4) In what sense did the Persian Empire bridge the Ancient and Classical worlds?
The Persian Empire formed around 560 BC at the very beginnings of the start of the Classical Era and the end of the Ancient Era. They built an empire that drew on an imperial system from the ancient civilizations of the Babylonian, and Assyrian Empires before them, but then far exceeded them in scope and wealth.
5) Who were the seminal thinkers of the Classical period? Write some details about one of them.
Some of the seminal thinkers of this period were: Confucius, Siddhartha, Socrates/Plato/Aristotle, and Jesus.
Confucius was from China and lived during the sixth century. He developed a philosophy that later became known as Confucianism. This philosophy espoused social harmony through moral example, a secular outlook, the importance of education, and the family as the model of the state. Confucius advocated unquestioning obedience and respect for ones parents and other senior family members. Confucius sought to bring order from Chaos, in governing China. Using this model of deference and obedience of ones morally superiors, be it Father, older brother, husband, or political ruler/elite, he believed harmony would be the result. This philosophy of Confucianism has had a great impact on the culture and governing of China over hundreds of years and has survived in some forms into the modern era.
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