Ancient World Worksheet

Complete the matrix section and the question section on the worksheet for each week. For each culture, identify the starting and ending dates of the culture, the structure of government, the role of the city government, and type of law created by the culture.Describe how the culture viewed the relationship between gods and people, and how it definedcitizenship.List the major events the culture experienced.

The purpose of the matrix is to help you summarize what you have learned in this course. Keep it brief and organized. Write short phrases or bullets to summarize your ideas in the matrix ranging from 50 to 105 words for each weekly section. Use footnotes for longer comments when necessary.

Week
due / Culture / Dates / Structure of government and the role of the city government / Type of law / Relationship betweengods and people / Citizenship / Major events
Week1 / Sumerian / 4000-2000 B.C. / The Sumerian were ruled by monarchs in some form / n/a
Hittite / n/a
Babylonian / n/a
Egyptian / n/a
Hebraic
Week 2 / Athenian
Spartan
Ionia
Week 3 / Hellenistic Greek
Hellenistic Near Eastern
Hellenistic Egyptian
Hellenistic Jewish
Week 4 / Early Roman
The Roman Republic
The Augustan Empire
The late Empire
Week
due / Questions / Answers
Refer to your matrix to answer the following questions in 90 to 260 words each.
Week1 / Explain why Mesopotamia developed city-states while Egypt developed a national state.
Summarize the different attitudes toward law in the Near East and Egypt. Use your readings from Hammurabi and Hittite law codes in your answer. Is there some reason we have no surviving law code from Egypt? Why or why not?
Week 2 / How did the Athenian Amphictyony differ from the Delian League? How did the Athenian Amphictyony differ from the earlier Near Eastern empires? How did Greek city-states evolve into the Greek empire?
How did Greek cities determine the law?
Week 3 / How were the Hellenistic cities founded in the Near East different from classical Greek cities?
With both local citizenship and city of origin reduced in political importance, how did the Hellenistic Greeks come to define Greek?
Week 5 / Government and religion worked together throughout the ancient world. How did this cooperation manifest itself differently in the major cultures?
Compare the understanding and role of law in Babylonia (Hammurabi), Athens, and Rome. How do they differ in approach and application?