unit test political systems Flashcards
(40 cards)
What were the major accomplishments of the Ancient Persians?
to expandd he empire, to be a tolerant leader to different religions and cultures , create transportation systems,create a strong military known as the immortals
How did Cyrus manage to expand the Persian empire so dramatically during his lifetime?
he had a great military named the immortals, he was a good and tolerant leader Wich prevented heavy rebellion, he used tactical military stargegies
Why might one argue that Darius was “more of an administrator than a conqueror”
because dariuses rain focused more on organizing and managing the empire of Persia rather than expanding it
what did darius do
he divided the empire into satrapies and each way soverseen by a satrap, standardized currency and other things, road networks,
who where the rulers of the ancient Persian empire
Cyrus the great (founded the empire)
cambyses who was the son of Cyrus
darius
xerxes
artaxerxes
what was the political system of ancient Persia
centralized monarchy
what was the achemenid empire
the first Persian empire and it was ruled by Cyrus the great
Describe the administrative elements of the Achaemenid Empire.
the achemenid empire had satrapies Wich helped divide and organize the empire. to ensure loyalty to these they had spied to oversee them. they also had impressive infastructive like the royal road
what was the royal road
a road in ancient persia build by king darius it facilitated communicatio and tranpsort across the empire
In what ways did Alexander of Macedon both destroy and preserve elements of the Achaemenid Empire?
he defeated darius and took over the citys but still preserve Persian culture and founded new cities like Alexandria. he converted persia to become Hellenistic meaning adopting Greek culture
who was Alexander of Macedon
king of Macedonia who conquered the persian empire
who where the leaders of the ancient Greek empire
primarily alexander the great
How did geography impact the development of Greek culture?
the mountainous terrain lead to development of independent city states, it was also close to the sea so there was a lot of trade
what political system was in Athens
democracy
What is a polis? How did having the polis as the central political institution of classical Greece shape the history of Greece during this period?
a polis is also known as a city state. it made it so each polis had its own, gov, culture, and military
how did the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars influence the development of the Greek city-states?
because it divided and created conflict in Greece leading to development of different city states
What were the accomplishments of the Golden Age of Greece?
created many new inventions, artists and philosiphers, created the first real succesfull democracy and advanced science and math
How do you explain Alexander of Macedon’s success as a conqueror in such a short period of time?
because he was such a brave conqueror and had a great military
What was the legacy of the empire of Alexander?
he conquered the persian empire and spread greek culture all throughout it
what is an autocracy
a government run by one person who makes unpredictable and sometimes bad decisions and uses there power for negatives.
what is a monarchy
political system ruled by one person (king)
what is a democracy
a political system where the people get to vote and have power
what is a buereuacracy
system of government where d it is run by state officials or administrators (think ketchup)
what is an oligarchy
political system run by a small group of powerful people
