Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Chapter 4+5 GSPRITE NOTES
*Please Note: Test will be on Friday 9/24/12
Geography
Where else in the world are civilizations taking shape in
the world by the end of the classical era (besides the Middle East, India,
China and Europe)?
Extent of Roman Empire
Extent of Alexander’s Empire
Social
The word “Barbarian” by 600 c.e.
Roman slaves used for………? Not used for………?
“breads and circuses”
Roman Empire= multinational
Political
Athenian Democracy
Senate of Rome represented whom?
Roman and Greek government (what do they have in common)
Government styles found in ancient Greece
Religious
Polytheism in Greece and Rome
Monotheism adopted late in Roman Empire (Christianity)
Basic beliefs of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism (See
Chart)
Why is Confucianism not a religion?
Intellectual/
Technology
Contributions of Greek/Hellenistic and Roman culture
Greeks=Democracy
Romans=Engineering/ Architecture
Socratic Method
Economic
Greek and Roman Agriculture (what did it look like?)
Other: Empires
side-by-side
Decline of Greece and Rome (Across many GSPRITEs)
Roman decline compared to Gupta India?
Roman decline compared to Han China?
Greece and Gupta (regional governments)
Which traditions survived the Hun invasions in India?
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Monday, September 10, 2012
GSPRITE Chapters 2+3
Geography
China
Isolation
India
“Subcontinent”
Why is India easier to invade than China?
Social
China
Peasants vs. Nobility
Social structure of China
India
Original Castes of ancient India
Political- These two
locations are far more formal in the classical period than earlier civilizations
China
Dynasty
“Son of Heaven” or “Mandate of Heaven”
Legalism during Zhou and Qin
Qin
Confucian during Han
Fall of dynasties?
Why did Chinese government tolerate Daoists?
Daoists vs. Confucianism
Accomplishments of Han Government?
India
Fragmented kingdoms
Mauryan vs. Gupta Dynasty
Accomplishments of Ashoka
Religious
China
Daoism- Back to nature/ do not like government
India
Aryans bring religion
Hinduism
Buddhism
Similarities/differences between the two religions
Tolerance toward other faiths/religion
Nirvana/ Moksha
Karma and Dhrma
Intellectual/Technology
China
China’s economic strength
Chinese view of nature
Chinese Art-Careful craftsmanship and attention to details
5 Confucian Relationships/ Beliefs
India
Literature of ancient India (Holy Texts)
Features of Indian art
Mauryan Empire = Indian Empire
Gupta Period is Golden Age of India….why?
Economy
China
Economic strengths of ancient China?
India
Merchants have greater freedom than in China
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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