POST-CLASSICAL AGE Using works of art to lay the cultural foundations for the Post-Classical period of AP World History

THE POST-CLASSICAL ERA Regions Islamic World Western Europe East Europe East Asia Central Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Americas Themes Trans-regional contacts and influences Aristocratic dominance Cosmopolitan faiths Large urban areas

THE ISLAMIC WORLD Regions Guidelines Arab Caliphates Fatimids of Egypt Ummayyads of Cordoba Guidelines Faith influences art Geometric shapes Attention to color Calligraphy as art Metallurgy, carpets

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

MUSLIM PERIPHERY Regions Traditions South Asia Central Asia Iberia Color People in art Textiles

POST-CLASSICAL CHINA Dynasties Guidelines Sui Tang Song Simplicity Export Qualities Capture nature

POST-CLASSICAL CHINESE PERIPHERIES Regions Japan Korea Influences Sinification Syncretism Local Traditions

MEDIEVAL WESTERN EUROPE Regions Southern Western Northern Influences Age of Faith Age of Feudalism Age of Chivalry Rise of Cities Supporters Church Royalty, states Middle Class

MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE

ORTHODOX EUROPE Regions Themes Byzantine Empire Kievan Russia Balkans Armenia Georgia Themes Caesaropapism Roman traditions Christian traditions Hellenic traditions

ORTHODOX ARCHITECTURE

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Regions Themes Sahel (Sudan) West African Forest Area Central and South Africa East Africa Themes Materials Iron and Ivory Bronze and Gold Crafts Masks

SOUTH ASIA Two Regions Influences North India – Islam South India – Hindu Others: Jains & Buddhists Influences Personalization of Hinduism Syncretism Jains, Buddhists, Hindus Muslims, Hindus

SOUTHEAST ASIA Sub-regions Syncretistic Cultures Vietnam, North Champa Khmer Malaya, Malacca East Indies Sumatra Java Syncretistic Cultures Native Confucian Buddhism Mahayana Theravada Hinduism Islam

ARCHITECTURE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN

THE AMERICAS Regions Mesoamerica Andean Area North America Themes

PERIPHERIES Regions Central Asia Oceania Australia