Period 3

Question 1

What are some major events and developments that characterized the period 600-1450 CE?

Answer 1

~ older beliefs (Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism) cams to become more important than political organizations
~ nomadic groups (bedouins, mongols) with huge impact
~ new religion of Islam (7th c) spread rapidly to Middle East, n af, Europe & Southeast Asia
~ major empires (inca, maya & aztec) developed
~ china growing to become immensely Prosperous
~ long distance trade continued to develop

Question 2

The Islamic world

Answer 2

~ Began I’m Arabian peninsula 7th century
~ impacted political economic structures
~ shared development of art! science, And technology,

Question 3

Interregional networks & contacts: shifts in expansion and cultural exchange helped …

Answer 3

~ power of china
~ connect Europe to other areas
~ spread of major religions
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Question 4

China’s internal and external expansion

Answer 4

~ china experienced economic revolution (tang & song)

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Question 5

Developments im europe

Answer 5

~Europeans grew from nomadic tribes
~ feudalism developed
~ Christianity divided into two
~ church grew to have great deal of political and economic power

Question 6

Social, cultural, and economic patterns in the Amerindian world

Answer 6

~ major inca! maya! Aztec civilizations emerged

Question 7

Demographic & environmental changes

Answer 7

~ urbanization continued
~ major cities emerged
~ long distance trade promoted disease and plague

Question 8

What factors contributed to the rapid spread of Islam?

Answer 8

~ well disciplined armies (war tactics, organized)
~ weakness of the Byzantine & Persian empires
~ treatment of conquered peoples

Question 9

How did Muslims treat conquered peoples?

Answer 9

~ saw Christianity & Jews as superior to polytheistic people
~ people converted to Muslim because it was appealing and there was no tax to be paid

Question 10

The Sunni / Shia split

Answer 10

~Sunnis accepted Umayyads rule & believed the caliph should be selected from the Islamic community
~ Shias rejected Umayyad rule and thought the caliph should be a relative of Muhammad
~ split contributed to decline of political system

Question 11

Questions of periodization: changes over time were caused by these three factors …

Answer 11

~ mass migrations
~ imperial conquests
~ cross-cultural trade and exchange