Unit 1 Learning Objectives
● Explain the systems of government employed by the Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
● Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
● Explain the effects of innovations on the Chinese economy over time.
● Explain how systems of belief and their practices affected society in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
● Explain the causes and effects of the rise of Islamic states over time.
● Explain the effects of intellectual innovation in Dar al-Islam.
● Explain how the various belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia affected society over time.
● Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia (ex: Rajput kingdoms, Khmer
Empire,Vijayanagara Empire) developed and maintained their power over time.
● Explain how and why states in the Americas (Maya city-states, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo) developed and changed over
time.
● Explain how and why states in Africa developed and changed over time.
● Explain how the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions in Europe affected European society.
● Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization (feudalism) in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
● Explain the effects of agriculture on social organization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
● Explain the similarities and differences in the processes of state formation from c. 1200 to c. 1450.