An Age of Accelerating Connections (500 C.E. -> 1500 C.E.) Flashcards
What is the time range of the Third-Wave Era?
500 C.E. to 1500 C.E.
What are Vassals?
Special people tasked with recruiting foot soldiers.
What was Kievan Rus?
A new civilization that formed in the areas of Ukraine/Western Russia. It adopted many Mediterranean styles.
What peoples mainly influenced the Koreans and Japanese and Vietnamese?
The Chinese.
What is the most important worldwide event of the beginning of the Third-Wave Era?
The globalization of civilization.
How was interaction different in the Third-Wave Era?
It was much more extensive than before.
What is John Donne’s famous quote that relates to these times?
“Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”
What is the other common name for the Third-Wave Era?
The “Postclassical Era.”
What were some reasons of why interaction increased during Third-Wave times?
There were many more missionaries and merchants going around, and transport technologies improved allowing more to be carried faster.
