Study Guide: Unit Three

Lectures: Roman Empire (Parts I & II), Christianity, Chinese Philosophies, Chinese Empire

After completing the assigned readings and attending the lectures listed above, you should be able to:

describe:
1 . how geography influenced the development of the city of Rome. (163 + notes)
2. what was the "Struggle of the Orders" & the political gains made by the plebeians. (173 + notes)
3. Christianity: teachings of Jesus, attractions of Christianity, and division in the church. (321-336)
4. the reasons for the decline and fall of the Roman empire. (194-198)
5. the three major Chinese philosophies: Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism. (208-213)
6. the order of Chinese dynasties & the achievements of each: Qin, Han, Sui, Tang. (205-207, 213-222, 224-229)
7. the Qin Dynasty: building of Great Wall, standardization & centralization, Legalism, tomb treasures. (205-207, 211, 213-215)
8. the reasons for the decline and fall of the Han dynasty. (221-222)

know the importance of:
Polybius, Livy, Tacitus (163, 171, 182-183)
Pompeii (169)
Romulus & Remus (163-164)
Etruscans (164-165)
Struggle of the Orders (173)
Punic Wars (165-167)
Roman citizenship (165, 170)
Hannibal, Scipio Africanus (166)
Julius Caesar (178-179)
Augustus Caesar (179-181)
"bread & circuses" & gladiatorial contests (175)
Gracchi brothers: Tiberius& Gaius (174-175)
Celts, Goths, Huns (191-194)
Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Essenes (321)
Jesus of Nazareth (190, 321-325)
Peter, Paul (325-327, 329)
Nero, Diocletian (191, 195, 329)
Constantine, Theodosius (191, 329)
Nicene Creed (329, 332)
St. Valentine's Day & Lupercalia (notes)
St. Augustine (171, 331-332)
monasteries, St. Benedict (333-335)
Mandate of Heaven (214)
civil service exams (225)
Kung Fu-tzu & Analects (208-210)
Laozi & Daodejing (211-213)
Qin Shi Huangdi (First Emperor) (206-207, 211, 213-215)
Li Si (213-214), Han Fei Tzu (211)
Xiongnu (217-218)
Sima Qian (217), Ban Zhao (216)
Liu Bang, Wudi (215)

define:
Pax Romana (163)
Mare Nostrum (163)
comitia centuriata (164)
republic (164)
consuls, praetors, tribunes (165, 170, 179)
patricians, plebeians (171, 173)
concilium plebis (notes)
Law of the Twelve Tables (172-173)
Punic (165)
princeps, imperator, pontifex maximus (179, 181)
jus gentium (181)
latifundia (173)
paterfamilias (172)
Stoicism (188-189)
"Barbarians" (191-194)
Messiah (190, 321, 325)
Baptism, Eucharist (324)
gospels (325), epistles (326)
martyrs & monks (notes + 333-335)
pope, patriarch (335)
icon, iconoclasts, iconodules (199, 335-336)
commanderies (207)
I Ching (209)
Yin & Yang (notes)
eunuchs (221)

know location & importance:
Carthage (165-167, 168)
Apennine Mountains (notes)
Adriatic Sea (notes)
Tiber River & Latium (163, 168)
Nicea (notes)
Byzantium or Constantinople (197, 198)
Grand Canal (213, 224-225)
Silk Road (183, 186, 219)
Great Wall (204, 206, 213)