Chapter 4 in The World Civilizations--outline. Be sure to read the Chapter!

Alexander Zubarev Chapter IV outline. The Persians were developing in the Middle East, while Greeks were developing in Europe. After the Greek decline, the Romans would take control. The Persians developed a religion (Zoroastrianism), and advanced iron working. The book covers Persian empire very briefly, for some reason. While the Persian Empire steadily developed, Greece was slowly gathering strength. From 800 to 600 B.C, strong city-states started to take hold in Greece. Some of the governments …

…more heavily than farming. Grapes and olives played an important part in both Roman and Greek diet, as well. Merchants exchanged goods between Mediterranean, Middle East, and Eastern Asia. Nomadic tribes played a key role in this, but that's chapter V. Slavery was practiced in both Greece and Rome. Both Rome and Greece didn't care all that much about technology, though, putting them at disadvantage with their Asian counterparts. Women and slaves were largely discriminated.