Early Civilization
What are the key characteristics that define a civilization?
Urban development, writing, governance, and social arrangement.
What were the main achievements of the Roman Empire?
Legal system, and spread of architecture and language
What are the core belief's of Buddhism?
Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path.
What were the main goods trade along the silk Road?
Silk, spices, and textiles.
What were men's and women's roles in ancient agriculture?
How did the geography of Mesopotamia influence it development as a civilization?
Fertile land and trade routes.
How did the Han Dynasty's approach to governance differ from that of the Maurya Empire?
Confucian meritocracy V.S moral governance
How did Confucianism influence social structures in ancient China?
Hierarchal relationships and filial piety refers to the virtue of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elders
How did the Indian Ocean trade routes facilitate cultural exchange?
Connect different cultures.
How did India's caste system affect mobility?
limited mobility and hard hierarchy
Compare and contrast the political structure of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Theocratic monarchy Vs City states
Discuss the role of trade in the expansion of the Persian Empire.
Economic prosperity and cultural exchange
Compare the concepts of the afterlife in Hinduism and Christianity.
Reincarnation and Heaven/Hell
Discuss the roles of Trans-Saharan trade in West African kingdoms.
Gold, salt trade, and rise of kingdom.
How did gender roles differ in Greece and Rome?
Women had limited rights.
In what ways did the religious beliefs of the Indus valley civilization differ from those of ancient Egypt
Indus Valley: unclear beliefs, fertility deities.
Egypt: diverse gods, strong afterlife focus, elaborate rituals.
Analyze the factors that led to the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
Invasion and Internal strife
Analyze the role of religion in unifying or dividing societies
Shared beliefs Vs conflicts
Analyze the effects of trade on social structures in the Silk Road network.
Wealthily merchant classes emerged
How did social hierarchies affect political power?
Elites held power and commoners had less influence
Analyze the impact of writing systems on early civilizations.
Record-keeping, and cultural continuity
Assess the influence of Hellenistic culture on the Roman Empire.
Advancements in science and philosophy
Evaluate the impact of the spread of islam on trade
Enhanced trade networks and cultural change
Evaluate the long-term impact of cultrual exchanges on global civilization.
Technology spread and shared cultures.
What was the impact of social structures on women's right?
Generally low status and limited rights opportunities