Ancient Empires of the Mediterranean and Near East
One of the first civilizations to arise in Mesopotamia. This Empire was a collection of city-states including Eridu, Uruk, and Ur. This civilization created cuneiform. The first known writing system.
Sumer
Who wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker
Who painted the Night Watch?
Rembrandt van Rijn
When was the Jew of Malta composed?
1589
When was Frank Lloyd Wright born?
1867
This empire was the first in the world, and consisted of Sumerians and Akkadian-speaking Semites. The empire was founded by Sargon the Great, Who conquered all of Mesopotamia in the 24th and 23rd centuries BC.
The Akkadian Empire
Who wrote Easter 1916?
William Butler Yeats
Who painted the Music Lesson?
Jan Vermeer
When was The Spanish Tragedy composed?
1585
When was Walter Gropius born?
1883
This Bronze-Age civilization was centered on the Greek island Crete and included nearby islands. The British archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed much of what we know about the Minoans. Including their palace at Knossos and their writing system, which he called Linear A.
Who wrote the picture of Dorian Gray?
Oscar Wilde
Who Painted the Milkmaid
Jan Vermeer
When was the Way of the World composed?
1700
When was Ludwig Mies van der Rohe born?
1886
The second major empire to come out of Persia. This empire was founded by Arsaces I, who rebelled against the Seleucid Empire. This empire often fought with Rome, and at the 53 BC Battle of Carrhae, the Roman general Crassus was killed. This Empire was supplanted by the Sassanian Empire AD 224
The Parthian Empire
Who wrote the Playboy of the Western World?
John Millington Synge
Who painted the Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp?
Rembrandt van Rijn
1775
When was I.M. Pei born?
1917
The first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great, based in what is now Iran. Capital was at Persepolis. Under kings Darius and Xerxes.
The Achaemenid Empire
Who wrote A Modest Proposal?
Jonathan Swift
Who painted the Proposition?
Judith Leyster
When was She stoops to Conquer composed?
1773
When was Antoni Gaudi born?
1852