chapters7-12

Chapters 7-12

Chapter 7

Basic features of “Classical” civilizations and empires - Persian

Interactions – Persian trading patterns within / among Classical civilizations; contacts with adjacent regions.

  • Interregional networks by 600 CE: Trade and religious diffusion.

Economic/technology – Persian economy/technology

Demography/environment – Persian demography and environment

Social structures/gender structures – Persian social structure

Cultural and intellectual developments – Persian culture

  • Basic features of Zoroastrianism prior to 600 CE, where it applied by 600 CE and the role of women in it. Be able to compare to other belief systems.

States function and structures – Compare the Persian ruling techniques to the ones of other societies.

  • Discuss the implications of unification under the Achaemenids. How did the Persians rule such a huge, multicultural state? How did unification influence southwest Asia?

Understand the significance of the following to Persian history: Lydians, Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sasanids, Persepolis, Parthian, Ahura Mazda, Avesta, satrapies, ganats,

People to know: Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes, Alexander of Macedon, Zarathustra

Chapter 8

Basic features of “Classical” civilizations and empires - Qin and Han

Interactions - Qin/Han trading patterns within/among Classical civilizations; contacts w/ adjacent regions.

  • Analyze the impact of the movements of peoples (nomadic groups like Xiongnu).

Economic/technology - Qin and Han technology and economy

Demography/environment - Qin and Han demography and environment

Social structures/gender structures - Confucian social hierarchy; patriarchal family structures and trends.

Cultural and intellectual developments - Qin and Han arts, culture and science

  • Basic features of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism prior to 600 CE, where each applied by 600 CE and the role of women in them. Be able to compare to other belief systems.
  • Why would the political chaos of the Period of Warring States have given rise to these philosophies?
  • How did the Chinese view human nature, and how did this view shape their political philosophy? Compare this view to those of other civilizations we have covered.

States function and structures - Political heritage of classical China (emperor, bureaucracy).

  • What are the reasons for and the impact of the collapse of empires (Han China)?

Understand the significance of the following in Chinese history: Analects, Daodejing, Xiongnu

Terms to understand: li, dao, wuwei, sericulture

People to know: Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Qin Shihuangdi, Liu Bang, Wang Mang

Chapter 9

Basic features of “Classical” civilizations – Gupta, etc, including arts, science and technology.

Interactions – Indian Ocean major trading patterns within / among Classical civilizations;

  • Trade and religious diffusion in the Indian Ocean basin.
  • Analyze the impact of the movements of peoples (Huns).

Economic/technology – Gupta, etc. economy and technology

Demography/environment – Gupta, etc/ demography and environment

Social structures/gender structures - Indian society (Hindu and others). Be able to compare to others.

  • Compare the caste system to other systems of social inequality devised by early and classical civilizations, including slavery.

Cultural and intellectual developments – Gupta, etc arts, science and culture

  • Basic features of Buddhism prior to 600 CE, where it applied by 600 CE and the role of women in it. Be able to compare to other belief systems.
  • Compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. What were the essential differences between the two? What hope did they give to the common people of India?
  • Understand the significance of the following in Buddhism: Jainism, Buddha, Four Noble Truths, Theravada (Hinayana) Buddhism

States function and structures – Major political developments in India, reasons for and impact of the collapse of empires (Gupta).

Understand the significance of the following in Persian history: Bactrians, White Huns, Sparta, Athens,

Terms to understand: jati, ahimsa, boddhisatva, dharma

People to know: Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, Chandra Gupta,

Chapter 10

Basic features of “Classical” civilizations – Greece

Interactions - Greek trading patterns within / among Classical civilizations; contacts with adjacent regions

  • Examine Greek exploration and colonization. What do these actions say about the Greek economic, social, and intellectual worlds?

Economic/technology – Greek economy and technology

Demography/environment – Greek economy and demography

Social structures/gender structures – Greek social and gender structures

  • Nature and location of major slave systems, be able to compare to other systems of social inequality

Cultural and intellectual developments – Greek arts, science and culture

  • Basic features of Hellenism prior to 600 CE, where it applied by 600 CE and the role of women in it; Be able to compare to other belief systems

States function and structures – Major political developments in the Mediterranean – Greece,

  • What were the achievements and limitations of Greek democracy? Peloponnesian War

Understand the significance of the following in Greek history: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Sparta, Athens,

Terms to understand: polis, helots, tyrant,

People to know: Solon, Philip II of Macedon, Alexander of Macedon, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Chapter 11

Basic features of “Classical” civilizations – Rome.

Interactions - Roman trading patterns within / among Classical civilizations; contacts with adjacent regions

  • Analyze the impact of the movements of peoples (Huns, Germans).

Economic/technology – Roman economy and technology

Demography/environment – Roman demography and environment

Social structures/gender structures – Roman social and gender structures

  • Compare Roman slavery to other systems of social inequality
  • Examine the role that family played in ancient Rome.
  • What role did women play inside and outside the home? Did women have more or less freedom in Rome than in other societies?

Cultural and intellectual developments – Roman arts, science and culture

  • Basic features of Christianity prior to 600 CE, the diffusion of it, where it applied, and the role of women in it. Be able to compare to other belief systems.

States function and structures – Major political developments in the Mediterranean - Rome

  • What are the reasons for / impact of the collapse / loss of western portion of the Roman Empire)?
    • Understand the significance of the following in Roman history: Etruscans, Carthaginians, Punic Wars, Twelve Tables

Terms to understand: consuls, plebian, patrician, dictator, Latifundia, republic, monarchy, pax romana, pater familias, stoicism

People to know: Sulla, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Spartacus, Jesus of Nazareth, Paul of Tarsus

Chapter 12

Interactions - Interregional networks by 600 CE: Trade and religious diffusion on the Silk Roads

  • Analyze the impact of the movements of peoples (Huns, Germans).
  • What are the main advantages and disadvantages of trade? How did trade along the silk roads influence the societies that engaged in trade?

Economic/technology – Economy and technology at the end of the Classical Era

Demography/environment - Discuss the spread of epidemic diseases along the trade routes. Examine the consequences in the Han and Roman empires.

Social structures/gender structures – Social and gender structures at the end of the Classical Era

  • Compare societies and cultures that include cities with pastoral and nomadic societies.

Cultural and intellectual developments – Compare and contrast the spread of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. What were the social and cultural implications of this movement?

States function and structures – Compare and contrast the Roman and Chinese empires. What made these states so powerful and influential for such a long period of time?

  • Understand how and why the collapse of empire was more severe in Western Europe than it was in the eastern Mediterranean or in China.

Understand the significance of the following: Chang’an, Taklamakan, Antioch, Yellow Turban rebellion, Edict of Milan, Council of Nicaea

Terms to understand: monsoons, rajas, sinicization, tetrarchs, bishops,

People to know: Nestorians, Manichaeans, Visigoths, Diocletian, Constantine, Attila, St. Augustine,