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Eurasia

Geography and the Peopling on Earth

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Pleistocene
Geological history of Earth
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Paleolithic
Stone Age
Neolithic Revolution
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Eurasia
Atlantic Ocean
Beringia
Oceania

Geography & the Peopling on Earth Geographic Orientation Antarctica- No native pop. Australia Oldest surviving ethnic group- Aborigines Very isolated for most of its history 1,000?s of islands in Pacific (Oceania)= Part of Australia Africa Birthplace of humanity Northern 1/3= Sahara Desert Asia Largest Most populated Most diverse mix of Climates Languages Cultures Subregions= Middle East Central Asia South Asia (Indian Subcontinent) Southeast Asia East Asia (Core= China, Korea, Japan) Europe Small continent Large population Resource-rich Mild & temperate climate Physically joined to Asia (Eurasia) The Arctic Ocean Smallest ocean Ice most of the year Difficult to navigate Location of the Northwest passage sought by European explorers Passage is unusable due to ice-bound conditions

Chapter 12 outline notes

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Mongol Empire
Mongol conquests
Asia
Eurasia
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Indian ocean trade
ming empire
ghengis khan

CHAPTER 12 - Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath, 1200?1500 seq NL1 \r 0 \h INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter students should be able to: 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Account for the magnitude and speed of the Mongol conquests. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Describe the benefits that resulted from the integration of Eurasia in the Mongol Empire. 3?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Compare and contrast the effects of Mongol rule on Russia and the lands of Islam with the effects on East Asia. 4?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Identify points of continuity and discontinuity in the transition from Mongol to Ming rule of China. Chapter 12 Ashikaga Shogunate Beijing czar Genghis Khan Golden Horde Il-khan kamikaze Khubilai Khan lama Mongols Nasir al-Din Tusi

Eastern Eurasia, 1500-1800 (Chapter 22)

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*New Patterns of contact in Eurasia* -No single power control Central Asia after 1500 = turn toward sea trade -Russia affected-turn toward expansion *The Land-Based Empires of Eurasia* -Ottoman, Russian, Mughal, Ming -Central Asia-weak point = settling -Reinforced agriculure & political centralization -Forced labor & serfdom -Land-based empres largest administrative & economic systems in the world-danger to each other *New Global Influences: The Society of Jesus and East India Companies* -They connected continents -Jesuits-Francis Xavier-India, Asia, Japan, China -Transmitted European culture to China & vice versa-Matteo Ricci -Dutch dislodged Porugese & Spanish-influence in East Asia *The Triumph of the Russian Empire*

Earth and its People Chap Five Outline

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1st millennium BC
Eurasia
Asia
Han Dynasty
Empire
Qin
Silk Road
Ancient Rome
Latifundium
Xiongnu
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Roman Republic

CHAPTER 5 An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China, 753?b.c.e.?330 c.e. I. Rome?s Creation of a Mediterranean Empire, 753 b.c.e.?330 c.e. A. Geography and Resources 1. 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. 2. Italy?s natural resources included navigable rivers, forests, iron, a mild climate, and enough arable land to support a large population of farmers whose surplus product and labor could be exploited by the Roman state. B. A Republic of Farmers, 753?31 b.c.e.

black plague

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Theories of the Black Death
the black plague was thought to be spread from the jews. so the europeans decided to burn and persecute more jews during this time. the spread of this plague was due to the trade routes such as the silk road and indian ocean maritime. when the rats got on board the fleas they had carried the disease causing it to spread.

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unit 2 ap history

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Asia
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Islam in China
Medieval Asia
Dynasties in Chinese history
Borjigin
Mongol Empire
Silk Road
Yuan Dynasty
Hui people
Post-classical history
Tang Dynasty

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

The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 13

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Mongol Empire
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Ilkhanate
Genghis Khan
Golden Horde

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 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Nomadic groups depended on scarce water and pasture resources; in times of scarcity, conflicts occurred, resulting in the extermination of smaller groups and in the formation of alliances and out-migration. Around the year 1000 the lands inhabited by the Mongols experienced unusually dry weather with its attendant effects on the availability of resources and pressures on the nomadic Mongol tribes.

The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 11

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Dynasties in Chinese history
Asia
Eurasia
1st millennium
Tang Dynasty
Liao Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
Zen
Han Chinese

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. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The Tang Empire was established in 618. The Tang state carried out a program of territorial expansion, avoided over-centralization, and combined Turkic influence with Chinese Confucian traditions. B?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Buddhism and the Tang Empire
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