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Ancient Egypt
Geographical and political conditions for the development of ancient Egypt
Geographical conditions
The area where Egyptian kingdom was made is characterized by two crucial components; on one side hot deserts, on the other side a...
Ancient Assyria
Second rise of Assyria (884-612. BC)
Ashuranasirpal II (Ashur-nasir-pal) Â (884-859 BC) made the foundations of military power in Assyria. Historians so far know 14 major campaigns in 24 years of...
Persian empire
The term Persia and Medes empire
The term Persia has been used for centuries, mainly in the west, for determination of the southern Iran region, which was formerly known as...
Persian empire
The organization and economy of the Persian (Acheamenid) empire
The management of the Persian empire was centralized and organized as follows:
Emperor
The clerks, which in the Emperor's name managed individual branches of...
Persian empire
Persian – Acheamenid empire (559-330 BC)
Cyrus II (559-530 BC) - He was the son of Anshan (southwester Iran) King Cambyses I and Medes Princess (Medes - northwestern Iran and...
Phoenicia
Economy of Phoenicia and organization of government
Phoenicians were engaged in livestock breeding and agriculture. They created a system of terraced farming, irrigation was properly deployed on the terraces. The terraces...