QUESTION 2: Unique social and economic dimensions developed in imperial societies in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. 3 EXAMPLES of Rome doing this using the list below (the AP Exam WILL NOT give you this list) REQUIRED EXAMPLES Cities served as centers of trade, public performance of religious rituals, and political administration for states and empires. The social structures of empires displayed hierarchies that included cultivators, laborers, slaves, artisans, merchants, elites, or caste groups. Imperial societies relied on a range of methods to maintain the production of food and provide rewards for the loyalty of the elites. Patriarchy continued to shape gender and family relations in all imperial societies of this period. QUESTION 3: The Roman, Han, Persian, Mauryan, and Gupta empires created POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE difficulties that they could not manage, which eventually led to their decline, collapse, and transformation into successor empires or states. REQUIRED EXAMPLES A. Through excessive mobilization of resources, imperial governments caused environmental damage and generated social tensions and economic difficulties by concentrating too much wealth in the hands of elites. B. External problems resulted from security issues along their frontiers, including the threat of invasions. (EAZY PEEZY!!!) and explain how this applies to Rome. WHY did Rome fall? MAIN IDEA: If U get Short-Answer Questions (SAQ’S), this is HOW they will look.
QUESTION 2: Unique social and economic dimensions developed in imperial societies in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. 3 EXAMPLES of Rome doing this using the list below (the AP Exam WILL NOT give you this list) REQUIRED EXAMPLES Cities served as centers of trade, public performance of religious rituals, and political administration for states and empires. The social structures of empires displayed hierarchies that included cultivators, laborers, slaves, artisans, merchants, elites, or caste groups. Imperial societies relied on a range of methods to maintain the production of food and provide rewards for the loyalty of the elites. Patriarchy continued to shape gender and family relations in all imperial societies of this period. QUESTION 3: The Roman, Han, Persian, Mauryan, and Gupta empires created POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE difficulties that they could not manage, which eventually led to their decline, collapse, and transformation into successor empires or states. REQUIRED EXAMPLES A. Through excessive mobilization of resources, imperial governments caused environmental damage and generated social tensions and economic difficulties by concentrating too much wealth in the hands of elites. B. External problems resulted from security issues along their frontiers, including the threat of invasions. (EAZY PEEZY!!!) and explain how this applies to Rome. WHY did Rome fall? MAIN IDEA: If U get Short-Answer Questions (SAQ’S), this is HOW they will look.
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