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Unit Two
The Postclassical Era
600-1400 (ish) CE
In this second unit, we will explore the really old stuff. We’ll look at the developments that connect
the world after the fall of the first great civilizations. You will see the rise of global religions like
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. You will see trade networks connect the world by land and sea.
You will see new civilizations rise from the ashes of the classical civilizations, and spread to areas
previously uncivilized. Lastly, you will see nomadic groups like the Mongols connect it all into one big
world.
Essay Questions:
1. Is civilization spread to new areas of the world more by trade, religion, or nomads?
2. Compare and contrast any two postclassical civilizations in any two of the following areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Politics
Economics
Agriculture
Science and Technology
Society
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
East Asia
India
The Middle East
Africa
Europe
The Americas
Geographic features you’ll need to identify:
Chapter 7
Rome
Scandanavia
Spain
Chapter 8
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Venice
Cordoba
England
France
The Holy Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
Chapter 9
Bosporus Straits
Asia Minor
Athens
Alexandria
Black Sea
The Balkans
Chapter 10
Delhi
Bay of Bengal
Mecca
Damascus
Sultanate at Delhi
Baghdad
Cairo
Cordoba
Mughal Empire
Chapter 11
The Sahara Desert
The Nile River
The Niger River
The Congo River
The Senegal River
The Kalahari Desert
The Red Sea
Axum
Timbuktu
Chapter 12
Strait of Malacca
Gulf of Thailand
Japan
Sea of Japan
Terms and people:
Chapter 10
Section 1
BIG Question: What messages or teachings did Muhammad spread through Islam?
Muhammad
Mecca
Allah
Quran
Mosque
Hajj
Jihad
“People of the Book”
Five Pillars of Islam
Sharia Law
Section 2
Big Question: How did Muhammad’s successors extend Muslim rule and spread Islam?
Abu Bakr
Caliph / Caliphate
Sunni / Shiite / Sufi
Umayyad vs. Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad
Seljuk Turks
Sultan
Mongols
Tamerlane
Section 3
Big Question: What achievements did Muslims make in economics, art, literature, and science?
Muslim Trade Network
Social Structure
Advancements of the Muslim Golden Age
Section 4
Big Question: How did Muslim rule affect Indian government and society?
Delhi Sultanate
Islam vs. Hinduism
Chapter 11
Section 1
Big Question: How did geography and natural resources affect the development of early societies
throughout Africa?
Sahara
Desertification
Bantu Migrations
Compare and contrast regions of Africa (North, South, East, & West)
Section 2
Big Question: How did the kingdoms of West Africa develop and prosper?
Trans-Sahara Trade (Gold & Salt Trade)
Ghana
Influence of Islam
Sundiata
Mali
Mansa Musa (Hajj of Mansa Musa)
Songhai Empire
Benin
Hausa States
Section 3
Big Question: What influence did religion and trade have on the development of East Africa?
Indian Ocean Trade
Ethiopia
Swahili
Great Zimbabwe
Section 4
Big Question: What factors influence the development of societies in Africa?
Nuclear Family
Patrilineal vs. Matrilineal
Lineage
Consensus
Traditional Religious Beliefs
Griots
Chapter 7
Section 1
Big Question: How did Germanic tribes divide Western Europe into small kingdoms?
Dark Ages
Charlemagne
Christendom
Vikings & Magyars
Section 2
Big Question: How did feudalism and the manor economy emerge and shape medieval life?
Feudalism
Lords, Vassels, & Knights
Fief
Chivalry
Manor / Manorial Economy
Serfs
Section 3
Big Question: How did the Church play a vital role in medieval life?
Sacraments
Pope, Bishop, Priests, Monk
Secular
Papal Supremacy
Excommunication & Interdiction
Medieval Jews
Section 4
Big Question: How did changes in agriculture and trade lead to the growth of towns and commerce?
Agricultural Revolution
Middle Class
Guilds (Apprentice, Journeymen, Master)
Charter / Tenant Farmers
Chapter 8
Section 1
Big Question: Compare the growing power of monarchs in England and France?
High Middle Ages
William the Conqueror
King Henry vs. the Church
Magna Carta
Parliament vs. Estates General
Section 2
Big Question: How did explosive conflicts between monarchs and popes affect the balance of power in
France?
Holy Roman Empire
Kings vs. Popes
Section 3
Big Question: How did the crusades change life in Europe and beyond?
Crusades
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Reconquista
Inquisition
Section 4
Big Question: What achievements in learning, literature, and the arts characterized the high and late Middle
Ages?
Universities
Scholasticism & Thomas Aquinas
Advancements of the High Middle Ages
Section 5
Big Question: How did the combination of the plague, upheaval in the church, and war affect Europe in the
1300s and 1400s?
Black Death
Schism
Hundred Years’ War
Chapter 9
Section 1
Big Question: What made the Byzantine empire rich and successful for so long, and why did it finally
crumble?
Constantinople (New Rome)
Autocrat
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Patriarch
Icons
Great Schism
Fourth Crusade
Fall of Constantinople
Chapter 12
Section 1
Big Question: Describe the political, economic, and cultural achievements of the Tang and Song dynasties.
Tang Dynasty
Land Reform
Song Dynasties
Scholar Gentry, Peasants, Merchants
Changes for Women (dowry and foot binding)
Chinese Golden Age
Section 2
Big Question: What were the effects of the Mongol invasion and the rise of the Ming dynasty on China?
Genghis Khan & The Mongols
Pax Mongolica
Kublai Khan & Marco Polo
Yuan Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Zheng He Explorations
Section 4
Big Question: What internal and external factors shaped Japan’s civilization, and what characterized Japan’s
feudal age?
Shinto
Selective Borrowing
Women of the Heian Period
Samurai & Bushido
Shogun
Zen Buddhism
Cultural Advancements of Japan
Section 5
Big Question: How was Southeast Asia affected by the cultures of both China and India?
Southeast Asia Trade Routes
Impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
The Pagan, Khmer, & Srivijaya Empires
Chinese Influence
Vietnamese Independence
Topic o’ the Day
Homework
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Islam
Muslim Empires
Islamic Golden Age
Islam Spreads
Islam in Africa
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
11.1, 11.2
Week 6
Monday
Tuesday
East Africa
African Cultures
11.3
11.4
Week 7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
The Dark Ages
Medieval Life in Europe
Monarchy in Europe
Crusades
The End of Feudalism
7.1, 7.2
7.3, 7.4
8.1, 8.2
8.3
8.4, 8.5
Week 8
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
The Byzantine Empire
Tang and Song China
Mongols
Feudal Japan
9.1
12.1
12.2 (376-379)
12.4
Week 9
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Southeast Asia
Connections and Review
Connections and Review
Unit 2 test
12.5
Study, Essay Prep.
Study, Essay Prep.
Schedule:
Week 5