1. 9th Honors 10.01.15 Today’s Agenda: HW:
Turn in:
(1-23): CRA “Warring City-States”
(24-46): CRA “Democracy & Greece’s Golden Age”
(47-68): CRA “Alexander’s Empire”
Take out:
Planner,
Notes from critical read,
BLUE PEN
ANOTHER COLOR (NO BLUE, NO BLACK!!!)
Partner List (#1)
Today’s Learning Objectives:
I can explain how empires began to take shape and the different government structure that were implemented.
Today’s Agenda:
Thesis Thursday & a quick video on the Persians
The Greeks
By Groups:
Form smaller groups (5-6)
Timeline with major events and people
Elements of Culture
Main ideas, terms, places, & people with explanation
Image describing the shift and impact of the Greeks
HW:

2. Thesis Thursday
Please construct a thesis (write the prompt at the top, please…) based on the following prompt— Based on your readings: Do you believe the ancient civilizations of the Assyrians and Persians still play a role in shaping today’s world? This will be graded on the district’s 4 point scale.

3. 2 Tools that United Empire
1. Royal Road
Went from Persia to Anatolia (modern day Turkey)
1,677 miles
2. Standard Money
All providences used the same money, didn’t need to exchange to local currency
This promoted trade
Trade allowed them to hold the empire together

4. Persian Government
Darius’ biggest success- his organization/administration over such a large empire
Divided into 20 providences
Each providence had the freedom of religion
Satrap—governor who rules a providence
These were the “eyes and ears” of Darius

5. Persian Government Government structure that helps unite the empire…
Tolerance, freedom to continue their way of life, protection of the Persians—backed by the large Persian army
Another early glimpse of local government with ties to a centralized structure…again, sound familiar?

6. Persian Religion Zoroaster—religious reformer/prophet
God of truth and light= Ahura Mazda
God of evil and darkness= Ahrimin
Deeds of man are weighed out…
Idea of heaven, hell and final judgment
Parsi sect= largest group of Zoroastrians today
Limited greatly by the spread and conquest of Islam…

7. In your reading groups
Form smaller groups (5-6) to focus on the following:
Timeline with major events and people
Elements of Culture
Main ideas, terms, places, & people with explanation
Image describing the shift and impact of the Greeks
Each smaller group will be putting the information on a large paper to be displayed proudly for all to see…