1.  Why was it more practical to take taxes in grain than in gold or other inorganic material in the ancient world?  What are some of the services that our government provides that could also be seen as a way to exert control over us? WARM UP

2. The first empire & the first “democracy” CLASSICAL PERSIA & ANCIENT GREECE

3.  Singular political entity  Control multiple groups  Continuously expanding  Tendency towards militarism WHAT IS AN EMPIRE?

4.  Achaeminid Empire  Egypt, Asia Minor, The Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia  Conquest & Marriage  Rebellions & Barbarians  Greece PERSIA: BUILDING A STATE

5.  Cyrus the Great  Satrapy System  Postal Service  Darius the Great  Minted Coins  Uniform Weights & Measures  Road System  Graduated Income Tax  Navy PERSIA: LEGITIMIZING POWER

6.  Zoroastrianism  Slavery  Cyrus the Messiah  Modern Remnants PERSIA: TOLERANCE & SCHOLARSHIP

7.  Greeks in the Persian colony of Ionia rebelled against what type of Persian ruler?  A. Tyrant  B. Satrap  C. Emperor  D. Basileus  How did a loss during the Greco- Persian Wars affect the Achaemenid Empire? WARM UP

8.  Tyrannos and Basileus  Supporting revolts  Greek Geography  Persian Invasion  Greek Unity  Myths: Civilized Greeks, Uncivilized Persians  Delian League PERSIA: THOSE PESKY GREEKS

9.  Athenian Democracy  The Assembly & Strategoi  Athenian Architecture  Athenian Literature  Athenian Scholarship  History GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS

10. GREEK CITY STATES AthensSparta Led the Delian LeagueLed the Peloponnesian League Coastal cityLand-locked city MercantileMilitant (Helots) Democratic (Imperial)Oligarchic

11.  Military Buildup  Rebellions by League members  Stalemate  Land vs. Sea  Alliances  Lysander & Prince Cyrus PELOPONNESIAN WARS: GREECE’S COLD WAR

12. ALEXANDER THE GREAT

13.  Macedonian conquest of Greece  Conquest of Achaemenid Persia  Perfect record  Legends  Gordian Knot  King Darius ALEXANDER THE GREAT

14.  Libraries & Greek  Trade & the Beginning of the Silk Road  Hellenistic Dynasties  Antigonids, Ptolemies, Seleucids  Rome HELLENISTIC CULTURE