Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Key Concept 1: The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions
A) Daoism
1. Medical Theories and Practices
2. Poetry
3. Metallurgy
4. Architecture
B) Ancient Veneration
1. Africa
2. The Mediterranean
3. East Asia
4. The Andean Areas
C) Literature and Drama
1. Greek plays
a) Aeschylus
b) Sophocles
c) Euripides
2. Indian Epics
D) Distinctive Architectural Styles
1. India
2. Greece
3. The Roman Empire
4. Mesoamerica
II. Key Concept 2: The Development of States and Empires
A) Persian Empires
1. Achaemenid
2. Parthian
3. Sassanid
B) Administrative Institutions
1. China
2. Persia
3. Rome
4. South Asia
C) The Great Classical Cities
1. Persepolis
2. Chang'an
3. Pataliputra
4. Athens
5. Carthage
6. Rome
7. Alexandria
8. Constantinople
9. Teotihuacan
D) Food Production and Reward System for Elites
1. Corvee
2. Slavery
3. Rents and Tributes
4. Peasant Communities
5. Family and Household Production
E) Environmental Damage
1. Deforestation
2. Desertification
3. Soil Erosion
4. Silted Rivers
F) Problems along the Frontiers
1. Han China and the Xiongnu
2. Gupta and the White Huns
3. Romans and their Northern and Eastern Neighbors
A) Daoism
1. Medical Theories and Practices
2. Poetry
3. Metallurgy
4. Architecture
B) Ancient Veneration
1. Africa
2. The Mediterranean
3. East Asia
4. The Andean Areas
C) Literature and Drama
1. Greek plays
a) Aeschylus
b) Sophocles
c) Euripides
2. Indian Epics
D) Distinctive Architectural Styles
1. India
2. Greece
3. The Roman Empire
4. Mesoamerica
II. Key Concept 2: The Development of States and Empires
A) Persian Empires
1. Achaemenid
2. Parthian
3. Sassanid
B) Administrative Institutions
1. China
2. Persia
3. Rome
4. South Asia
C) The Great Classical Cities
1. Persepolis
2. Chang'an
3. Pataliputra
4. Athens
5. Carthage
6. Rome
7. Alexandria
8. Constantinople
9. Teotihuacan
D) Food Production and Reward System for Elites
1. Corvee
2. Slavery
3. Rents and Tributes
4. Peasant Communities
5. Family and Household Production
E) Environmental Damage
1. Deforestation
2. Desertification
3. Soil Erosion
4. Silted Rivers
F) Problems along the Frontiers
1. Han China and the Xiongnu
2. Gupta and the White Huns
3. Romans and their Northern and Eastern Neighbors