1. CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS
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Global Studies 9R Final Review
CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS
Background: This review is designed to examine the origin, rise and fall of the classical civilizations of India, China, Greece and Rome. You will examine the various cultural mechanisms that these societies used to reach their golden ages.
Be sure to include…
Influenced by the development of belief systems
Strong, well-organized governments
Developed ideas and technology that were important to later peoples
Developed trade networks that enriched their economies and allowed them to exchange goods and technology
Causes of decline include:
Failure of leadership
Overextension of administration
Collapse of the economy
Doubts over ideology
Military defeat

2. CLASSICAL EMPIRES Classical Civilization Belief Systems
Government / Methods of Rule
Accomplishments
Economics
Reasons for Decline
INDIA
Include:
Hinduism
Buddhism
Maurya
Gupta
Pillars of Indian Life
CHINA
3 Schools of Chinese thought
Zhou
Han
Silk Road

3. Government / Methods of Rule Accomplishments Economics
Classical Civilization
Belief Systems
Government / Methods of Rule
Accomplishments
Economics
Reasons for Decline
GREECE
Include:
Geography
Athens
Sparta
Democracy
Philosophy
Hellenistic Age
ROME
Early Republic
Republic to Empire
Roman Law
Christ-ianity

4. Classical Civilization Themes
Golden Ages
Turning Points
INDIA
CHINA
GREECE
Include:
Crisis of Late Antiquity
ROME