In 300 CE the trade routes of Africa and Eurasia were increasing in complexity‚ as they became major arteries for the exchange of goods and ideas over long distances. The trade networks of these regions consistently enabled the spread of religious ideas far beyond their original homelands. Networks like the Trans-Saharan‚ Indian Ocean‚ and Silk Road systems always brought wealth to foreign products that enabled local producers to specialize in items best suited to their regions. Yet‚ the risk of
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In the 13th century‚ the Mongols‚ a nomadic people of Altaic stock who first appear in Chinese texts of the 11th century‚ traveled all throughout Afro-Eurasia conquering other civilizations by using destructive forces to gain power in that region. Genghis Khan‚ a leader of the Mongols‚ made war against the Tangut Kingdom of Xi Xia in Northwestern China from 1206 until 1209. Khan’s plan of attack made the Tangut Kingdom of Xi Xia acknowledge his newly acquired position as leader of the Mongols. Later
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PERIOD 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies‚ c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions I. Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. A. The association of monotheism with Judaism was further developed with the codification of the Hebrew Scriptures‚ which also reflected the influence of Mesopotamian cultural and legal traditions
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had virtually no power. The city of Rome itself declined during this period. After the Gothic War‚ in which Rome was sacked‚ the only importance of Rome was that it was the home of the Pope. Since the Roman Empire once spanned across much of Afro-Eurasia‚ these political and cultural changes effected most of the world. There were few continuities in this time period‚ but one was that most of Europe still spoke Latin‚ the language of the Romans. Another continuity is that Christianity‚ specifically
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Arabia. Correspondingly‚ Islam was a monotheistic religion that disseminated throughout the regions of the Arabian Peninsula‚ Southeast Asia‚ India‚ and the Iberian Peninsula from 622-1500 C.E. Furthermore‚ Muslim rule extended to many parts of Afro- Eurasia due to military expansion‚ and Islam later expanded through the activities of merchants and missionaries. Although the Bedouins‚ Ummayyads‚ and Sufis facilitated Islam‚ it was through trade‚ conquests‚ and influences that led to the spread of this
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AP World History Curriculum Framework Historical Periodization The AP World History course content is structured around the investigation of course themes and key concepts in six chronological periods. The six historical periods‚ from approximately 8000 B.C.E. to the present‚ provide a temporal framework for the course. The instructional importance and assessment weighting for each period varies. Period Period Title Date Range Weight to c. 600 B.C.E. 5% Organization and Reorganization of Human
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Short Writing Assignment # 2 Topic: The Spread of Religions 11/20/2011 Question 1: How did Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world‚ and why are they practiced so far from their origins? Answer 1: Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world by use of four common practices. Missionaries spread the faith to new areas. These missionaries adapted their message to the existing culture of the area and adopted elements of existing religious traditions. Pilgrimage
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trans-Saharan trade with the Berbers of North Africa and with trade comes the spread of religion and culture. With the introduction of Islam‚ there was a surge of conversions by leaders and elites of Ghana in order to be more connected with the rest of Afro-Eurasia-both in and
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It would have been impossible for cultures to learn about one another without trade and travel between China and the people of the Mediterranean. Central Asia provided “The Silk Road” to bring together the eastern and western parts of Afro-Eurasia. China took advantage of The Silk Road and expanded it. This enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism
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those “lost souls” to save. Christopher Columbus’ letter to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand is a vital primary source to historians because it was the first proof to Europeans that illustrated that there is more to the “Known World” than the Afro-Eurasia. By describing the landscape of America‚ the culture of the indigenous people‚ and announcing a new water route for trade‚ Europe started to gain an interest in extending its knowledge of the known world and eventually increased its interactions
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