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Major Developments and Components |
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Neolithic Revolution-how
significant was it, what changed? Do we have "civilization" without it?
Why the "river valley civilizations first? |
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What exactly is
"civilization"? How do we define it not in a cultural manner but in an
historical manner? (Remember, this isn't World Cultures) |
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Belief Systems-why do
these all tend to develop during, or near to, the Classical Period? Bear
in mind a belief system doesn't necessarily have to be a "religion".
There are secular belief systems too (like Marxism). Is Confucianism one of these?
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Political Centralization;
watch the relationship between central and local authority figures, this
is something we'll pay attention to all year. Central to the "Functions
of state" theme.
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Pay attention to, and try
to keep track of, interregional contact. This is different from "Global
Trade" and we need to get into the habit of not clumping them together.
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Ancient Middle East |
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Major Regions |
Stearns Chapters |
Crucial Theme Applications |
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Mesopotamia |
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China |
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India |
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Mediterranean
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4-Classical Civilization-China |
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6-Classical Civilization-India |
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5,7-Civilizations In The
Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
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10-Directions, Diversities,
and Decline by 500 CE
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1 } Trade networks,
Indian Ocean, Silk Road
2} Dynastic cycles, Neolithic Revolution
3} Hun Invasions, agricultural developments
4} Confucian hierarchy,
Indian caste system, slavery
5} Secular and Religious belief systems
6} Centralized leadership and functions of imperial control,
bureaucracies |
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Classical Civilization
Trade Routes |
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"Must Know" Top Twenty
Vocab |
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Neolithic
Revolution
Gupta Dynasty
scholar-gentry
Ashoka
Mauryan Dynasty
Upanishads
Punic Wars
Pericles
Huns
Octavian |
Confucius
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Daoism
Buddhism
Hellenism
Alexander The Great
Peloponnesian War
Emperor Constantine
Silk Road
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Atlas Selections |
Analytical "Habit Of Mind"
Applications |
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Buddhism vs. Confucianism |
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Decline of Classical
Civilizations |
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caste systems and forced
labor systems |
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Hellenistic culture vs.
Indian spirituality |
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Chinese Dynastic Cycle |
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Traditions and
legacies of Classical Civilizations |
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Pastoralism to Sedentary
Agriculture |
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Indian Ocean Trade
networks |
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