Unit 2: Classical Civilizations Study Guide

Unit 2: Classical Civilizations Study Guide. 600 BCE-600 CE

India

Aryan political organization

Chandragupta Mauryan

Guptas

Mauryans

Asoka

the caste system

monsoon winds

dharma

China

Wang Mang and the Han Dynasty

The Fall of the Han Dynasty

Xiongnu

Confucius and his beliefs

Importance of silk

The Taklimakan Desert and the Silk Roads

Greece

Poleis

Athens and Sparta

Pericles

Alexandria

Hellenistic Era: geography/locations, Alexander the Great, Dates, Culture, influences on today.

Rome

Council of Nicaea include date

Theodosius

The Huns

The Fall of Rome

Roman Law Code

Paul of Tarsus

Understand what it means to be a classical civilization.

Reasons for the decline of these civilizations (reasons that apply to all of them)

The Silk Roads and their influence on concepts in the chapter (the spread of culture and religion).

Have a strong understanding of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity.