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Chapter 5 The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500
C.E.
Chapter Objective:Define history and the concepts of cause
and effect, time, change and continuity and perspective across the global historical
periods covered in this course
Cultural Diffusion or Independent invention
• A major theme of AP World is cultural diffusion vs. independent invention
• It can be argued many of the most important aspects of civilization may have been exported from the core civilizations rather then reinvented at different times
• Think of this in terms of how each culture developed in relation to religion government and family
• Also how their culture traits compare to those of the classical civilizations
Crisis of Late Antiquity
• Chapter 5 deals with the collapse of empires and civilizations in the classical world and the emergence of new cultures
• Be especially alerted to the influences of religion ( Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism) on these new empires
Basic Themes • Basic theme of the 3 great civilizations of China, India
and the Mediterranean involved expansion and integration
• Throughout the classical world, these themes faltered between 200 and 500 CE
• This lose of strength signaled the end of that era • The response of major religions to political decline
formed a leading direction in the next phase of world history
• Meanwhile, developments outside of the classical world gained new importance
Evaluate the effect on societies of the fall of the classical civilizations • Several institutions were affected when gov.
collapsed Religion, the family, education, trade and the
transference of technology • The most devastating effect was on western Europe
after the demise of Rome• China’s society was the least affected • India’s experience was in between Rome and China
Compare the rise of civilizations in the Americas and Polynesia
• Rise of agriculture was significant in the Americas but less so in Polynesia
• Governments were headed by kings in both areas • A lack of large domesticated animals was a mutual
experience • Writing systems were nonexistent in both places • Polytheism was the common choice of religion • Both systems developed civilizations later than
China, India, or the Middle East