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P-Classical Connect

AP World History Post-Classical Connections week 6

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What happened to Buddhism during the Post-Classical time? Buddhism spread from South to East Asia, impacting China, Japan, and other places. It competed or cooperated with other religions.
How was religion related to government during this time? . Most governments at this time were theocracies, using religion to strengthen their political control.
What happened to Hinduism during this time? Hinduism and Buddhism dispersed to Southeast Asia
What came from China to Europe to make a big impact? Gunpowder and paper crossed from China to Europe by way of the Silk Road, Muslims and Mongols.
What happened to Russian cities and why? Cities in Russia declined due to Mongol's attacks, but Moscow arose as a center of collecting tribute.
What was Constantinople? Constantinople had for centuries been a thriving commercial city, but it declined due to increasing pressure from the Ottoman Empire.
What caused the decline of Constantinople? it declined due to increasing pressure from the Ottoman Empire.
Who established Beijing? Ming China established Beijing as a capital and built the Forbidden City as a palace for the emperor.
What was the capital of China? Beijing, established by Ming China.
What was the Forbidden City? Forbidden City as a palace for the emperor, constructed by Ming China.
What is Timbuktu? Timbuktu in West Africa became a major city for trade and Muslim learning in the Mali Empire.
What empire is Timbuktu in? Timbuktu in West Africa became a major city for trade and Muslim learning in the Mali Empire.
Who crossed the Silk Road from Italy to China? Marco Polo crossed the Silk Road from Italy to China in the late 1200s.
When did Marco Polo cross the Silk Road? Marco Polo crossed the Silk Road from Italy to China in the late 1200s.
Where did Marco Polo spend several decades? He spent several decades in the court of Kublai Khan (Yuan dynasty) and returned by sea to Europe.
How did Marco Polo return to Europe? by sea
When did Ibn Battuta leave Morocco? Ibn Battuta left Morocco in the early 1300s and may have journeyed 75,000 miles by land and sea visiting SW Asia, India, China, and Africa.
Where did Ibn Battuta journey to? Ibn Battuta left Morocco in the early 1300s and may have journeyed 75,000 miles by land and sea visiting SW Asia, India, China, and Africa.
Who was Ibn Battuta? Ibn Battuta was a Muslim Berber Moroccan scholar and explorer who widely travelled the medieval world. Over a period of thirty years.
How far did Battuta travel? may have journeyed 75,000 miles by land and sea visiting SW Asia, India, China, and Africa over 30 years.
Where did Margery Kempe travel and when? Margery Kempe in the early 1400s traveled from England to Rome and Jerusalem. She recorded her religious experiences.
Who was Margery Kempe? was an English Christian mystic, known for writing through dictation The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language.
What did Margery Kemp write about on her journies? She recorded her religious experiences.
What was THE PLAGUE? The plague, also known as the black death or the bubonic plague, is believed to have begun in China.
Where did the bubonic plague begin? The plague, also known as the black death or the bubonic plague, is believed to have begun in China.
Who were the probably carriers of the plague? The probable carriers were rats/fleas/bacteria.
How was the plague diffused? It was likely diffused by Pax Mongolica west to Europe. The probable carriers were rats/fleas/bacteria.
What is Pax Mongolica? The term is used to describe the eased communication and commerce the unified administration helped to create and the period of relative peace that followed the Mongols' vast conquests.
How was the spread of the plague in Asia and Europe? When did this happen? In the west it gradually spread from SW Asia to southern Europe and to northern Europe in the mid 1300s.
What was the result of the plague on the human population? There was a huge decline in population in every place, perhaps as much as 1/3 in Europe.
What were some of the remedies people tried to cure the plague? People tried many remedies: religious devotion, diet, bloodletting. Nothing seemed to be effective except getting as far away as possible.
What impact did the plague have on religion? The failure of religion may have played a part in the decline of respect for the church (that already was in trouble).
Who were eventually blamed for the plague when there was no obvious villain to blame? Tragically in their desperate attempt to understand the sickness and blame someone/something, Jews were persecuted.
What happened to the people that were sick with the plague? Often people were abandoned as those fearful of getting it fled. A few risked their lives (indeed often sacrificed their lives) to care for the sick.
Who took care of those sick with the plague? Often people were abandoned as those fearful of getting it fled. A few risked their lives (indeed often sacrificed their lives) to care for the sick.
What did the plague help to end? The plague helped end serfdom as laborers were fewer and could demand better treatment. Plagues continued off and on for centuries after this plague.
Was the bubonic plague the only one that people had to suffer from? Plagues continued off and on for centuries after this plague.
Where did bananas come from and where did they spread to? Bananas from SE Asia diffused to Africa;
Where did citrus come from and where did they spread to? citrus spread from Asia to Europe.
Where did productive rice come from and where did it spread to? More productive rice diffused from Vietnam to China.
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