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Traditions and Encounters: Week 7 Outline
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Chinese
Philosophies chart
Due 9/26
Begin Unit 2 Note
Cards - Index
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Due 10/7
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Ch. 7 When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
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Explain the rise, expansion, and decline of the early Persian empire.
Compare and contrast the post-Alexandrian empires of southwest Asia.
Discuss social development in classical Persia.
Outline the economic foundations of classical Persia.
Identify important features of Persian salvation religions.
Study Questions
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How did Cyrus manage to expand the Persian holdings so dramatically during his lifetime?
Why does the book say that Darius was "more important as an administrator than as a conqueror"?
Describe the administrative structure of the Achaemenid Empire.
In what ways did Darius, and his successors, promote communication and commerce throughout the
empire?
In what ways did Alexander of Macedon both destroy and preserve elements of the Achaemenid
Empire?
How did the Parthians come to control the Persian Empire?
What was the role of the imperial bureaucrats in Persian society? How did they fit in with the other
social classes?
What agricultural technologies and techniques did the Persians use to produce the large surpluses
they needed to feed their huge population of nonfood producers?
The Persian Empires were noted for being part of a trade route critical to the economy of the classical
world. What did the rulers do to facilitate trade? Why was Persia geographically so important?
What were the basic teachings of Zoroastrianism? Why is it considered a highly moralistic religion?
How did Zoroastrianism influence other religions?
Ch. 8 When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
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Compare and contrast the emergence of belief systems designed to restore political and
social order in China.
Explain and discuss the unification of China through the efforts of the Qin dynasty.
Explain the rise and success of the early Han dynasty.
Discuss the reasons behind productivity and prosperity during the Former Han era.
Identify the social and economic difficulties that led to the decline of the Former Han
dynasty.
Discuss important features of the Later Han dynasty.
Study Questions
1. What are the fundamental ideas and values of Confucianism? Make sure to include the concepts of
ren, li, and xiao in your answer.
2. How does Daoism contrast with Confucianism?
3. What were the fundamental principles of Legalism, and how does it differ from Confucianism and
Daoism?
4. Why does your book call Qin Shihuangdi “one of the most important figures in Chinese history”?
5. How did the early Han contribute to the unification of China?
6. Discuss the role of the Xiongnu in the history of China during the Han.
7. What were the most significant technological developments during this period of Chinese history?
8. How did the issue of uneven distribution of wealth contribute to the collapse of the Han?
9. How did the educational system develop in China during this period?
10. What was the role of the family in classical China?