Unit 1:The Global Tapestry

Essential Question

To what extent did societies in South or Southeast Asia experience cultural change during the period 1200-1450?

Objectives

1. Explain how syncretism occurred in South Asia

2. Compare and Contrast the beliefs of Buddhism and Confucianism

3. Explain how Hinduism imposes stability on their society

4. Explain how trade affected culture in South Asia

5. Explain Islam's impact on South Asian culture

6. Explain Islam's lasting impact outside of religion on the world

7. Explain the main sources of wealth for Southeast Asia

8. Explain the sources for Islamic Advances in Learning

9. Compare and contrast Hindu and Islamic social structures

Key Terms and Concepts

1. Developments in East Asia from 1200-1450

   1. Cultural traditions

      1. Filial Piety in East Asia

      2. Influence of Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism in East Asia

      3. Confucian traditions of both respect for and expected deference from women

      4. Chinese literary and scholarly traditions and their spread to Heian Japan and Korea

   2. Branches of Buddhism

      1. Theravada

      2. Mahayana

      3. Tibetan

   3. Technological innovations

      1. Champa rice

      2. Transportation innovations, like the Grand Canal expansion

      3. Steel and iron production

      4. Textiles and porcelains for export

2. Developments in Dar al-Islam from 1200CE -- 1450CE

   1. New Islamic political entities

      1. Seljuk Empire

      2. Mamluk sultanate of Egypt

      3. Delhi sultanates

   2. Innovations

      1. Advances in mathematics (Nasir al-Din al-Tusi)

      2. Advances in literature ('A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah)

      3. Advances in medicine

   3. Transfers

      1. Preservation and commentaries on Greek moral and natural philosophy 

      2. House of Wisdom in Abbasid Baghdad

      3. Scholarly and cultural transfers in Muslim and Christian Spain

3. Developments in South and Southeast Asia from 1200CE to 1450CE

   1. Beliefs and practices

      1. Bhakti movement

      2. Sufism

      3. Buddhist monasticism

   2. Hindu/Buddhist states

      1. Vijayanagara Empire

      2. Srivijaya Empire

      3. Rajput Kingdoms

      4. Khmer Empire

      5. Majapahit

      6. Sukhothai Kingdom

      7. Sinhala dynasties

4. State building in Americas

   1. State systems in the Americas

      1. Maya city-states

      2. Mexica

      3. Inca

      4. Chaco

      5. Mesa Verde

      6. Cahokia

5. State Building in Africa

   1. State systems in Africa 

      1. Great Zimbabwe

      2. Ethiopia

      3. Hausa Kingdoms