1. (Revised) Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire
Mr. Millhouse
AP World History
Hebron High School

2. Questions to Consider
What are the four stages of the Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire?
What are the benefits and limits of using historical models to understand history?
How well do the Classical Empires fit the Conrad- Demarest Model of Empire?

3. Stage 1: Pre-Conditions for Empire
State-level government (such as a city-state or kingdom)
High agricultural potential
Environmental diversity
A power vacuum. Several small neighboring states with no dominate power.
Mutual hostility between neighboring states.
Adequate military resources (people, weapons, etc.)

4. Egypt

5. Mesopotamia

6. Mesopotamia

7. Persia

8. Persia – Power Vacuum

9. Persia

10. Stage 2: Rise of Persian Empire
Charismatic leadership
Cyrus the Great
Darius
Military victories
Conquer Mesopotamia, Turkey, and Egypt
Economic and/or social reform
Practiced religious toleration

11. The Persian Empire

12. Rewards of Persian Empire
Bureaucracy
Satraps
Infrastructure
Royal Road
Military/Defense
The Immortals
Culture
Architecture
Zoroastrianism
A Persian satrap

13. The Royal Road

14. The Immortals

15. Persian Culture