OUTLINE -

600–1450

Major Developments

1. Questions of periodization

1. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. – 1450 as a period

2. Emergence of new empires and political systems

3. Continuities and breaks within the period (e.g., the impact of the Mongols on international contacts and on specific societies)

2. The Islamic world

1. The rise and role of Dar al-Islam as a unifying cultural and economic force in Eurasia and Africa

2. Islamic political structures, notably the caliphate

3. Arts, sciences, and technologies

3. Interregional networks and contacts

1. Development and shifts in interregional trade, technology, and cultural exchange

2. Trans-Sahara trade

3. Indian Ocean trade

4. Silk routes

5. Missionary outreach of major religions

6. Contacts between major religions, e.g., Islam and Buddhism, Christianity and Islam

7. Impact of the Mongol empires

4. China's internal and external expansion

1. The importance of the Tang and Song economic revolutions and the initiatives of the early Ming dynasty

2. Chinese influence on surrounding areas and its limits

5. Developments in Europe

1. Restructuring of European economic, social, and political institutions

2. The division of Christendom into eastern and western Christian cultures

6. Social, cultural, economic, and political patterns in the Amerindian world

1. Maya

2. Aztec

3. Inca

7. Demographic and environmental changes

1. Impact of nomadic migrations on Afro-Eurasia and the Americas (e.g., Aztecs, Mongols, Turks, Vikings, and Arabs)

2. Migration of agricultural peoples (e.g., Bantu migrations, European peoples to east/central Europe)

3. Consequences of plague pandemics in the fourteenth century

4. Growth and role of cities

8. Diverse interpretations

1. What are the issues involved in using cultural areas rather than states as units of analysis?

2. What are the sources of change: nomadic migrations versus urban growth?

3. Was there a world economic network in this period?

4. Were there common patterns in the new opportunities available to and constraints placed on elite women in this period?

Major Comparisons and Snapshots

§ Japanese and European feudalism

§ Developments in political and social institutions in both eastern and western Europe

§ Compare the role and function of cities in major societies

§ Compare Islam and Christianity

§ Gender systems and changes, such as the impact of Islam

§ Aztec Empire and Inca Empire

§ Compare European and sub-Saharan African contacts with the Islamic world

Examples of What You Need to Know

Below are examples of the types of information you are expected to know contrasted with examples of those things you are not expected to know for the multiple-choice section.

§ Arab caliphate, but not the transition from Umayyad to 'Abbasid

§ Mamluks, but not Almohads

§ Feudalism, but not specific feudal monarchs such as Richard I

§ Manorialism, but not the three-field system

§ Crusading movement and its impact, but not specific crusades

§ Viking exploration, expansion, and impact, but not individual explorers

§ Mongol expansion and its impact, but not details of specific khanates

§ Papacy, but not particular popes

§ Indian Ocean trading patterns, but not Gujarati merchants

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RECOMMENDED REVIEW LINKS

Notes and Links from AP Class Sites and College Sites

http://home.comcast.net/~mruland/WHAP/Resources/600-1450/600.htm - Great Internet links for this time period

http://panthernet.net/~bradleyk/apworld/periodwebs/600_1450.html - another excellent AP site that includes links to sites for this era

http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/hermansenjoel/silk_road_links.htm - Silk Road links

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/%7Ecgreeley/whap/ppt/expand_islam_files/frame.htm - Expansion of Islan Powerpoint

http://historyhaven.com/APWH/unit2/CHINA.htm - APWH class notes on China

http://historyhaven.com/APWH/unit2/DEVELOPMENTS%20IN%20EUROPE.htm - APWH class notes on the developments in Europe

http://www.historyhaven.com/APWH/APWH_Unit_II.htm - Class notes and links for 600 C.E. – 1450

http://home.comcast.net/~mruland/WHAP/Resources/600-1450/600.htm - Recommended web links from an AP World History teacher in Glenelg, Maryland

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/%7Ecgreeley/whap/review/2005/600_1450_1_files/frame.htm - A student-created Powerpoint review of this time period. The Powerpoint is a bit difficult to read, but the information is excellent.

http://osx.lps.org/manila/tbayne/16001450.pdf - An excellent and concise synopsis of this time period

http://teachers.lps.org/tbayne/stories/storyReader$165 - This is an outstanding AP prep. site created by an AP teacher. Scroll down to find the time period you would like to review. The site is a gold mine of resources for AP World History students.

Review Packets

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/resource%20file/Review%20Packets%20/600-1450%20Review.pdf - Excellent “Cram Packet” for this time period

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/resource%20file/Review%20Packets%20/600-1450%20Religion.pdf - Review packet on religions

http://www.wsu.edu/~wldciv/brians_syllabus/ - Outstanding Ancient Civilizations lecture notes from Washington State University

http://panthernet.net/~bradleyk/apworld/habitsquestions/600_1450habits.html - Study guide with links

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/%7Ecgreeley/whap/review/2005/1_600_1450.pdf - quick review guide of this time period

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/%7Ecgreeley/whap/03_review/02/handout.doc - an additional quick study guide

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/%7Ecgreeley/whap/review/2005/time_right_600_1450_1.pdf - review of important dates

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/%7Ecgreeley/whap/study_guides/fall_final04.htm - a mid-term study guide of the first two time periods – does not include answers

http://www.mspugh.net/Documents/World%20Interactions.pdf - Quick review guide of “World Interactions” during this time period

http://www.mspugh.net/Documents/600%20-%201450%20Cram%20Packet.pdf - Outstanding review “Cram Packet” for this time period

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/ppt/expand_islam_files/frame.htm - Powerpoint lesson titled “Expansion of Islam”

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/ppt/sui_song_files/frame.htm - Powerpoint lesson titled “East Asia”

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/ppt/feudal_europe_files/frame.htm - Powerpoint lesson titled “Feudalism”

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/ppt/sub_sahara_files/frame.htm - Powerpoint lesson titled “Empires of Sub-Saharan Africa”

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/ppt/hi_mid_age_files/frame.htm - Powerpoint lesson titled “High Middle Ages”

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/ppt/chap_20_files/frame.htm - Powerpoint lesson titled “Americas and Oceana”

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/review/2005/1_600_1450.pdf - Quick review sheet on this time period

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/course.out.charts/1courseout.charts/1course.out04/10.htm - Comparison Chart - Trading Systems

Review Guide

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/thematic.charts/era2thematic.htm - Great review guide for Era 2: Postclassical Era 600 C.E. – 1450

Textbook Review

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter12/deluxe.html - Online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experience, chapter 12

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter13/deluxe.html- Online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experience, chapter 13

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter14/deluxe.html - Online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experience, chapter 14

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter15/deluxe.html - Online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experience, chapter 15 Back to top