Wednesday

Today we need to go over yesterday's primary source, watch the video below and go over the rest of primary sources in chapter 3.   You will need to Soapstone one of them.  Tonight you need to watch crash course again and then answer the questions below.  Tomorrow and Friday you need to fill out the PERSIAN guide for Unit 2 (at least were we are).

Crash Course World History: The Persians and Greeks #5

1. “We are the EXCEPTION!” The Mongols are the exception to what general rule about empires?




2. Explain the concept of historical bias using “the Father of History”, Herodotus, as an example.



3. Describe the characteristics of the Persian Empire.



4. How did the Persian religion of Zoroastrianism impact the development of labor systems in Persia?



5. Describe the Greek City-States.



6. What was the cause of the Persian Wars?



7. What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?



8. What is “realism” in political terms? What quote did you just hear that succinctly explains that philosophy?



9. What arguments can be made that a Persian victory might have been a good thing?



10. Flashback Question: How do we know much of what we “know” about the Persians? Make a mental note to hold on to this idea. It has an important underlying concept to which we will continually refer.