General Empire
Persia
Greece
Inca
Geography
100
What is one major characteristic of an empire's periphery?
Recently conquered, far from the center, sometimes hostile to the core, directly influenced by core culture, passively influencing the core itself, changes over time as the empire expands
100
What was the capital of the Persian empire (after Darius moved it)
Persepolis
100
The Athenian empire stored it's wealth on this island, which is where its league got the name
Delos
100
Rather than develop of formal system of writing, the Inca used _________, made from woven llama and alpaca fur
Khipus
100
What is the Green line?
Persian Royal Road
200
Persia was a __________ empire while Athens was a __________ empire (HINT: Refers to their type of conquest)
Territorial & Hegemonic
200
Cyrus Cylinder
200
What is the Greek word for "city?"
Polis
200
One of the main motivations for Incan conquest was to spread worship of __________, god of the sun
Inti
200
What is this country?
Brazil
300
There are many common reasons why a core might choose to conquer its neighbors and expand. Name one of those reasons
Need for resources, religion, economic benefit, imposing peace, military glory
300
What were Satraps?
Royal governors appointed by the emperor, they ruled over conquered territory. They were not locals, but were restricted from being excessively greedy
300
This primary source writing details a conversations between Athenian generals and ambassadors from the city of Melos, begging for Athens to spare them
The Melian Dialogue
300
What was the name of the holy Inca road that spread throughout the whole empire?
The Qhapaq Nan
300
What location does this marker show?
Persepolis
400
What was the largest hegemonic empire in world history?
The British Empire
400
The Persian Royal Roads were famously said to have stretched from THIS city in Turkey to THIS city in Iran
Sardis to Susa
400
_________ were Athenian warships, one of the two forms of payment Athens would accept from its conquered subjects
Triremes
400
Name THREE different ways in which the Inca used llamas
Food, clothes, transportation, pack animals, sacrifice,
400
Which ocean is in the middle of the Greek islands?
The Aegean Sea
500
Give one reason why empires are inherently unsustainable
1) Core vs Periphery tensions
2) Constant demand for resources
3) Conqueror's mentality
500
Who was Cyrus's son?
Cambyses
500
The Greeks used a number of different criteria to determine if someone was culturally Greek. Name ALL FOUR
Ancestry, Language, Religion, Panhellenic custom
500
Cusco, the holy capital city of the Incan empire, is said to be built in the shape of THIS animal
Puma
500
What is this region called?
The Peloponnese