Describe two characteristics of classical civilizations. Then, explain how those characteristics differentiate classical civilizations from early river valley civilizations. (4 points)

Characteristics are:

1) Complex governments - political organizations were more developed in classical civilizations. For example Greece (in Athens free men made political decisions, democracy for adult males), in Rome there was Republic (ruled by aristocrats).

2) Trade and economic systems were more developed in classical civilizations.

Trade routes were connected by land and sea, for example Han era in China (trade along the Silk Road)

Explanation:

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]

the answer should be monarchy