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Unit Introduction:

Unit 3 Interregional Patterns of Culture and Contact (Eurasia and Africa)

In Unit 1, a major emphasis was placed on trade and trade routes including the Silk Road from 600 -1200 C.E. But, beginning in 1206 C.E. when Genghis Khan came to power, the world network of trade under the Mongols tied much of the world together including Europe, Southwest Asia (Middle East), Central Asia, Russia, and China as these regions were brought under Mongol control.

While the Mongol reputation was that of being barbarians, there were many positive aspects to Mongol rule and domination. The areas conquered lived in peace and economic prosperity. There was religious toleration and opportunity was open to those with skills and talent from throughout the Mongol Dominion, thus the Mongol era enjoyed a great diffusion of technology, arts, scholars, and religion.

By 1500 C.E. the Mongol empire had ended and new forces had emerged. In China, the Ming Dynasty had replaced the Mongol Yuan and had begun expanding its influence in East and Southeast Asia. The Ottomans had taken over Byzantium, and Christians had taken over the Iberian Peninsula and had started a world wide period of expansion.

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Objectives: What will the students learn….

Students will:

• Explain how the Mongols united under Genghis Khan.
• Explain what factors led to the Mongol rise to power.
• Understand the effects of Mongol rule in the territories under the control of the Il-khan and the Golden Horde.
• Compare the effects of Mongol rule in the different regions under Mongol control.
• Explain how Islamic science and technology flourished under Mongol rule.
• Explain how Mongol rule spread new ideas, goods, people and diseases.
• Explain the growth of trade and the effects of trade under Mongol rule.
• Describe and analyze the effects of Mongol aggression in Eastern Eurasia.
• Explain the effects of Mongol rule in China.
• Compare economic, technological, and social developments in Yuan and Ming China.
• Discuss developments in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam during the Mongol period and how the Mongols influenced developments in those regions.
• Explain how the people of tropical Africa and Asia adapted to their environment, and explain how features of Africa and South Asia united the two regions.
• Describe Indian Ocean trade from 1200-1500 C.E; who participated, what kind of vessels were used, what goods were exchanged, and explain what the effects of this trading system were.
• Explain how Islam affected different societies in regard to economics, education, status of women, and architecture.
• Compare the economic, political, and social systems of Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.

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Readings in the text:

• Chapter 13: Western Eurasia

Bulliet, Pages 325-345

• Chapter 14: Eastern Eurasia

Bulliet, Pages 348-367

• Chapter 15: Tropical Africa and Asia

Bulliet, Pages 370-392

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Pacing Guide:

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Terms:

Genghis Khan	khan	Mongols	nomadism
steppe	Il-khan	Golden Horde	Mongol bow
Juvaini	Rashid al-Din	Tax farming	Ibn Khaldun
Nasir al-Din Tusi	Arabic numerals	Alexander Nevskii	Ottomans
Mamluks	Ogodei	Yuan Empire	Kublai Khan
Beijing	Cottage industries	Manchuria	Ming Empire
Yongle	Forbidden City	Zheng He	Technology transfer
Yi	Movable type	cotton	Kamikaze
Ashikaga shogunate	Annam	Champa	Tropics
Ibn Battuta	monsoon	Delhi Sultanate	Mali
Delhi	Mansa Kankan Musa	Gujarat	Raziya
dhow	junks	Swahili Coast	Great Zimbabwe
Aden	Malacca	Urdu	Timbuktu

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Unit Assessment:

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