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CHAPTER 16
The Maritime Revolution, to 1550
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Pacific Ocean
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Over a period of several thousand years, peoples originally from the Malay Peninsula crossed the water to settle the islands of the East Indies, New Guinea, the Melanesian and Polynesian islands, the Marquesas, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands out to Hawaii.
CHAPTER 15
The Latin West, 1200?1500
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Rural Growth and Crisis
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Peasants and Population
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . In 1200 c.e. most Europeans were peasants, bound to the land in serfdom and using inefficient agricultural practices. Fifteen to thirty such heavily taxed farming families supported each noble household.
2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Women labored in the fields with men but were subordinate to them.
CHAPTER 14
Tropical Africa and Asia, 1200?1500
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Tropical Lands and Peoples
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Tropical Environment
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The tropical zone falls between the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the south. The Afro-Asian tropics have a cycle of rainy and dry seasons dictated by the alternating winds known as monsoons.
CHAPTER 13
Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath, 1200?1500
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . The Rise of the Mongols, 1200?1260
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Nomadism in Central and Inner Asia
CHAPTER 12
Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas, 200?1500
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Classic-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica, 200?900
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Teotihuacan
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Teotihuacan was a large Mesoamerican city at the height of its power in 450?600 c.e. The city had a population of 125,000 to 200,000 inhabitants and was dominated by religious structures, including pyramids and temples where human sacrifice was carried out.
CHAPTER 11
Inner and Eastern Asia, 400?1200
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . The Sui and Tang Empires, 581?755
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Reunification Under the Sui and Tang
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The Sui Empire reunified China and established a government based on Confucianism but heavily influenced by Buddhism. The Sui?s rapid decline and fall may have been due to its having spent large amounts of resources on a number of ambitious construction, canal, irrigation, and military projects.
CHAPTER 10
Christian Europe Emerges, 300?1200
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . The Byzantine Empire, 300?1200
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Church and State
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . While Roman rule and the traditions of Rome died in the west, they were preserved in the Byzantine Empire and in its capital, Constantinople.
CHAPTER 9
The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200?1200
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . The Sasanid Empire, 224?651
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Politics and Society
CHAPTER 8
Networks of Communication and Exchange, 300?b.c.e.?1100 c.e.
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . The Silk Road
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Origins and Operations
CHAPTER 7
India and Southeast Asia, 1500 b.c.e.?1025 c.e.
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Foundations of Indian Civilization, 1500 b.c.e.?300 c.e.
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Indian Subcontinent
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . India has three topographical zones: (1) the northern mountainous zone; (2) the Indus and Ganges Basins; and (3) the peninsula. The Vindhya Mountains and the Deccan plateau divide the peninsula from the other two zones.
CHAPTER 6
An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China, 753?b.c.e.?330 c.e.
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Rome?s Creation of a Mediterranean Empire, 753 b.c.e.?330 c.e.
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Geography and Resources
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Italy and Sicily are at a crossroads of the Mediterranean and serve as a link between Africa and Europe. Rome is at a crossroads of the Italian peninsula.
CHAPTER 5
Greece and Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e..
I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Ancient Iran, 1000?30 b.c.e.
A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Geography and Resources
1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Iran?s location, bounded by mountains, deserts, and the Persian Gulf, left it open to attack from Central Asian nomads. The fundamental topographical features included high mountains on the edges, salt deserts in the interior, and a sloping plateau crossed by mountain streams.
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