<p> Foundations through The Classical Era: From Human Prehistory to Civilizations</p><p>Name______Period_____</p><p>Walker AP World History Classical Era Intro & Ch 2 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 32-44</p><p>1. What is the “Classical Period” in World History? (Time Span)</p><p>2. Name the three major Classical Civilizations.</p><p>3. What was the nature of interactions of the Classical Civilization s with the rest of humanity?</p><p>4. What specific product found its way around the Classical World?</p><p>5. What specific conqueror attempted to link two of these major civilization areas?</p><p>Study the maps on P. 33 and be prepared to discuss</p><p>(Timeline P. 34-35)</p><p>6. When was the initial Zhou Kingdom?______7. When was the rise of Greek City-States?______</p><p>8. When did Zoroastrian Religion develop in Iran?______9. When did the Buddha live?______</p><p>10. When was Shi Huangdi proclaimed first emperor of China?______</p><p>11. When was the last Han Emperor deposed?_____ 12. What were the years of the Gupta Empire?_____</p><p>13. What new technology allowed for large-scale military conquests during the Classical Era?</p><p>14. What innovations did Classical Civilizations NOT have to re-invent?</p><p>15. Which of the Classical Civilizations had the largest commercial reach?</p><p>16. Which civilization valued the elderly for wisdom and life experience?</p><p>17. Which civilization sometimes took a more harsh view of the elderly?</p><p>18. What was the political situation in Confucius’ time?</p><p>19. What kind of rule did Confucius advocate?</p><p>20. What came to be the THREE leading philosophical systems in China?</p><p>21. What other societies have felt the influence of Confucius’ teaching over the centuries?</p><p>1 Foundations through The Classical Era: From Human Prehistory to Civilizations</p><p>22. Who founded the first REAL centralized empire in China? What did he call his dynasty?</p><p>23. What long lasting dynasty followed it? How long did it last?</p><p>24. Briefly describe the ‘dynastic cycle’.</p><p>25. List the THREE dynasties associated with Classical China/</p><p>26. How did feudalism function under the Zhao?</p><p>27. What is the “Middle Kingdom”?</p><p>28. Briefly describe Shi Huangdi’s rise to power and his style of rule.</p><p>29. What monumental structure did he build? WHY?</p><p>30. What were some of the innovations and improvements experienced in China under Shi Huangdi?</p><p>31. What dynasty rose up after the death of this iconic ruler?</p><p>32. Who was the most famous ruler under this new dynasty? </p><p>33. For what accomplishments is his reign remembered? </p><p>34. Why did this new regime favor a Confucian outlook to rule AND society?</p><p>35. What events led to the fall of this final Classical Chinese dynasty?</p><p>2</p>