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Classical Civilizations
Historical Background
While civilization began in the fertile river valleys of Asia and Africa, the first
“classical civilizations” emerged along the Mediterranean Sea in ancient Greece
and Rome. In Asia, the Chinese evolved into a classical empire under the Han
Dynasty. Each of these classical civilizations were shaped by their geography,
developed important contributions in government, and created many other
cultural achievements that are still used today.
Writing Task
Discuss and evaluate the development of ONE of the following classical civilizations:
Greece, Rome, or Han China.
In your response, be sure to discuss the following:
 The role geography played in shaping the culture of the classical civilization
 The new ideas of government that were developed
 The cultural achievements of the civilization, such as those in science,
mathematics, entertainment, architecture, trade, etc.
(Documents A, B, C are related to ancient Greece; Documents D, E, F are related
to ancient Rome; Documents G, H, I are related to Han China)
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ____________ Pd: __________
Gateway Essay Outline
What is your thesis statement? (A thesis statement is one sentence that explains what your entire essay is going to be about and answers all parts of the Gateway question)
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What is the main idea of this paragraph?
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What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Body Paragraph #3
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What outside information from class can you remember?
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What outside information from class can you remember?
What documents would be useful in this paragraph?
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What points are you going to discuss in your conclusion? (This is a great place to restate your thesis and your main points)
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Helpful Hints:
Be sure to write about all parts of the question (write something about all the bulleted points)
Write an introduction with a thesis statement and use body paragraphs
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Use the documents that relate to your topic
Cite your documents. Example: World history is a great class (Doc X)
DOCUMENT A
This excerpt is from Pericles’ Funeral Oration, given in Athens around 430 B.C.
“Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few: that is why it is
called democracy… For social standing, advancement is open to everyone,
according to ability. While every citizen has an equal opportunity to serve the
public, we reward our most distinguished citizens by asking them to make our
political decisions. Nor do we discriminate against the poor.”
DOCUMENT B
This map shows the locations of ancient Greece and Rome.
DOCUMENT C
This excerpt is from Elements, written by Euclid around 300 B.C.
“Proposition 15, THEOREM: If two straight lines cut one another, the vertical, or
opposite, angles shall be equal.”
DOCUMENT D
These images show aspects of Greece culture.
DOCUMENT E
The Romans developed a number of important government and legal traditions
• Roman citizens voted for elected leaders called Senators.
• All free people have equal rights before the law.
• A person must be considered innocent until he or she is proven guilty.
• Accused people should be allowed to call witnesses during trials.
• Judges must interpret the law and make decisions fairly.
• People have rights that no government can take away.
DOCUMENT F
The following excerpt is from the Gospel, First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians
(1 Corinthians 8:4-6)
“As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice
unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none
other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or
in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God,
the Father, of whom all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom
are all things, and we by him.”
DOCUMENT G
This map shows the network of Roman roads.
DOCUMENT H
This map and chart show the influence of Greek and Roman language.
DOCUMENT H
DOCUMENT I
The map below shows the geography of China and the extend of the Han Dynasty
DOCUMENT J
The following excerpt is from “Following Ancient Footprints: Exploring the
Northern Silk Road” by Pamela Logan (Asia Magazine, March 1994)
“The Silk Road [was] actually many road…originating in thousands of towns and
cities all over eastern China. The routes threaded their way west, skirted the
deserts of Turkestan, [crossed] of some of the world's most impenetrable
mountains. If the bundles of precious silk survived crossing these formidable
barriers..they then descended to the Indian Subcontinent. Here the Silk Road
swiftly multiplied again, spawning hundreds, then thousands of diverging tracks
that brought Chinese goods to Persia, Arabia and Europe, then returned the
treasures of those faraway lands to eager Chinese [buyers].”
DOCUMENT K
This image shows students in Han China taking the Confucian civil service exam.
DOCUMENT L
This excerpt reveals China’s “Mandate of Heaven” and “Dynastic Cycle”