Unit 2 600 C.E.–1450
Subject:
World History [1]
Tags:
Asia [2]
Eurasia [3]
Humanities [4]
silk road [5]
Mongol empire [6]
middle ages [7]
Trade route [8]
Ancient history [9]
pax mongolica [10]
Al-Andalus [11]
Religion in China [12]
Monguor people [13]
religion [14]
600 C.E.?1450 I. Questions of periodization A. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. ? 1450 as a period B. Emergence of new empires and political systems C. Continuities and breaks within the period (e.g., the impact of the Mongols on international contacts and on specific societies) The Islamic world II. The rise and role of Dar al-Islam as a unifying cultural and economic force in Eurasia and Africa A. The Rise 1. Arab Region Before a. Vast, dry area b. Nomadic Bedouin tribes c. Criss-crossed by trade routes d. Mecca 1. Trading crossroads 2. center for Arab tribal religious worship 3. Ka?aba ? fallen from heaven and has special powers