AP World History “The Meaning of Classicism”
KEY POINTS “B” (online reading at www.dragonwhap.com)
Unit 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.
APKC: The Roman, Han, Persian, Mauryan, and Gupta empires created political, cultural, and administrative difficulties that they could not manage, which eventually led to their decline, collapse, and transformation into successor empires or states.
* Greek City-States * Dawn of Christianity
* Classical Roman Civilization (republic & empire) * Gupta rule in India
* Mauryan rule in India * Dawn of the Roman Republic
~ 600-200 bce ______
~ 500 bce ______
~ 500 bce–500 ce ______
~ 324-183 bce ______
~ 320-467 bce ______
~ 25-40 ce ______
People, Places, Terms…The following are important to your understanding of the chapter – Using a separate sheet of paper, define each term – be sure to use a definition applicable to the reading content and our history curriculum.
* APKC: These are the key concepts that the College Board expects students to know to be successful on the AP Exam
* APKC: These are the key concepts that the College Board expects students to know to be successful on the AP Exam
State Hellenic filial piety Tao (Dao) Brahman
Empire Edict of Milan Rationalism Humanism Polis
Democracy Republic Rabbi Confucianism Ethics
Provide evidence from the text to support the statements below. Indicate the page number of the evidence in parenthesis. Answers should paraphrased and be in complete sentences (not direct quotes).
APKC: Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by.
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APKC: The number and size of key states and empires grew dramatically by imposing political unity on areas where previously there had been competing states.
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* APKC: These are the key concepts that the College Board expects students to know to be successful on the AP Exam