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  Early Empires

Performance Task

Directions:  Using what you know, the information given, and the textbook map pages mentioned, fill in the areas to explain Empire, Location, and River Valley for each row.  When writing the location, you must include the continent(s) along with the area the empire covers.  Each row, left to right, is one empire.

Empire

Rulers/Government

Location

River Valley

Map p. 62 

This is the
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Empire.

Gilamesh
  • 12 city-states
  • Marked borders with pillars
  • Government run by small group and one person head of government
  • Changed to a monarchy, one ruler in total control
    

Map p. 62

This is the
__________
Empire.

Sargon the Conqueror
  • 1st Emperor of the region
  • Ruled with force and organization
  • Built capital city of Akkad
  • Tore down city-state pillars
  • 1st full time army created
  • Appointed royal nobles and governors to control city-states
   

Map p. 70

This is the
__________
Empire.

Hammurabi the Lawgiver
  • Military leader
  • Promoted trade
  • Collected taxes to maintain his government
  • Had workers maintain dikes and canals
  • Code of Laws were written in stone
   

This is the
__________
Empire. 		Ruler not named
  • Built an empire using  the strength of their iron weapons
    

Map p. 70

This is the
__________
Empire.

Sennacherib the Destroyer
  • Conquered neighbors for more fertile land
  • Used war chariots
  • Burned Babylon down
  • Had canals from Euphrates dug to flood Babylon
   

Map p. 103 

This is the
__________
Empire.

Pharaohs  
  • One leader over all people and land
  • Collected taxes
  • Stored surplus grain
  • Expanded trade routes
  • Had pyramids built for tombs of pharaohs
   

Map p. 193

This is the
__________
Empire.

Cyrus the Great
  • Army larger than any other at this time
  • Soldiers wore bronze helmets and used shields
  • Cavalry of horses and camels
  • War chariots with knives attached
  • Fought well both on land and at sea
   
This is the
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Empire. 		Darius the Organizer
  • Added more land to the empire
  • Let people he conquered keep their customs
  • Chose local leaders to rule their own people
   

Performance Event

Imagine you are an emperor wanting to expand your lands in ancient times.  Write an essay explaining how you would  attempt to conquer the Persian Empire to take it for your own. This is to be written on another sheet of paper.         You are to mention all of the following:
___Name of your empire
___How you would communicate to your army
___War technology you would use
___How to economically support your army
___Who won the battle, your empire or the Persians?

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