The Development of States and Empires By: Kaitlyn Coleman, Aubra Ladd, Tiffany Owens, and Kevin Walters

Southwest Asia: Persian Empire During the time that Persia conquered Southwest Asia they were under rule of Cyrus The Great. Cyrus accomplished a lot during his reign. He united two tribes, the Medes and the Persians. He did this to rebel against his grandfather, king of the Medes Empire. Cyrus was liked by his people because he tolerated different cultures and customs. This was a popular idea amongst people. Therefore Persia attracted other people and increased the size of it’s empire.

Achaemenid (550-530 B.C.) The Achaemenid Empire, or the First Persian Empire, rose to power in the 6th century led by Cyrus the Great. Before the Achaemenids, the Median confederation (Medes) resided in what is currently Iran. In order to gain the land and power, Cyprus the Great led his military into the Assyrian Empire using their cavalry weapons (paltas, few chariots, javelins, knives, and armor), and their great war tactics (three distinct services: chariots, horse and foot) with high numbers of troops to outflank and surround their adversary. TheThe Tj e

Parthian (Arsacid Empire) The Parni nomads settled in Parthia and built a small independent kingdom. After, they rose to power under King Mithradates II. The Parthian empire occupied all of modern Iran, Iraq and Armenia, parts of Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and territories in Pakistan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine (briefly.)

Sassanid The Sassanids took over in 224 C.E. They superseded the Parthians. They Sassanids brought back Achaemenid tactics and brought revival of Persian culture. In order to gain the land and power, the Sassanids took over Ctesiphon and this ended the rule of the Parthians.

East Asia: Qin The Qin Dynasty was the first unified, multi-national and power centralized state in Chinese History. They came after the Zhou dynasty. The Qin influenced the ways of the following dynasties. The first emperor of China, Yingzheng - Emperor Qin Shi Huang, ruled during this time. He is described as a tyrant even though he made great contributions and adjustments for East Asia. He established the constructuction of the Great Wall of China. He began the line of Imperial Dynasties of China. However he burned many Confucian scholars alive along with their books. He and his son were the only people to ever rule during the Qin’s reign. The Qin did not make it past 20 years of ruling.

East Asia: Han After the Qin dynasty fell apart two peasant leaders, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, struggled with determining who would take on the role of ruling a new dynasty. They eventually went against each other and Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu to become the first leader of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty retained much of the Qin’s structure. However, Confucian ideals were very much valued and appreciated. Confucian scholars gained prominent status as the core of the civil service.

South Asia: Maurya First empire to provide single government for almost all of india Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 326 bce in northern India. His son Bindusara and grandson Ashoka helped expand empire through conquest The last Mauryan ruler was killed in 183 bce by a general who established a dynasty (sunga)

South Asia: Gupta Ruled most of north india in the common era (320-550ce) Expanded territory through war and marriage; also forced many rulers to submit to their power Empire succumbed completely in 550 ce when control of Bengal was lost.

Mediterranean: Phoenicia and its colonies Gained independence 1100 bce after the collapse of the Hittite empire Influenced western culture through Carthage Assyrians captured Phoenicians cities in 842 and were controlled by then until 612 bce Eventually became a part of the Persian empire created by King Cyrus 1 (Cyrus the Great); prospered and maintained reputation as great sailors/shipbuilders

Mediterranean: Greek city-states and colonies Came under Greco-Macedonian rule (alexander the great) when Tyre was captured in 332 bce 64 bce: Roman general Pompey the Great made Phoenicia part of the Roman province Syria; eventually fell to Arab Muslim invaders in 600’s ad

Mediterranean: Hellenistic and Roman Empires Alexander the Great Empire extended from Greece to India Hellenistic age: 323 bce (alexanders death)-146 bce Roman’s took control of Greece and Macedonia in the 140’s bc Greek culture spread throughout both empires Roman empire divided in 395 as; west Roman empire consider in 476 ad; Roman empire survived as Byzantine empire until 1453 (fell to Ottoman empire)

Mesoamerica: Maya City States It was establish in 600 B.C (Tikal develops in 100 BC) The Mayans didn’t take over land They built upon their civilization

Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan It was establish in 100 BC but began to rise to power in 200 BC It was used as an urban centerNo one knows who built this city but the Atecs later used the “Lost City.”yanmar-2328.ht

Andean South America: Moche The Moche civilization flourished along the northern coast of ancient Peru, in 1 CE They took over surrounding territories (close with the Nazca) to become wealthy

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