AP Worksheet Review II
Classical Societies:
There are 5 major Classical Societies. You’ll need to be able to differentiate between them.
These are:
China
Classical India
Persia
Greece
Rome
Above, write the Region of each. Next, write the names of each of the Chinese and Indian
dynasties and their years. Go ahead, and divide Rome into Republic and Empire - with
descriptions of each.
After you’ve divided the Classical civilizations - go ahead, above and write some details for
each. Think PERCI
II. Interactive: Match the Classical Civilization with it’s description:
______________ Zoroastrianism in this society held the belief of rewards and punishments in
the afterlife. These people can trace their roots to ancient Mesopotamian civilization. These
people were noted for their tolerance toward the customs of their conquered people.
______________ Beginning as an Indo-European known as Mycenaea (which later was
destroyed by the Dorians) this civilization was based on fishing and trade. They adopted their
alphabet from Phoenician mariners who needed it for recordkeeping and commercial
transactions.
______________ There are three famous dynasties in this civilization. The emperors
considered themselves “sons of Heaven”. Agriculturally, this civilization had wheat in the north
and rice in the south.
_____________ This society has its roots from the invasions of the Aryans about 1500
BCE. These people came from Central Asia. Much knowledge of the Aryans comes from their
oral epics, called the Vedas. The Vedic Age (1500-1000 BCE) is the term applied to this early
classical civilization. The Epic Age followed from (1000-600 BCE).
_____________ This civilization began as a kingdom in central Italy about 800 BCE. The
period of expansion in the Mediterranean world with the defeat of Carthage in North Africa in the
Punic Wars (264-246 BCE).
Which dynasty? Match the dynasty name with its descriptions
Qin
The Golden Age of India
Gupta
The Chinese Civil Service began
Han
Mauryan
Zhou
Chinese territory expanded to include the Yangtze River Valley
A common written language was standardized
The first to unify the Indian subcontinent
III. Republic versus Empire
Put RR (Roman Republic) or RE (Roman Empire) next to each.
Government centered around the Senate
Conquered people given a measure of self-rule.
The Senate was composed of members of the aristocracy.
The executive resided in two consuls.
A lasting feature of it was its system of laws: some included: the concept that a defendant is
innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
Laws written down, known as the Twelve Tables.
Inhabitants in conquered provinces granted citizenship.
IV. Applying knowledge:
Under both the Han and the Roman empires
a. imperial roads were connected to the Silk Roads.
b. new territories were added to the empires.
c. a time of peace settled over both emires.
d. enduring cultural traditions were established.
e. all of the above.
Compare and Contrast Roman and Han Empires with Classical India
V. Famous People
Match the civilization with the names of famous people.
Classical Greece
Julius Caesar
Classical Rome
Chandragupta
Gupta
Confucius (Kong Fuzi)
Mauryan
Alexander the Great
Han
Cyrus the Great
Qin
Aristotle
Zhou
Shi Huangdi
Persia
Ashoka
Vocabulary:
what’s the difference between jati and sati?
VI: Achievements:
For each civilization write 2 examples of scientific achievement
Han
Classical Greece / Hellenistic
Gupta India
The Arts:
Identify where each of the following artistic achievement took place. Be specific when possible.
___________ The manufacture of silk cloth
___________ Paper manufacturing
___________ High Towered temples in honor of the gods
___________ Stadiums were constructed to provide entertainment
___________ Ramayana and Mahabharata
___________ Arches with a keystone.
___________ The Odyssey and the Iliad
VII. Religions / World Beliefs:
Connect the definition of the vocabulary word and then, connect it to its religion/belief:
Polytheism
Hebrew scriptures
Animism
respect for patriarchal family / veneration of the ancestors
Monotheism
the moral law, serves as a guide to actions
Filial Piety
the person’s good or evil deeds in his or her personal life
Hinduism
“The Way”
the belief that gods and goddesses inhabit natural features
Christianity
Nirvana
after death the soul enters another human or an animal.
Karma
the soul is united with the soul of Brahma; unification of this.
Dharma
the worship of one god
Torah
male, assertive; female, submissive: concepts of balance
Yin and Yang
moral law of the Hebrews
Moksha
union with the divine essence
Ten Commandments
Buddhism
Polytheism
Daoism
Judaism
belief in more than 1 god.
Messiah
a life force which exists in nature
Disciples
a savior from sin
reincarnation
Confucianism
followers
VIII: Social Status
Quickly Review the essay on page 89 “The Classical Mediterranean in Comparative
Perspective”. Now, make a note page or graphic organizer below addressing the issue of social
status (hierarchy) and the general comparisons with the classical societies.
IX. Contacts with others: use the word bank below
The growth of the classical civilizations with their impressive achievements and monuments,
clearly had an impact on surrounding peoples. Some trade with neighboring regions was
common. _______________ had the widest commercial reach, extending all the way into
Southeast Asia, but ______________ also traded with parts of Africa and Asia outside its own
empire. Even more widely, nomadic peoples were often attracted toward the centers of
civilization as immigrants, ___________ or invaders. Some nomadic peoples facilitated
__________ between civilizations. These developments were important at the time and had
implications for later patterns in world history. For example, cultural and ________ contacts
often prepared the way for later __________ migrations into the classical societies.
WORD BANK
soldiers
Rome
trade
nomadic
India
Trade systems in Classical Societies - for each trading system, list the regions invovled and the
goods traded.
Regions involved
Goods Traded
Silk Road Trade
Indian Ocean Trade
Trans-Saharan Trade
X. Things that stayed the same:
For each topic, make a few notes how these continuities were different in styles:
China
India
Mediterranean
Partriarchy
Iron Tools
Agriculture
Traditions
Old Age
Overall, what has been the major contributions of Classical Civilizations? Why is it significant to
our study of history? Write your answer below:
The lasting contributions of Classical civilization have been ____________________________
__________________, _________________________________________ and ___________
_________________________. They are important because___________________________,
__________________________________ and _____________________________________.