• Freed Hebrews from Assyrians in Jerusalem
• Also set up satrapies (provinces) governed by a
  satrap.
• Typically appointed locals to run satrapies.
• Later, created road system to travel between
  satrapies.
• Developed a system of coinage

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Zoroastrianism

• Began by worshipping many gods
• Religious leader Zoroaster changed this with
  belief of 2 major gods good and evil spirit.
• Also used concept of judgment day.

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.jpg
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Reflection

• Of the previous empires, which would seem to be
  the best group to be ruled by? Give at least 2
  examples for why.
• Dont forget the quiz tomorrow!