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(Revised) Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire

(Revised) Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire. Mr. Millhouse AP World History Hebron High School. Questions to Consider. What are the four stages of the Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire? What are the benefits and limits of using historical models to understand history?

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(Revised) Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire

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  1. (Revised) Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire Mr. Millhouse AP World History Hebron High School

  2. Questions to Consider What are the four stages of the Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire? What are the benefits and limits of using historical models to understand history? How well do the Classical Empires fit the Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire?

  3. Stage 1: Pre-Conditions for Empire State-level government (such as a city-state or kingdom) High agricultural potential Environmental diversity A power vacuum. Several small neighboring states with no dominate power. Mutual hostility between neighboring states. Adequate military resources (people, weapons, etc.)

  4. Egypt

  5. Mesopotamia

  6. Mesopotamia

  7. Persia

  8. Persia – Power Vacuum

  9. Persia

  10. Stage 2: Rise of Persian Empire • Charismatic leadership • Cyrus the Great • Darius • Military victories • Conquer Mesopotamia, Turkey, and Egypt • Economic and/or social reform • Practiced religious toleration

  11. The Persian Empire

  12. Rewards of Persian Empire A Persian satrap • Bureaucracy • Satraps • Infrastructure • Royal Road • Military/Defense • The Immortals • Culture • Architecture • Zoroastrianism

  13. The Royal Road

  14. The Immortals

  15. Persian Culture

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