Major Post-Classical Migrations

Question 1

what was the Arab Migration?

Answer 1

the conquest and movement of ethnic Arabs across the Middle East and North Africa from the 8th to 12th centuries CE, spreading Arabic culture and Islam along the way

Question 2

What was the Turkic Migration?

Answer 2

(11th-14th century) the migration and conquest by Turkic peoples in Central Asia, India, the Middle East, and Anatolia, largely ending the Byzantine and Arab influence in the Eastern Mediterranean

Question 3

What was the Polynesian Migration?

Answer 3

the gradual migration of Polynesian peoples (originating in modern-day Taiwan before Han Chinese settlement) across the West & South Pacific, and Indian Ocean from as early as 3000 BCE ending finally with the settlement of New Zealand in 1200 CE

Question 4

throughout what areas did Polynesian peoples and culture spread?

Answer 4

across the Pacific Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Madagascar, and New Zealand

Question 5

How long did the Polynesian migration take to complete?

Answer 5

nearly 4000 years

Question 6

how did the Polynesian people altar the environments they traveled to?

Answer 6

they brought domesticated animals and language with them, and even introduced crops such bananas & coconuts to Africa