CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS
TIME PERIOD 0:
ORGANIZATION AND REORGANIZATION OF HUMAN SOCIETIES (c. 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.)
As states and empires increased in size and contacts between regions multiplied, religious and cultural systems were transformed. Religions and belief systems provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. These shared beliefs also influenced and reinforced political, economic, and occupational stratification. Religious and political authority often merged as rulers (some of whom were considered divine) used religion, along with military and legal structures to justify their rule and ensure its continuation. Religions and belief systems could also generate conflict, partly because beliefs and practices varied greatly within and among societies.
(Source: Crash Course Curriculum)
Ways of the World - Textbook Reading Assignments for Time Period 2: Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6
Time Period #2 Big Picture Review Chart
Continuity and Change in Classical Civilizations
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"Why Did Civilizations Expand?"
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2.1 RELIGION AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS
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2.2 STATES AND EMPIRES
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2.3 TRANSREGIONAL TRADE AND NETWORKS
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EAST ASIA: ChinaState Building In China:
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The Mandate of Heaven | |
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Ch. 4A Recap
China and the Search For Order
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism
What did ancient Chinese philosophers think was the ideal form of government?
Ch. 5A Recap:
Society and the State in China
Characterize the social hierarchy of China during the second-wave era.
SOUTH ASIA: India
Hinduism vs. Buddhism
Analyze the chief differences between the developing Hindu tradition and Buddhism in classical India.
In what ways did Buddhism reflect Hindu traditions, and in what ways did it challenge them?
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Hinduism vs. Buddhism Fact Sheet | |
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Ch. 5B Recap:
The Caste System
How did India's caste system develop after the Epic Age?
EARLY AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS:
Olmec, Chavin, Aztec, Mayan, and Incan
Ch. 6B Recap
Early American Civilizations Artifacts Investigation
Compare elements of the early civilizations in America to today.
Compare early American civilizations to the Classical civilizations in the Mediterranean.
MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST:
Persia, Greece, and Rome
Ch. 3A Recap ~ Comparing the Persians and the Greeks
Crash Course: The Persian and the Greeks
1. Describe the characteristics of the Persian Empire.
2. Describe the Greek city-states.
3. What caused the Greco-Persian Wars?
1. Describe the characteristics of the Persian Empire.
2. Describe the Greek city-states.
3. What caused the Greco-Persian Wars?
Athenian Democracy
Was Ancient Athens truly democratic?
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization, Episode 2, "Golden Age" PBS, 2000.