EGYPT How did geography and climate shape the lives of people in the Ancient Near East and Egypt? How did these influences shape their daily lives?...

ANCIENT NEAR EAST & EGYPT

How did geography and climate shape the lives of people in the Ancient Near East and Egypt? How did these influences shape their daily lives?

How did the religious and political systems of the Ancient Near East and Egypt function, and how did these systems emerge? How did these systems influence the daily lives of those living in those areas?

GREECE & HELLENISTIC WORLD

How did geography and climate shape the lives of people in Greece and the Hellenistic world? How did these influences shape their daily lives?  

How did the religious and political systems of the Greeks function, and how did these systems emerge? How did these systems influence the daily lives of those living in those areas?

What were some of the main accomplishments of Alexander the Great's rule? How did he change history and the culture of the Middle East and Mediterranean world?

ROME

How did the religious and political systems of the Romans function, and how did these systems emerge? How did these systems influence the daily lives of those living in the area?

How was Roman life altered by the transition from a Republic to an Empire? What factors led to this transition?

How did the invasion/migration of Germanic peoples influence life in the Roman world? What were the factors that "caused" the collapse of the Roman Empire?

How did Christianity affect the Roman world? What were some major events in the growth of Christianity and why did they matter?