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Unit Introduction:

Unit 1: New Patterns of Civilization (Africa, Islam, Europe)

In Foundations of World History, students examined the new patterns of civilizations, social structure, technology and the environment, belief systems, and interaction between societies, especially trade in the early civilizations and empires.

Even though most societies participated in trade, the amount of contact beyond the borders of their societies was still rather limited. This changed slowly over time and by the 1200’s C.E., long-distance trade and contact with other societies had become widespread.

The world became more interconnected as people migrated, ideas were exchanged, and religion spread along three major trading routes; the many Silk Roads, Sub-Saharan Africa trade routes, and the many maritime routes of the Indian Ocean.

During this period (600 C.E. – 1200 C.E.) trade, technology, and religion spread. In Africa trade and technology was spread by Bantu migrations, as well as the introduction and spread of Islam into Africa.

In Europe it wasn’t trade but monks and missionaries that converted Celtic, Germanic, and Slavic peoples to Christianity, after the fall of the Roman Empire.

These events in the Post-Classical era helped develop and shape new patterns of civilization in Africa, the Middle-East, and Europe that provided links for exchange and helped create a truly global civilization.

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Objectives: What will the students learn….

Students will:

• Identify the locations of the three major trade routes, The Silk Roads, the Indian Ocean, and the trans-Saharan trade routes.
• Explain how the Silk Roads served as a conduit for goods, technology, and ideas.
• Explain how the Indian Ocean system changed Asia, Africa, and the Middle East into a major trade network operated by Muslim and Chinese sailors.
• Explain how the Sahara was a barrier to trade, yet still permitted the transfer of goods and technology.
• Explain how the migrations of the Bantu Migrations provided Africa with an underlying cultural unity and legacy.
• Analyze the relationship between environment, transportation technology, and trade along the Silk Road, Indian Ocean, and trans-Saharan trade routes.
• Explain what impact the growth and spread of Buddhism and Christianity had on Eurasia and Africa.
• Explain how Islam began and what other traditions influenced its development.
• Explain how Islamic society developed secular rule, and how the institution of the caliphate evolved over time.
• Understand how the Byzantine and Sasanid empires laid the foundations for the Islamic state.
• Describe what influence Islam had on women, families, and slavery.
• Explain how Islamic life differed in urban and rural areas.
• Identify and analyze the rise and decline of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates.
• Explain how European society developed after the fall of the Roman Empire.
• Explain how Roman, Christian, and Germanic traditions and culture shaped European society after the fall of Rome.
• Explain what role the Catholic Church played in the development of Western Europe.
• Compare the Catholic Church in Western Europe with that of the Byzantine Church.
• Explain what role technology and agricultural improvements played in early European society and economy.
• Compare Western European society, culture, political systems, and religion with those of the Byzantine Empire.
• Summarize the rise of the Kievan state.

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Readings in the text:

• Chapter 8: Networks of Communication and Exchange

Bulliet, Pages 197-223

• Chapter 9: The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Bulliet, Pages 225-247

• Chapter 10: Christian Europe Emerges

Bulliet, Pages 250-273

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Pacing Guide:

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Terms:

Sahel	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Trans-Saharan caravan routes	Indian Ocean Maritime System
steppes	Savanna	Great traditions	Small traditions	Bantu
Armenia	Ethiopia	Silk Road	Shi’ites	Sunnis
Sasanid Empire	Mecca	Muhammad	Ali	Abu Bakr
muslim	Islam	Medina	umma	caliphate
Quran	A’isha	Umayyad Caliphate	Abbasid Caliphate	Mamluks
Charlemagne	medieval	Byzantine Empire	manor	serfs
nobles	Feudalism	fief	vassal	Papacy
schism	Holy Roman Empire	Investiture Controversy	monasticism	Kievan Russia

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Unit Assessment:

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