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| 290512452 | Africa 600 - 1450 | * Varied Enviroments = Varied tribes, cultural influence * African societies playes major role in the larger networks of trade - Trans Saharan + Indian Ocean *Islam spread, had significant impact, ( literacy ) ( Vailing women.) Increase in wealth = more elites | 0 | |
| 290512453 | Mali | Richest and largest Muslim state in Africa. Trade oriented. Traded up the Niger, had a strong merchant class, interacted with other Muslim territories in Africa. | 1 | |
| 290512454 | Swahili Coast | E. African shores of the Indian Ocean, commercial expansion. Prospered because of trade in gold. Dominated the east African coast. Connected Africa and the Middle East. | 2 | |
| 290512455 | Middle East 600 - 1450 | Islamic world made many contributions to art, science, and technology, impact on cultural and economic develpoments in Asia, Africa and Europe. Crusades - dramatically improved European knowledge Mongols spread Islam Mongols affected the middle east both + and - ; | 3 | |
| 290525768 | Islam | Founder = Muhamamad Islamic faith spread throughout the silk roud by merchants Sunni Established the Umayyad caliphate Shi'tes established Abbasid caliphate Looked to many sources of knowledge ( Greece ) ( unlike christianity ) | 4 | |
| 290525769 | Mongols | Fragmented Abbasid attracked Mongols, rather than destroy Islam, became patrons of its culture. Silk Road continued under Mongol rule. ( items from the east like silk flowed into middle east and from there went to the Europe.) They ravaged the lands that they conquered so there would be no resistance. No central government. Effects of the Mongol Empire: United most of Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe. Mongols used tax farming Military Expertise - weaponry tactics | 5 | |
| 290525765 | * Asia 600 - 1450 | China rose as the most influential state in E. Asia Silk Road and the Indian Ocean Trade were dominant trade routes Mahayana Buddhism exerted significant social, cultural and political influence in China, Japan and Korea. India experienced religous turmoil as Muslim Delhi Sultanate came to power, but had prosperity because of location to the Indian Oc. Tr. | 6 | |
| 290562285 | Confusianism vs Buddhism ( China ) | (Confucianism emphasized duties owed to one's society, and placed its highest value on order, hierarchy, and obedience of superiors. Buddhism, on the other hand, encouraged its supporters to withdraw from society, and concentrate on personal meditation. | 7 | |
| 290562286 | * Europe | * Fall of Roman Empire to envasions = loss of European Structure, *era from about 500 to 1000 C.E. is sometimes referred to as the "Dark Ages" *Roman civilization were lost, such as written language, advanced architectural and building techniques, complex government, and access to long-distance trade *Feudalism *Population increases - With the increase in crop production came population growth, with more hands available to expand agriculture. *Growth of towns/new towns - The growing trade, crop production, and population stimulated villages to become towns, and the towns became centers for craftsmen, merchants, and specialized laborers. | 8 | |
| 290562287 | THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE | Originated as the eastern half of the Roman Empire. Capital at Constantinople. Very centralized state. Constantine (Reigned 313- 337). Caesaropapism-Was a secular ruler but also played an active role in ecclesiastical affairs. Justinian (Reigned 527-565) Justinian's Code was the most thorough law system during that time. Sacked during the fourth crusade (1202-1204). The loss of Anatolia sealed its fate. Byzantium influenced Russia greatly. Eastern Orthodox Church. Cyrillic Alphabet. | 9 | |
| 290562288 | * THE AMERINDIAN WORLD 600 - 1450 | Never under one rule, Mayan, Aztec and Inca all developed similar religous cultural and social practices | 10 | |
| 290562289 | THE MAYA | They developed agricultural techniques that allowed them to successfully raise crops in the tropics practiced slash and burn methods learned to build terraces next to the numerous rivers designed to catch the rich alluvial soil astronomical oberservation, hierogliphics writings, math, and calanders | 11 | |
| 290562290 | THE INCA | The Inca civilization developed during the 14th and 15th century on the base of older civilizations, such as the Chavin, Moche and Chimu | 12 | |
| 290562291 | Bantu-speaking people | cultural diffusion during this era was the Bantu Migration They spread south and east into many parts of Africa, and their language became a basis for the formation of many later languages major source for Africanity | 13 | |
| 290562292 | Cross-cultural exchanges | As Eurasians traveled over long distances, they not only exchanged goods and ideas, but they unwittingly helped disease to spread as well. * Bubonic Plague | 14 | |
| 290562293 | Comparison between Islam and Christianity | ... | 15 | |
| 290562294 | Tang | A strong transportation and communications system - The Grand Canal contributed to this accomplishment The equal-field system - The emperor had the power to allocate agricultural land to individuals and families | 16 | |
| 290562295 | Song | *Finances - The expansion of the bureaucracy meant that government expenses skyrocketed. The government reacted by raising taxes, but peasants rose in two major rebellions in protest. Despite these warnings, bureaucrats refused to give up their powerful positions. *Military - China had always needed a good military, partly because of constant threats of invasion by numerous nomadic groups. The Song military was led by scholar bureaucrats with little knowledge or real interest in directing armies. The Jurchens, a northern nomadic group with a strong military, conquered other nomads around them, overran northern China, and eventually capturing the Song capital. The Song were left with only the southern part of their empire that was eventually conquered by the Mongols in 1279 C.E. | 17 | |
| 290562296 | Japanese and European Feudalism | European Feudalism- Started with the King and his Lords and Vassals below him. Knights were the warriors that protected their masters and European feudalism was more centralized and there was usually less fighting among the followers of the king and the king usually had his own army. Japanese Feudalism- Started with the Shogun and his Provincial lords below him. Samurai were the warrior that protected those they were under. More decentralized and usually more fighting among the Provincial lords. | 18 |
