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Period 2- The Classical Era 600 B.C.E. – 500 C.E.

Period 2- The Classical Era 600 B.C.E. – 500 C.E

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Period 2- The Classical Era

600 B.C.E. – 500 C.E.

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The Classical Period600 B.C.E. – 500 CE

Themes that identify the Period

1. The centralization of bureaucracies.2. The geographic expansion of empires.3. The development of inter-regional trade

networks. (The Silk Roads)4. The creation of social, political &

economic integration systems within empires.

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The Classical Period600 B.C.E. – 500 CE

Continuities from the Pre-Classical Period

1. Agriculture as a basis of the economy.2. Patriarchal social structure

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A. Political continued3. Persian Wars a. the result of extending Greek influence

b. brings about the creation of the Delian League 1. political & economic competition resulted in the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens.

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PART 1 – Questions for Analysis1. How was Greece organized politically in the Pre-Hellenistic Era? How did this change in the Hellenistic Era with the rise of the Macedonians?

2. Describe the economic world of Classical Greece. What did the PanHellenic festivals indicate about the economic organization of Classical Greece?

PART 2 – Making ConnectionsExplain the relationship between each of the following pairs. How does one lead to or foster the other? Be specific in your response. a. Cult of Osiris & Zoroastrianism b. the Odyssey & the Ramayana