Perid 3: Reginal and Transreginal Interactins, c. 600 t c. 1450 CE Study Guide by Key Cncepts Key Cncept(s) Answ er Key Cncept 3.1 Expansin and Intensificatin f Cmmunicatin and Exchange Netwrks Examples t mentin in essays (Evidence pts) Hw did trade netwrks in the pst-classical Era cmpare t the Classical Era? What new technlgies, gvernmental plicies, and merchant activities accmpanied these develpments? What rle did pastral and nmadic grups play in these trade netwrks? I. Imprved transprtatin technlgies and cmmercial practices led t an increased vlume f trade, and expanded the gegraphical range f existing and newly-active trade netwrks. What Classical era trade netwrks cntinued during the pst-classical era, and which new cities were added during the pst-classical What new trade netwrk(s) develped in this
What new technlgies enabled the grwth f interreginal trade netwrks? What factrs encuraged cmmercial grwth in the pst-classical Hw did the expansin f empires & trade netwrks affect the relatinship between peples inside vs. utside thse znes? II. The mvement f peples caused envirnmental and linguistic effects. What basic understandings f envirnment and technlgy did pstclassical traders need t cnduct their business? What were the envirnmental effects f migratin in the pst-classical What were the linguistic effects f migratin in the pst-classical III. Crss-cultural exchanges were fstered by the intensificatin f existing r the creatin f new netwrks f trade & cmmunicatin. Why and where did Muslim trade netwrks change in the pst-classical
What institutins did merchants create t fster bth trade and cultural diffusin in the pst-classical Hw well did pst-classical scieties knw and understand each ther? Hw did pst-classical trade affect the diffusin f literacy, artistic, and cultural traditins? Hw did pst-classical trade affect the diffusin f scientific and technlgical traditins? IV. There was cntinued diffusin f crps and pathgens thrughut the Eastern Hemisphere alng the trade rutes. What new fds, crps, and agricultural practices diffused in the pstclassical What diseases and pathgens als spread via pst-classical trade netwrks?
Key Cncept 3.2 Cntinuity & Innvatin f State Frms and Their Interactins Examples t mentin in essays (Evidence pts) Hw did state frms develp in the pst-classical I. Empires cllapsed and were recnstituted; in sme regins new state frms emerged. Hw did pst-classical states avid the mistakes f classical empires in the regins where classical empires cllapsed? What new frms f gvernance emerged in the pstclassical Hw & where did gvernmental diffusin ccur in the pst-classical Hw did states in the Americas develp in the pst-classical II. Inter-reginal cntacts and cnflicts between states and empires encuraged significant technlgical and cultural transfers, fr example between Tang China and the Abbasids, acrss the Mngl empires and during the Crusades.
Key Cncept 3.3 Increased Ecnmic Prductive Capacity and Its Cnsequences Examples t mentin in essays (Evidence pts) What were the verall wrldwide ecnmic trends in the pst-classical I. Innvatins stimulated agricultural and industrial prductin in many regins. What new innvatins affected agriculture in the pst-classical Hw and why did crps migrate during the pstclassical Hw did textile and prcelain prductin develp in the pstclassical II. The fate f cities varied greatly, with perids f significant decline, and perids f increased urbanizatin buyed by rising prductivity and expanding trade netwrks. Why did sme pst-classical urban areas decline? Why did sme pst-classical urban areas prsper and grw?
What rles did cities play in their scieties during the pst-classical III. Despite significant cntinuities in scial structures and in methds f prductin, there were als sme imprtant changes in labr management and in the effects f religius cnversin n gender relatins and family life. What pre-existing labr systems cntinued thrugh the pst-classical Hw did scial and gender hierarchies develp in the pstclassical What new labr frms develped in the pstclassical Why did sme gender rles and family structures change in the pstclassical