Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Early Classical Era

Persian Empire was the largest and the most impressive of the world's empires. This was the time when the persians conquest reached from Egypt to India. The state had 35-50 million people; diverse,  from different states, different languages and different cultural traditions.  Strayer, R, 20013

 According to Strayer, R, 20013, the Athenian Democracy- was different from modern democracy. It was more direct rather than representative, democracy and it was limited. Woman, slaves, and foreightners were excluded from political participation.

Hellenistic Era- had promoted and weakened and banished by the first century B.C.E, this represented a remarkable cultural encoutne which lead to two empires and two seasoned wave civilization. The western part-reek rule was replaced by the romaine, whose empire like Alexanders who served as a vehicle for the continued spread of Greek culture and ideas. (Strayer, R, 20013)

Alexander was Philip's son who lead the massive Greek expedition against the Persian empire.

Mauryan empire- this empire was equivalent to the parson, cheeses, and Roman empires, but this empire did not last as long as the others.

Then we have the Daoism, they invited people to disengage from the public life and connect with nature.

Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)- is a religion that enjoyed a sheldted ad delighted youth, but was shocked to his core upon encountering old age, sickness, and death.  (Strayer, R, 20013)