Due Dates for 600-1450 CE

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Assignments: 600 CE -1450 CE (Period 3)

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1	·         Read and Outline pages 109-115 ·         Read and Outline pages 117-143 and answer the following questions: o    How did Islam address the fundamental problems in Arabian society? o    How did people react to the death of the Prophet? o    What events led to the fall of the Umayyads? o    How did the Abbasid Empire differ from the Umayyad Empire? o    What were the achievements of the “Islamic world”? o    How would you describe the role of women in the “Islamic world” compared to women in other contemporary societies?	10/9
2	·         Read and Outline pages 145-168 and answer the following questions: o    What were the causes for the weaknesses of the later Abbasid Empire? o    How would you describe the role of women in the Abbasid Empire? o    How did the Abbasids keep alive the ideas of many ancient Greek and Roman writers? o    Describe how Islam spread to South Asia and Southeast Asia.	10/13
3	·         Read and Outline pages 171-191 and answer the following questions: o    What were “common elements” in African societies? o    How did Islam spread into Africa? o    What were the Sudanic states and how were they organized? o    How did Islam and the beliefs of indigenous societies fuse among African people? o    What was the connection between East Africa and Islam? o    Where did cultures in Africa develop that were NOT impacted by Islam?  What was the nature of their organization
4	·         Read and Outline pages 263-286 and answer the following questions: o    How did the Sui and Tang dynasties reestablish a centralized empire in China? o    How did the Tang govern their empire and why did they use these institutions/methods? o    Describe the reasons for the Decline of the Tang Dynasty? o    To what extent was the Song Dynasty weaker than the Tang and how did the Song dynasty attempt to solve the problems they faced? o    What was the Chinese commercial revolution. o    How did the status of women change during the Tang-Song era and describe the status of women. o    What was the impact of the Tang-Song era on Chinese history? o    Describe the innovations that were made during the Tang-Song era?	10/20
5	·         Read and Outline pages 193-210 and answer the following questions: o    What were the origins of the Byzantine Empire (BE)? o    What groups threatened the survival of the BE and how was the BE able to survive? o    Describe the split that occurred between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches and How did it impact the BE and European civilizations? o    Describe the Russian state in Kiev and the important Russian institutions.	10/14
6	·         Read and Outline pages 213-236 and answer the following questions: o    What characteristics define the postclassical time period in Western Europe? o    Define feudalism and manorialism. o    How did Western Europe recover politically and economically in the ninth and tenth century? o    Describe the political units of Western Europe between 1000 and 1400 and theology during the Middle Ages. o    What were the crises of the later Middle Ages?	10/15
7	·         Read and Outline pages 289-312 and answer the following questions: o    How did Chinese culture influence the three earlier periods of Japanese history (Taika, Nara, Heian)? o    Describe the Taika reforms and why did they fail? o    Why was there a decline in the imperial power in Japan and a rise of the Shoguns?  (Make sure you address the warrior elites and the growing isolation of the imperial court) o    How does court life in the Heian period compare to European court life (use your notes from Europe)? o    Describe the Bakufu Period/Age. o    What was the relationship between Korea and China? o    How was Vietnam able to remain independent in China?
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8	·         Read and Outline pages 315-337 and answer the following questions: o    Describe Mongol culture and society.  o    How did Chinggis Khan rise to power? o    Why did the Mongols adopt a strategy of “terror”? o    How were the Mongols able to conquer northern China under Chinggis Khan? o    How and why did the empire divide after Chinggis’ death? o    Describe the Mongol attack on Europe. o    How did the Mongols govern their empire and the people?  o    How did Mongol rule influence Europe, the Islamic world, and China (Be Specific)?	10/22
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10	·         Read and Outline pages 239-260 and answer the following questions: o    How were the Aztecs and Incas influenced by earlier societies? o    How did the Aztecs organize their agricultural sector? o    What are some problems faced by the Aztecs? o    How did the Incas overcome their geographic problems of their empire? o    Describe the social organization within Andean society? o    Compare and contrast Andean and Mesoamerican civilizations.	10/23
11	·         Read and Outline pages 339-352 and answer the following questions: o    Why was the Islamic Empire/society in decline? o    What was China’s involvement in international trade?  Why did they later decide to isolate themselves from the West? o    What were the reasons for the “Rise of the West”? And, How did the Renaissance affect European thought and the “Rise”? o    What groups of Europeans were involved in early exploration? And, how were they involved, what were the reasons for these explorations and why where they successful/failed? o    Describe the Migrations of the Polynesians and why did the migration occur?
12	·         Migrations Assignment
13	·         Essay
14	·         REVIEW SHEET
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