Transcript Early Rome, the Han Empire & the Silk Road

Chapter 5
The First World
Civilizations:
Rome, China, and the
Emergence of the Silk
Road
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I. Early Rome and the Republic
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A. Early Rome
B. The Roman Republic,
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1. The Roman Conquest of Italy
2. The Roman State
C. The Roman Conquest of the
Mediterranean (264–133 B.C.E.)
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1. The Roman Army
I. Early Rome and the Republic
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D. The Decline and Fall of the Roman
Republic (133–31 B.C.E.)
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1. Growing Unrest and a New Role for the
Roman Army
2. The Collapse of the Republic
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II. The Roman Empire at Its
Height
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A. The Age of Augustus (31 B.C.E.–14
C.E.)
B. The Early Empire (14-180)
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1. The Five Good Emperors (96-180)
2. Frontiers and the Provinces
3. Prosperity in the Early Empire
II. The Roman Empire at Its
Height
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C. Culture and Society in the Roman
World
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1. Roman Literature
2. Roman Art
3. Roman Law
4. The Roman Family
5. Slaves and Their Masters
6. Imperial Rome
7. Disaster in Southern Italy
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III. Crisis and the Late Empire
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A. Crisis in the Third Century
B. The Late Roman Empire
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1. The Reforms of Diocletian and
Constantine
2. The End of the Western Empire
3. What Caused the Fall of the Western
Roman Empire?
III. Crisis and the Late Empire
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C. Transformation of the Roman World:
The Development of Christianity
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1. The Origins of Christianity
2. The Spread of Christianity
3. The Triumph of Christianity
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V. The Glorious Han Empire
(202 B.C.E-221 C.E.)
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A. Confucianism and the State
B. The Economy
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1. Manufacturing and Trade
C. Imperial Expansion and the Origins of
the Silk Road
V. The Glorious Han Empire
(202 B.C.E-221 C.E.)
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D. Social Changes
E. Religion and Culture
F. The Decline and Fall of the Han
G. A Comparison of Rome and China
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