1. Empires Emerge
Persia, India, & China

2. Persian Empire

3. Persian Empire Toleration of conquered peoples
Why is this different and important?
Answer: The Persians were different in that they tolerated the religion and customs of the conquered people. This practice helped gain the Persian rulers respect and allegiance by the conquered peoples.
How did the Persians treat the conquered peoples?

4. Persian Empire
An Imperial Bureaucracy What does this mean? Answer: An Imperial Bureaucracy is a centralized government but one in which the ruler hires others for certain government jobs.
What type of government did the Persian Empire have?

5. Persian Empire Developed good road systems in this empire.
Why would the leaders want to develop good road systems?
Answer: Leader would want to develop good road systems to stimulate trade as well as to create access to different areas of the empire to maintain control of the people and for defense purposes in time of war. The Persians were actually not interested in trading outside their empire.

6. Zoroastrianism Believed in two opposing forces in the universe
Persian Empire
Zoroastrianism
Believed in two opposing forces in the universe
(like good and bad)
What is the religion of the Persian Empire?