APWH Unit 0 - Mini

APWH Eras / Periodization

Unit 0: Pre-1200 (Technically Classical is 600 BC to 600 CE)

Post Classical: 1200 - 1450 (Technically 600-1450

Early Modern: 1450 - 1750

Modern: 1750 - 1900

Contemporary / Post Modern: 1900 - Present

What is the general periodization utilized by most historians worldwide

Foundations 8000-600 BC

Classical 600 BC - 600 CE

Post-Classical 600 - 1450 CE

Early Modern 1450 - 1700 CE

Modern 1750 - 1900 CE

Contemporary/Post-Modern 1900 CE - Present

What are the primary classical religions & belief systems, and over what broad periodization were they developed

Zoroastrianism 1500 - 600 BC

Legalism 475 - 221 BC; Warring States Period

Confucianism 500 BC

Daoism 600 BC

Hinduism 600 - 800 BC

Buddhism 566 - 486 BC

Judaism 1300 BC; Roots traceable to 2000 BC

Christianity 30 CE

Islam 610 CE

What were the primary Classical Empires and when did they exist

Sasanian 233 - 651 CE

Greeks 480 - 323 BC

Roman Empire 27 BC - 476 CE

Qin Dynasty 221 - 206 BC

Han Dynasty 206 BC - 220 CE

Maurya Empire 322 - 185 BC

Gupta Empire 320 - 550 CE

List the Chinese Dynasties in order, and roughly why they are important

Shang - Bronzework and Writing

Zhou - Lasted Really Long; Split into west and east

Qin - Legalist

Han - Golden Age & Silk Road

Sui - Reunited China after a long time; canals & other infrastructure

Tang - Second Golden Age; Silk Road Revitalization

Song - Paper Money and Neoconfucianism

Yuan - Mongols

Ming - Built some stuff

Qing - Ruled by Manchus; Final Dynasty

Xia - Before Shang; Maybe Fake

Describe Trade Route Terminology

Local Trade = Trade in a small community or region

Regional Trade = 2+ Local Trade

Interregional = Trade between 2 Regional Trade Areas; U.S. and Canada

Transregional = Complete interconnection between Regional Trade Areas; European Union

Global = Intercontinental / Really Big; Afro-Eurasian Trade Networks like the Silk Roads

Name the 4 main causes and 4 main effects of the Neolithic Revolution c. 8000 BC

C1 - Changing Climates

C2 - Sedentism

C3 - Domesticable Flora & Fauna Populations

C4 - Growing Populations

E1 - Surplus Food

E2 - Specialization of Labor

E3 - Technological Innovations & Advancements

E4 - Social Hierarchy and Structure

Define the term “Civilization”

A society based in cities and governed by a state