Foundations 14% of the AP Exam Climate Climate has been a major factor in determining where people settled. Peopled settled in areas that has climates that would accommodate agriculture and livestock. Time Periods • The Paleolithic Age refers to about 12‚000 BC. During this time people were nomadic. • The Neolithic Age refers to the age from about 12‚000 BC to about 8000 BC. It is during this time that people settled in communities and civilization began to emerge. • River Valley Civilizations
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1. What are the origins of the concepts of varna and jati‚ and why has the varna-jati system of social organization lasted so long? What social needs did they serve‚ and how are these social functions addressed in our culture? During the Vedic Age of Indian civilization‚ it is believed that after the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization some of the kinship groups and patriarchal families migrated into India. As some within the Aryas tribe (light-skinned) entered into the Ganges
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an entire society. 3. What are the three Patterns of cultural conversion that Bentley discusses? Political‚ Social‚ Economic 4. What pre-modern group were the key instigators of voluntary conversion? Islamic merchants 5. How did the Silk Road lead to conversion? It helped the spread of different religions and faiths such as Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ as well as Islam. 6. Whose alphabet is the foundation of the western alphabet? The ancient Phoenician alphabet 7. Where did Buddhism
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trade and exchange continually remained important and influential in around Eurasia and as well as in the Mexica society. Trade and exchange were main ideas that were both useful and necessary for success during this time. In Eurasia the use of the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean were both used as important trade routes. The Monsoons in the Indian Ocean were able to widen their agricultural standpoint allowing them to trade internally not only with their new goods but also with specific regions and their
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was taken over by the Mongols and submitted to their rule; however‚ the Mongols kept the bureaucratic political system in play throughout their rule in China. Economically‚ Chinese involvement and production with trade increased majorly‚ but the Silk Road trade route was used continuously throughout the time period. As the changes and continuities appeared‚ they citizens of China could direct them back to only one group‚ the mighty Mongols. After Genghis Khan’s rule ended‚ his sons broke into separate
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Wudi sent a diplomat Zhang Qian into Central Asia. Chinese products‚ particularly silk‚ were being transported and traded along an overland route. The trade of horses for Chinese merchandise further established the trading route. Ultimately‚ the trails followed by the caravan and cavalcade traffic became known as the Silk Road. Trade along the Silk Road brought China in contact with other civilizations. The Silk Road became a network of trade routes between Asia and Europe for economic‚ cultural
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harsher weather‚ and make longer voyages‚ introducing many more cultures to East Asia. The silk roads were important to Chinese trade as well. The introduction of silk to China and other lands beyond was very important to trade. It was the reason for the establishment of the silk roads‚ a vast network of streets and roads that merchants and travelers used for transportation of goods and people. The silk roads attracted merchants from all over Asia‚ bringing more diverse cultures and religions to East
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Mongol empire affected other countries a lot and even now. First of all‚ Mongol empire‘s domination ensured the diffusion of Chinese technology. Also‚ the Mongol empire constructed roads that united Europe and Asia which is known as Silk Road. They united the areas along the Silk Road and ensured protection along the Silk Road to encourage trade and travel. They spread the culture and innovations of the places that they conquered. They permitted European merchants and craftsmen to travel and trade in
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The courses certain travelers took‚ what details were paid attention to based on where observers came from‚ and the overall 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
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the prominent Classical Period. Although Christianity and Buddhism both flourished through social interaction over the silk roads‚ which lead to immense cultural exchange‚ there were various reasons linked to religious diffusion which were greatly taken advantage of with respect to regional and religious distinctions. Starting in 200 BCE and developing well into 700 CE‚ the silk roads and sea routes spanned across most of Asia‚ linking the Roman Empire with China and other prominent civilizations of
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