permitted excessive wealth to concentrate in the hands of privileged 2.2.I How did the number & size of Classical classes. empires compare to the Ancient Era? The number and size of imperial societies grew dramatically by imposing political unity on areas where there had previously been competing 2.2.I.A What were the most influential of the states. NOTE: Students should know the location and names of the key Classical Era empires? states and empires below. SW Asia: Persian Empires. (Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanid) • East Asia: Qin and Han dynasties • South Asia: Maurya and Gupta Empires • Mediterranean region: Phoenician and Greek colonization, Hellenistic • and Roman Empires Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan, Maya city states • Andean South America: Moche • 2.2.II What techniques did Classical empires Empires and states developed new techniques of imperial administration Classical Empires: • Han, Rome, Greece / create to administer their territories? based, in part, on the success of earlier political forms. Alexander 2.2.II.A What new political methods were In order to organize their subjects the rulers created administrative created in order to rule the larger empires institutions including centralized governments, elaborate legal systems, in the Classical Era? and bureaucracies. (China, Persia, Rome, South Asia) 2.2.II.B How did imperial governments let Imperial governments projected military over larger areas using a population know that the government variety of techniques including: diplomacy; developing supply lines; was charge?” building fortifications, defensive walls, and roads; and drawing new “in groups of military officers and soldiers from the local populations or conquered peoples. 2.2.II.C What role did trade play in creating Much of the success of empires rested on their promotion of trade and and maintaining empires? economic integration by building and maintaining roads and issuing currencies. Imperial societies displayed unique social and economic dimensions. Much of the success of empires rested on promotion of trade and economic integration by building and maintaining roads and issuing currencies.
2.2.I How did the number & size of Classical empires compare to the Ancient Era? 2.2.I.A What were the most influential of the Classical Era empires? permitted excessive wealth to concentrate in the hands of privileged classes. The number and size of imperial societies grew dramatically by imposing political unity on areas where there had previously been competing states. NOTE: Students should know the location and names of the key states and empires below. • SW Asia: Persian Empires. (Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanid) • East Asia: Qin and Han dynasties • South Asia: Maurya and Gupta Empires • Mediterranean region: Phoenician and Greek colonization, Hellenistic and Roman Empires • Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan, Maya city states • Andean South America: Moche 2.2.II What techniques did Classical empires create to administer their territories? 2.2.II.A What new political methods were created in order to rule the larger empires in the Classical Era? 2.2.II.B How did imperial governments let population know that the government was “in charge?” 2.2.II.C What role did trade play in creating and maintaining empires? Empires and states developed new techniques of imperial administration based, in part, on the success of earlier political forms. In order to organize their subjects the rulers created administrative institutions including centralized governments, elaborate legal systems, and bureaucracies. (China, Persia, Rome, South Asia) Imperial governments projected military over larger areas using a variety of techniques including: diplomacy; developing supply lines; building fortifications, defensive walls, and roads; and drawing new groups of military officers and soldiers from the local populations or conquered peoples. Much of the success of empires rested on their promotion of trade and economic integration by building and maintaining roads and issuing currencies. Imperial societies displayed unique social and economic dimensions. Much of the success of empires rested on promotion of trade and economic integration by building and maintaining roads and issuing currencies. • Classical Empires: Han, Rome, Greece / Alexander
review%20foundations%20classical%20key%20concept%20study%20guide.docx