A History of World Societies:
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A History of World Societies Value
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Chapter Chronology

Review and Explore

Make Connections

Analyze the larger developments and continuities within and across chapters.

  1. Question

    What allowed large empires in the ancient world, including the Persian (Chapter 2), the Mauryan (Chapter 3), and the Roman, to govern vast territories and many different peoples successfully?
    What allowed large empires in the ancient world, including the Persian (Chapter 2), the Mauryan (Chapter 3), and the Roman, to govern vast territories and many different peoples successfully?

  2. Question

    Looking over the long history of Rome, do interactions with non-Romans or conflicts among Romans themselves appear to be the most significant drivers of change? Why?
    Looking over the long history of Rome, do interactions with non-Romans or conflicts among Romans themselves appear to be the most significant drivers of change? Why?

  3. Question

    No classical Chinese thinker knew about Roman political developments, but the issues they considered, such as how to achieve order and what made government strong, could also be applied to Rome. How do you think Confucians, Daoists, and Legalists (Chapter 4) would have assessed the Roman Republic? The Roman Empire?
    No classical Chinese thinker knew about Roman political developments, but the issues they considered, such as how to achieve order and what made government strong, could also be applied to Rome. How do you think Confucians, Daoists, and Legalists (Chapter 4) would have assessed the Roman Republic? The Roman Empire?