Unit 3 - Regional and Transregional Interactions 600 to 1450
Ch. 6-15
Essential Question:
1. What were the primary causes and consequences of the expansion and intensification of communication and exchange networks between 600-1450 C.E.?
Objectives:
Explain the reasons for the rapid rise and spread of Islam.
To what extent did urban quality of life mirror political developments during the Abbasid Empire?
In what ways did Islam influence sub-Saharan African culture?
Explain the continuities and changes in the expansion and intensification of communication and exchange networks.
Explain the causes of continuity and innovation in the forms and structures of states around the world as well as analyze the short and long term effects of the interactions between states in this period.
Explain the causes and effects of increased economic productive capacity and its consequences.