READ pages 80-81. Then answer the following questions.
OBJECTIVE
Describe how the Phoenicians spread different cultures throughout the Mediterranean and beyond, analyze how Cyrus and Darius I unified different peoples and cultures of the Persian Empire, and identify how Mesopotamian civilizations were responsible for major cultural and technological developments.
The word Phoenicians means _________.
What goods and ideas did the Phoenicians spread through their sea trade network?
What body of water did the Phoenicians sail across to trade?
_____ are outposts of people from one land who live in another land.
Why might ballast have been important to the condition of goods transported by ship?
What made it possible for the ships to carry large cargoes without needing a lot of rowers?
Where were the supplies for the crew and cargo stored?
Why would the Phoenicians have established trading colonies in faraway places?
The Phoenicians' accomplishments show the importance of ______________________________.
Around 700 B.C., the Persians were ruled by a people called the _________.
In 539 B.C., the Persian king known as ______________ captured the Babylonian Empire.
How did Cyrux show tolerance?
Cyrus was greatly respected.
In this relief from ancient Persepolis, representatives from different regions of the Persian Empire carry gifts for the Persian king. The gifts are meant to symbolize ______.
Who ruled Persia at its height?
Darius divided his empire into 20 smaller _______, or administrative districts.
Governors were called _____ and helped the king maintain control of his huge empire
Select King Darius's accomplishments.
How did Cyrus and Darius each rule diverse groups of people peacefully?
How does Mesopotamia’s cultural legacy touch our lives today?
MATCH-UP: THEN AND NOW
Match the Mesopotamian technology with today's current technology that best matches it.
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What other modern items would you add to the images above to illustrate Mesopotamia’s legacy?
