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Chapter Two, Lesson Two: Acquainted Cultures

Chapter Two, Lesson Two: Acquainted Cultures. Sassanid Dynasty of Persia (224-641). Problems with Rome Fought over the border between the two empires Fought over control of Armenia. Armenia was an important buffer zone between the two empires.

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Chapter Two, Lesson Two: Acquainted Cultures

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  1. Chapter Two, Lesson Two: Acquainted Cultures

  2. Sassanid Dynasty of Persia (224-641) Problems with Rome • Fought over the border between the two empires • Fought over control of Armenia. • Armenia was an important buffer zone between the two empires. • As long as both empires had some control over Armenia, neither could use it as a base to attack the other.

  3. Sassanid Dynasty of Persia (224-641) Sassanid Persia at War: • Fought with Rome • Defended itself from attackers from the plains of Europe and from the Huns of Asia. • Soldiers fought on horseback and wore armor. • They also built walls around their towns

  4. Sassanid Dynasty of Persia (224-641) Sassanid Persia at Trade • Overland trade routes connecting China, India, and Rome all ran through Persia.

  5. Sassanid Dynasty of Persia (224-641) Sassanid Persia at Trade • Government aided trade in several ways • Common currency • Maintained roads and used soldiers to keep them safe. • Set up resting places in the desert with water, supplies, and meeting halls. • Made money for the government by taxing all goods that were brought in or out of the empire.

  6. Sassanid Dynasty of Persia (224-641) Persian Learning • Trade with foreign merchants led to an exchange of ideas • Roman building techniques • Modeled their ships after the single sail vessels of Greece.

  7. Sassanid Dynasty of Persia (224-641) Persian Learning • Persians learned from other cultures. Were especially good at running their empire. • King KhusruAnusharvan • Welcomed Greek and Syrian scholars. • Founded the University of Jundishapur • Christian Medical School was most advanced in the world

  8. Gupta India (300-467) Gupta Government • Maintained roads to encourage trade • Did not tax subjects heavily so they had a high standard of living.

  9. Gupta India (300-467) Gupta Trade • Traded with Byzantine Empire, Persia, and China. • Government taxed both imports and exports.

  10. Gupta India (300-467) Gupta Art and Science • Painting and writing flourished • Created a number system with zero • Discovered that Earth rotates on its axis.

  11. Gupta India (300-467) Those Pesky Huns! • 480…the Huns begin invading India. • 525…the Huns conquer India.

  12. Han Dynasty China (202 B.C-220 A.D.) Chinese Trade • The Silk Road ran from China through India and Persia.

  13. Han Dynasty China (202 B.C-220 A.D.) Chinese Trade • Chinese ships, called “junks” traveled to India to trade silk and gold. • Chinese merchants brought back Indian ideas • Buddhism • Indian religious art influenced Chinese art.

  14. Han Dynasty China (202 B.C-220 A.D.) Those Pesky Huns Part Two! • Han Dynasty China was continuously attacked by the Huns. • By 220, costly wars against the Huns leads the Han Dynasty to lose control of China, leading to 360 years of disunity.

  15. Big Ideas…Lesson Two • Trade Routes allowed goods and ideas to spread from one area to another • Silk Road connected China, India, Persia, and Rome • Idea such as Roman building techniques, Christianity, and Buddhism spread due to trade. • Those gosh darn, pesky Huns! • The Huns were such effective warriors that they pestered Rome, Persia, India, and China. • The Huns played a role in the downfall of Gupta India and Han China.

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