A. How did the growth of the first empires in western Afro-Eurasia affect the societies in the Levant and the Aegean? What influence did they have on the broader region? The formation of the first empires in western Afro-Eurasia originally brought turmoil to the indigenous people in the pursuit of resources and land but opened the door for a new lifestyle and relations by the traditional and unique values of these empires. The growth of the new empires ushered in a new era by replacing the societies of that region. Hoping to defeat the Persian Empire, the Greek Empire assimilated with Persian culture and developed a formidable naval army, ultimately changing the balance of power in the Afro-Eurasia region. However, this conflict between the …show more content…
The nomadic pastoral peoples influenced the settled people through the introduction of new innovations and by connecting different cultures together. The Parthians, who settled in the former Persian Empire, were a group of nomadic people who became settled. Having assimilated to the Hellenistic Culture, they introduced horseback warfare in a time of war and conquest. This influence allowed for mobile assaults and long distance attacks. In a time of global cultures and the cosmopolitan realm, nomads such as the Parthian people greatly influenced settled people and forged global connections. In addition, The Kushans led to the unification of the tribal groups in present-day Afghanistan. The Kushan Empire greatly contributed to the Silk Road as well, a crucial trade route that connected much of Afro-Eurasia. Although the Kushans were illiterate, they began to adopt the Hellenistic culture and mix it with Indian culture, common to a theme in this period of cultural diffusion. The Kushan people also followed and taught many different religious cults, from Zoroastrianism to Buddhism to the Vedic Culture. The Kushan people are a prime example of the spreading of cultures and religions by nomads. For instance, Avalokiteshvara targeted traveling merchants and nomads in the teaching of Buddhism. After converting to Buddhism, these merchants began to spread Buddhist ideals to other nations, forging global connections. Through the relationship between the nomadic and pastoral peoples, the nomadic people greatly influenced existing cultures and reinforced global
“West African societies were shaped by competition for wealth and the search for independence from more powerful kingdoms” (History 2011). Most of Africa’s oldest kingdoms originated from West Africa. These old kingdoms contributed to the development and growth of Africa in many ways, especially trade and economic growth. As the new kingdoms replaced the old ones, they experienced a vast change. Conquest and warfare along caused these transformations to occur. It was also influenced by the patterns of trade. The earliest civilizations were in West Africa south of the Sahara desert. These civilisations grew at a time when most of the outside countries were experiencing The Dark Age. “After the fall of the Western half of the Roman Empire around
Throughout history, many can see differences in the empires of America and the empires of Africa, but some fundamental similarities exist among these empires that make them successful. While each of these empires is deeply rooted in promoting economic growth and spiritual connectivity, they go about these tasks in different ways due to their individual and unique circumstances.
Throughout early history, civilizations often sought to receive resources from afar to sustain their societies and keep themselves thriving, and to this end trade relations and eventually trade routes began to emerge. This aided civilizations in their discovery of foreign items that they may use to better their societies. These items traded ranged from complex technology to something as simple as nutmeg. The main trade routes that were utilized in East and South Asia were the silk road and the Indian Ocean Trade Network. In the 7th- 12th centuries, both the silk road and Indian ocean trade route had affected east and south Asia by the introduction of religions such as Buddhism changing government forms and altering the belief systems of society and changing how individuals live their daily lives, however differences were present in the impact that these routes had on daily lives, such as the Indian Ocean Trade Route giving rise to an entire new culture in Africa known as the Swahili and leading to the innovation of the sailing boat known as the Dhow, and the silk road led to the transmission of religion and resources throughout Eurasia and it led to utilization of caravans and animals as a means of trade.
Persia and Greece were beautiful and prosperous empires and where the most influential of their time. In this essay I will talk about the two main empires’ political structures and their economy and I will also state similarities and differences between the two empires. The two empires’ political structures might have varied greatly but their economies were very similar. Even though they had differences and had major battles they were still the ideal empires of their time.
There were four great multicultural Empires in our world’s history Ancient Greece, The Roman Empire, Persia and China. I am going to focus on Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire, what geographical features did each region offer to help the people build these great empires, what were some of the cultures of this empires, and what changes did they have over time? Going further into details on the Persian Empire, who were two of the leaders and what contributions did they make to Persia, what methods did they use to expand the region and gain power? How did the political system change over time?
Intense human interaction benefited society because humans found ways to take advantage of the environment for better survival, exchange ideas between empires, and strengthen relationships between themselves to create unified empires. Humans took advantage of the environment through domestication and tools to make their lives easier. In the Old World humans domesticated animals such as dogs, horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, donkeys, goats, and some fowls (Document E). The domestication of these animals allowed humans in Afro-Eurasia to have access to work animals. Using these domesticated animals gave humans in the Old World the ability to work faster and move heavy loads.
The Persian Wars (499-479 BC) put the Greeks in the difficult position of having to defend their country against a vast empire with an army that greatly outnumbered
The post classical and classical eras were a complex but crucial example of syncretism with multiple cultures, religions and thought processes crashing. The major players during this time included Afro-Eurasia, in which the expansion of Islam introduced a new concept, the Islamic caliphate to Afro-Eurasian culture. Within the Americas, powerful civilizations developed in Mesoamerica and the Andean region. The main groups in America and Afro-Eurasia were Han China, the western Roman Empire and Tawantinsuyu (The Incan Empire of Mesoamerica). Although contact between them did not occur until 1492 with the voyage of Christopher Columbus, they both innovated, grew, learn and conquered in their respective territories.
How: The Persian war was the prevailing force. At the point when the Greeks defeated them, they got to be overwhelming and Greek beliefs and culture was spread all through the world.
The foundations of an ancient empire are shaped by many characteristics originating in a civilization’s social, philosophical, and theological values. Collectively these will bring about an empire that has aspects which will classify them in distinctive ways. The aspects that will be compared between Persia and Rome are the motives for expansion, methods of expansion, the administration, the impact on those conquered and the original empire, and the reasons for the decline of each empire. When combined, these aspects predispose the individual overall shape of ancient Rome and Persia. Both empires began with conquering larger rulers and creating vast empires which had never been seen
During the outward-looking rule of China's Tang dynasty (seventh-ninth century C. E. ), sophisticated people in northeastern Iran developed such a taste for expensive, imported Chinese pottery that they began to imitate it in great quantity for sale to people who could not afford the real thing. And in northern China there was a vogue for beautiful pottery figurines of camels laden with caravan goods or ridden by obviously non-Chinese merchants, musicians, or entertainers. Non-Chinese camel figurines found in Mesopotamia carry loads that duplicate the distinctive appearance of the loads on the Chinese figurines. So it is clear that by the time of the rise of Islam in the seventh century, contact across the Silk
“The Persian Empire was the most powerful and aggressive power in the eastern Mediterranean at the time.” (Many Europes; pg 51). Before expanding the land, The Persian Empire had land that expanded west of Asia and included Egypt. With the defeat of the Assyrians Empire around 550 BCE with the leadership of King Cyrus, this gave them the name of the Persian Empire. That’s when the Empire began to expand its land and power with overtaking many different city-sates, like Lydians, Mesopotamians, and Babylonians, and incorporating them into the Persian Empire. It wasn’t until King Darius, who ruled from 521 BCE to 485 BCE, started to rule that the invasions were directed to the Greece. Now many of the Greeks thought that the Persian Empire was different and that was for a good reason. Not only did the empire have a
Analyze the impact of Alexander’s conquest on the Afro-Eurasian world. How did his military pursuits, and those of his successors, bring together various worlds?
Long distance trading had made it possible for people from different cultures to interact. Silk roads were one of the famous trade routes that were used in the ancient time. It stretched from China to central Asia and westward. It merged into one big series of routes. Traders traveled segments of the route, passing their goods on to others who took them further along the road, and in turn, passed them on again. The effect of long-distance exchanges altered the political geography of Afro-Eurasia. The Middle East became a commercial middle ground between the Mediterranean and Indian. The horse-riding nomads of Inner Eurasia made long-distance trade possible. Kushan empire in Afghanistan and the Indus River basin embraced a large and diverse
ana, country of western Africa, situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Although relatively small in area and population, Ghana is one of the leading countries of Africa, partly because of its considerable natural wealth and partly because it was the first black African country south of the Sahara to achieve independence from colonial rule.