Transcript Post Classical Era - HISTORY APPRECIATION

Post Classical
Era
600 - 1450
Early Post Classical Age
600-1200
Enlarged Civilization
sites
During Classical Era:
Mediterranean Basin
South Asian Subcontinent
Northern Chinese Plain
Mesoamerica
Andean Region
Emerging Zones: new
locations
• Interior Eastern Europe
• Sub Saharan Africa
– West & East
• Northern Europe
• Extension of East Asia: Korea &
Japan
• Southeast Asia
Expansion of trade
Trend: From Local trade
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Regional Trade
New Silk Road
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
South China Sea
Trans-Saharan
Vertical Trade – Americas
Impact:
• Diffusion (technology, disease, religion)
• Development of cosmopolitan CITIES
ZONES OF DEVELOPMENT: Post Classical Age
MAJOR TRADE ROUTES: Post Classical Age
Dominant Culture
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End of Classical Balance of Power
Empires as a political system declined
Development of Arab Kingdoms
Spread & Adaptation of Muslim Beliefs, into…
– Southern Europe
– India
– North, West & East Africa
– Middle East
Pax Islamica
Spread of World
Religions
Trend: Polytheistic
One creator
• European Sphere – Christianity (E&W)
• East & Southeast Asia – Buddhism
• South Asia & Southeast Asia – Hinduism
• North South Asia, West Asia & Africa –
Islam
Impact of: Organized Churches,
Monasteries, Clergy, Religious scholars
Impact ON: Literature, Learning, Gender
So, What will we study?
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Mediterranean Basin
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Eastern Europe (Byzantine Empire, Rise of Russia)
Arab Caliphates & Muslim Invaders (Caliphates)
Western Medieval Europe
Sub Saharan- West African Kingdoms (Gold for Salt Trade)
Indian Ocean
A. East African City-States
B. South Asia - India
C. Southeast Asia (Vietnam)
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East Asian Development
A. Chinese Reunification (Tang & Song)
B. Creation of Korean Kingdoms & Japan
General Characteristics
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Arab-Muslim Influence strong
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Spread of Civilization beyond classical
empire zones (Regional Civilizations)
3. Spread of World Religions which
define regional civilizations
4. Development of World Trade
Networks
What happens after 1200?
New Nomadic Invaders, Disease
& Late Post Classical Empires