600–1450 Time Period – 22% of the Exam Cram Packet Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600–1450 as a period: Major events which caused change: Islam emerges; Islamic empire emerges Industrial Revolution in China (Sung dynasty) Spread of Neo-Confucianism (in China) – mixture of Confucianism with some Buddhism Schism in Christianity (when the east and the west churches divided into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity; they divided over the
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relationships between peoples connected by the Silk Road and maritime trade led to a huge system of interregional contact. All these details built up a huge trade system called the Silk Road‚ a road that‚ along with over-sea travel‚ led to the creation of an Afro-Eurasian world-system. This system came to be based on how people came together and how they reacted with one another when they did‚ based on travel routes‚ race religions‚ technological advancements‚ and politics. Certain values were notably important
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The Legacy of Christopher Columbus Abstract After many centuries‚ a lot of controversy still surrounds Christopher Columbus. He remains to be a strange figure in history regarded as a famous explorer and a great mariner who made many discoveries in his days. Other people still regard him as a visionary and a national hero while others chose to remember him as a brutal and greedy person who used the rest of the humanity for his own selfish gains. Despite the fact that there have been protests in
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Middle East Rice in East and Southeast Asia Yams in West Africa Maize in the Americas Tarot roots in New Guinea Domestication of animals Horses‚ cows‚ sheep‚ pigs‚ goats in Afro-Eurasia Llama only large domesticated animal of the Americas Early settlements not "civilizations" Jericho and Catal Huyuk Domestication of plans and animals leads to a food surplus Food surplus leads to a specialization
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Chapter 16 Summary Most of the world’s largest countries are extremely multicultural. China is a great exception. The vast majority of Chinese people speak Mandarin or a similar language‚ and most Chinese families have considered themselves Chinese for millennia. Diamond theorizes that China was once as linguistically and culturally diverse as Russia or Brazil‚ but that China began its process of unification far earlier. To support this point‚ Diamond turns first to Chinese languages. Mandarin
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Question- What did the first settlement groups have in common? What makes them different? Introduction- Through many of the first civilizations‚ there were numerous similarities and differences. The two main similarities that I believe these great civilizations had were their legacies‚ and the fact that they each had irreplaceable contributions to modern cities‚ as well as their agriculture and how it affected and improved life as they knew it‚ and s we know it. The main difference they had was
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their origin Goods such as golds and salts from Africa and frankincense from Arabia became important goods in the trading world The Silk Roads One of the world’s most extensive and sustained networks of exchange among the diverse people of Eurasia Linked pastoral and agricultural people to as well as the large civilizations on the continent’s outer rim Largely a
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Comparative Practice 2009 Racial Ideologies in the Americas WHAP/Napp Name: _________________ The Question: 2009 Comparative Essay from the World History AP For the period from 1500 to 1830‚ compare North American racial ideologies and their effects on society with Latin American/Caribbean racial ideologies and their effects on society. Do Now: “With the exception of some early viceroys‚ few members of Spain’s
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APWH Ch 12 Responses Margin Review Questions 1. In what ways did pastoral societies differ from their agricultural counterparts? • Pastoral societies supported far smaller populations. • Pastoral societies generally lived in small and widely scattered encampments of related kinfolk. • Pastoral societies generally offered women a higher status‚ fewer restrictions‚ and a greater role in public life. • Pastoral societies were far more mobile. 2. In what ways did pastoral societies interact with
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and Environment Ever since China first became China the Chinese have always been one of the most innovative and advanced cultures to grace this planet. Under the Ming dynasty the Chinese economy was the cornerstone that held the key to the Afro-Eurasia global economic revival. This was possible due to the relocation of China’s capital‚ the opening of a major waterway and other internal trade routes‚ the goods they had to offer‚ an enormous population‚ as well as a new form of currency. The
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