Chapter 3 Documents

While reading chapter 3, the Persians and Greeks were interesting civilizations to learn about. It was between 500 B.C.E. and 500 C.E. in North Africa and Eurasia when they saw the second wave of civilizations in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India and China. Each of these civilizations cultivated their own political systems which shaped their evolving societies. From Egypt all the way to India; the Persian Empire went on a conquest that would affect tens of millions of people. These conquests would lead to the diversification of people, city states, language and their culture. Much like the Persians; the Greeks were also a European people whose lineage began with the first civilization. They formed societies on small Peninsulas divided by mountains and valleys.