1. Key Concepts for WHAP Unit 2
Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 in Strayer

2. Key Concept 2.1
States and empires increase in size—religions are transformed
Religions/Belief Systems:
provide social bonds and ethical codes
They reinforced political, economic, and occupational stratification.
Religious and political authority often merged, along with military and legal structures to justify rule.
Generate conflict with varying beliefs.

3. Key Concept 2.2 States and empires grew in size saw: Empires needed
Conflict over resources
Some empires expanded dramatically
Powerful militaries and administrations (bureaucracies)
New groups of military and political elites
Empires needed
Policies to govern diverse populations
Sometimes to assimilate; sometimes to exclude
Successes of Empires often created problems
Expanded borders caused political, cultural and administrative problems they couldn’t handle
Overused resources and people…environmental, social, and economic problems.
Problmes when disproportionate wealth in the hands of the elite

4. Key Concept 2.3 Organization of large-scale empires led to
Dramatic increase in long-distance trade
Demand for raw materials and luxury goods
Land and water routes linking much of the Eastern Hemisphere
Trade exchanges happening alongside communication and exchange networks
The Americas and Oceania developed localized networks.

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