Mesopotamia DBQ.....

We will have time on Monday during class to go over some of the points on the essay.  Please remember that your paper must follow and satisfy all the requirements of the rubric I handed out in class.  When you are constructing your body paragraphs remember to cite documents (can use short citations such as "In Doc #4")  Provide evidence by using a paraphrase from the document followed by a short explanation as to how this supports your thesis (remember....the reader is not allowed to assume anything when reading an essay).  You do not need to include bibliographical information as it is all ready given on the page.  To make arrangement easy, use GSPRITE categories to structure your paper. You are required to select a total of two GSPRITE categories, however, you may elect to include more.  Good luck with this essay and please ask any questions you may have in class or by e-mail after hours.  If you need additional copies of the documents or the rubric, please visit the Google Calendar.

Chapter 4+5 GSPRITE Review

Chapter 4+5 GSPRITE

Geography

Where else in the world are civilizations taking shape in the world by the end of the classical era?

Extent of Rome

Extent of Alexander’s Empire

Social

The word “Barbarian” by 600 c.e.

Roman slaves used for?

“breads and circuses”

Roman empire was multinational

Political

Athenian Democracy

Senate of Rome represented whom?

Where else in the world were civilizations starting to take shape around 600ce

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 (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?

Roman decline compared to Han China?

Greece and Gupta (regional governments)

Which traditions survived the Hun invasions in India?

Greece and Rome Notes (Chapter 4)

Chapter 3 Notes

G-SPRITE Notes on three Classical Period Dynasties in China

GSPRITE style notes for Chapter 2+3 Test

Here they are in the new and improved GSPRITE format......

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

Chapter 2 Notes