Greece & Iran

1000 – 30 B.C.E.

Chapter 4

Ancient Iran• Ancient Iran was developed by the ______ and

the _________ civilizations.• Rise of the Persian Empire

– ______________ was the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

– ______________ was the 2nd founder of the empire.• ________________ ruled by a mandate set down by their

God __________________________ the chief deity of the _____________________ religion.

• This religion held followers to a high ___________ standard.• Received __________ from conquered lands and governed

the Empire with ________________.

The Rise of the Greeks• Greece was poor in ________ _________ requiring

them to _______ for metals and other raw materials.• Greece was built by hundreds of independent _____-

________ and workers _________ for their food.• Greeks with the help of the ____________ created the

first ___________ writing system.• Athens and Sparta developed different political

ideologies, ____________ and ____________ _______________ respectively.

Comparing Iran & Greece

• Government– Both experienced power held by _____

person(s).– Held ____________ in far away lands.– High nobility controlled large tracts of ______.

• Economy– Used ______ and ______ money.

• Religion– Based on a reverence to ___________.

The Struggle of Persia & Greece

• The unsuccessful ______ revolt led to the ________ Wars.– Sparta lost at the ____________ pass, but

Persia suffered a crushing defeat at the straits of _____________ and later ___________.

• Victory led to a period of _________ domination.– Athens’ ____________ government allowed

for male citizens to participate at the expense of _________ and _________ freedoms.

The Struggle of Persia & Greece cont…

• Frightened by Athens’ growing power, ________ joined forces with ________ to defeat Athens in the ____________ War.

• Finally uniting the Greek states, ______ II made ____________ a military power.

• His son ______________ took over the Persian Empire stretching control as far east as present day _____________.

The Hellenistic Synthesis• In the Hellenistic Age, Greeks controlled western Asia

and northwest Africa leading to __________ __________ that had never been seen before.– Successor Kingdoms would be established in _________,

_______, __________.– _____________ in Egypt became the greatest city in the

world and was the center of ___________ for the Mediterranean Sea & Indian Ocean.

– Advances were made in science, technology and _______________.

– The Hellenistic Age was a combination of _________, ____________, _______________ and __________ societies.