Persia v Greece Thesis Statements Greece Similarities Persia Evidence Political: City-states Empire (Athens Empire-largest Royal road Persia and Greece Various forms of later) population were politically government- 20 Provinces Persian Wars similar Monarchy- City-States similar Royal road _______________________, Oligarchy- in some ways to Bureaucracy Both conquered yet differed in that Tyranny- Persian Provinces, Achaemenid Dynasty by Macedonia ________________. Democracy as a smaller unit established by Cyrus Aristocracy of the Great in 550BCE Expansion of Direct Democracy in charge of Empire…conquered in Athens taxation, had own Egypt customs and laws Political Delian League vs. Peloponnesian Both Sparta and into provinces, called League Persians relied on satrapies, led by a strong military satraps (governors) Draco- wrote legal to back up their Official Language: code for Athens policies Aramaic Solon- chosen by Battle of Marathon Important leaders: aristocrats in and Salamis and Cyrus the Great 594BCE-outlawed Thermopylae debt Darius-seized power in slavery…extended Similar goals for 522BCE with help of suffrage empire between 10,000 Immortals Pisistratus (one of Persians and Xerxes (480 BCE) the 1st tyrants) Pericles- hold and Darius III strengthen empire
Persia v Greece Thesis Statements Greece Similarities Persia Evidence Political: Persia and Greece were politically similar _______________________, yet differed in that ________________. City-states Various forms of government- Monarchy- Oligarchy- Tyranny- Democracy Aristocracy Direct Democracy in Athens Delian League vs. Peloponnesian League Draco- wrote legal code for Athens Solon- chosen by aristocrats in 594BCE-outlawed debt slavery…extended suffrage Pisistratus (one of the 1st tyrants) Empire (Athens later) City-States similar in some ways to Persian Provinces, as a smaller unit of in charge of taxation, had own customs and laws Both Sparta and Persians relied on a strong military to back up their policies Battle of Marathon and Salamis and Thermopylae Similar goals for empire between Persians and Pericles- hold and strengthen empire Empire-largest population 20 Provinces Royal road Bureaucracy Achaemenid Dynasty established by Cyrus the Great in 550BCE Expansion of Empire…conquered Egypt Political into provinces, called satrapies, led by satraps (governors) Official Language: Aramaic Important leaders: Cyrus the Great Darius-seized power in 522BCE with help of 10,000 Immortals Xerxes (480 BCE) Darius III Royal road Persian Wars Both conquered by Macedonia
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