ChangesContinuities ▪The Greek conquest of the Persian Empire under the leadership of Alexander the Great was both novel and unexpected. ▪The Roman Em
{"Image DocumentName": "Changes and Continuities of the classical era", "Image ImageDescription": "\u25aaThe Greek conquest of the Persian Empire under the leadership of Alexander the Great was both novel and unexpected. \u25aaThe Roman Empire encompassed the entire Mediterranean basin in a single political system for the first time. \u25aaBuddhism and Christianity emerged as new, distinct, and universal religious traditions, although both bore the marks of their origin in Hindu and Jewish religions. \u25aaThe collapse of dynasties, empires, and civilizations, while seemingly solidly entrenched, were seen as something new. \u25aaChina\u2019s scholar-gentry class retained its prominence throughout the ups and downs of changing dynasties and into the 20th century. \u25aaIndia\u2019s caste-based social structure still endures as a way of thinking and behaving for hundreds of millions of people on the South Asian peninsula. \u25aaSlavery remained an important and largely unquestioned part of civilization until the 19th century. \u25aaPatriarchy has been the most fundamental, long-lasting, and taken-for-granted feature of all civilizations.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}