Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
EMPIRES OF THE MIDDLEEAST - Coggle Diagram
EMPIRES OF THE MIDDLEEAST
Persian Empire
Location
It occupied the present territory of Iran, and extended immensely from northern Greece to the Indus, including Thrace, the Middle East, Asia Minor and the Caucasus.
Characteristics
Its army was one of the most powerful of antiquity. The king had a personal army of 10,000 soldiers, known as "THE IMMORTAL"
It became a weak empire after losing a war against Greece
Contributions to humanity
Excellent irrigation system: Qanat
Egypt of Pharaons
Location
It was located around the Nile river
Consolidated by the people from the Sahara Desert to the Sinai Peninsula
Characteristics
One single king called: Pharaon
Pyramids and pharaon tombs were built by slaves.
Contributions to humanity
Writing: hieroglyphs
Incredible pyramids and tombs
First Empire of the Humanity: Sumerian
Location
It was located to the South of old Mesopotamia
It was the first and oldest civilization of the world
Characteristics
Its agricultural wealth was based on the control of technology to control floods
Its capital was Babylon
Their gods were: the sun, the moon, rivers, and trees.
Contributions to humanity
Writing: cuneiform
Wood: screw pump, wheel,
Stone: drils, nails, helmets, saw, tong