KICK OFFSEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Copy the chart into your notebook. List the causes and effects of the rise and fall of each empire in the Fertile Crescent.Empire Causes of its Rise and FallHittiteAssyrianChaldean

** Please have your index cards on your desk!

Empire Causes of its Rise and Fall

Hittite + military strength+ new technology- Fell to Sea Peoples

Assyrian + military strength+ brutality- Fell because empire was too big to control

Chaldean

+ captured Ninevah- Persians conquered Babylon

CHAPTER 2.2Judaism and the Persian Empire

OBJECTIVES: DAY 4 Understand how the ancient

Hebrews and their religion, Judaism, influenced Western civilization

Analyze the kinds of cultural and political achievements made by the Persians

THE TEACHINGS OF JUDAISM Belief in one God

Known as monotheism Justice and Righteousness

Treating others with kindness and fairness, and doing the right thing

Obedience to the Law Ten Commandments Mosaic Law

Governs how Jews pray and worship

THE PERSIAN EMPIRE

GROWTH AND ORGANIZATION Persians were Indo-European tribe

from Central Asia, settled in present-day Iran

CYRUS THE GREAT Came to power in 559

B.C. Established one of large

st ancient empires Allowed people to keep

customs after conquered Tolerance won him

respect Ruled the largest

empire in the world at time of death in 530 B.C.

DARIUS I Cryus’ grandson Had to fight to restore order in Persia Reformed the army

Permanent standing army of paid soldiers 10,000 Immortals

Chose governors called satraps to rule parts of empire

XERXES Son of Darius I,

tried to expand on father’s success

Attempted to invade Greece, failed (300)

Last strong ruler of ancient Persia

ZOROASTRIANISM Zoroaster – Founder Avesta – sacred text Monotheistic Taught that the world was created by

a god named Ahura Mazda Taught dualism

Belief that world is controlled by opposing forces of good and evil

Spread throughout Persian empire Day of Judgement – rewarded or

punished Almost disappeared when Greeks

took over

PERSIAN ACHIEVEMENTS

Shared culture = peace

Communication Quality system of

roads Art and

Architecture City of Persepolis

COMPARE JUDAISM AND ZOROASTRIANISM

Create a Venn-Diagram on the religion of the Persians and Israelites using page 49 and 53.

In common

Judaism Zoroastrianism

EGYPT TRAVEL BROCHUREReligion

Mummification & Burial

Daily LifeAncien

t Egypt

NameBlockDate

Geography

The Old Kingdom

The Middle Kingdom

The New Kingdom

EGYPT BROCHURE Travel around the room to the

different stations. At each station, read about a

component of Ancient Egypt. Take notes (Bullet points!!) in the appropriate section of your brochure.

Include a visual for each section.

This will be graded!

TICKET OUT THE DOOR List each of the Egyptian

Kingdoms and at least one thing that each kingdom is known for.