Which Persian king is famous for his policies of tolerance and respect for local customs and religions?
A) Darius I
B) Xerxes I
C) Cambyses II
D) Cyrus the Great
The Royal Road, an ancient highway that facilitated communication across the empire, and was primarily built during the reign of which king?
A) Darius I
B) Cambyses II
C) Artaxerxes I
D) Xerxes I
After the river valley era, a number of classical civilizations developed in the Mediterranean and in Asia
The first major classical civilization was Ancient Greece
Greece’s lack of natural resources & location on the Mediterranean Sea encouraged Greek trade with neighboring societies
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Mountains covered about 75% of Greece which divided the people & made unifying the Greek people nearly impossible
The Greeks developed independent city-states, called polis, within each valley & its surrounding mountains
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Differences among Greek City- States
Some polis had a monarchy, a gov’t ruled by a king - Mycenae
Some polis like Sparta had an oligarchy, a gov’t ruled by a small group of citizens
Some polis like Athens had a direct democracy, a gov’t ruled by citizens who vote on decisions
Sometimes a strong individual seized power and ruled alone. This was called a tyranny