1. KEY Concept 3.1: Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks (Part 3- Cross-Cultural Exchanges)
Period 3: 600 CE – 1450 CE

2. Cross-Cultural Exchanges
Fostered by the intensification of existing, or the creation of new, networks of trade and communication

3. Islam Developed in the Arabian peninsula
Based on the revelations of the prophet Muhammad
Beliefs and practices reflected interactions among Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians with the local Arab peoples
Spread: Military & Trade

4. Diaspora The dispersion of people from their original homeland
In key places along important trade routes, merchants set up diasporic communities where they introduced their own cultural traditions into the indigenous culture
MUSLIMS in the INDIAN OCEAN
CHINESE in SOUTHEAST ASIA
JEWS in the MEDITERRANEAN

6. Inter-Regional Travelers
Writings illustrate both the extent and the limitations of intercultural knowledge and understanding

7. Ibn Battuta Book: Rihla (Journey) Nationality: Moraccan/Berber
Religion: Islam
Distance: 73,000 Miles (44 Countries)

8. Marco Polo Book: Travels of Marco Polo Nationality: Venice/Italian
Religion: Christian (Catholic)
Distance: 25,000 Miles

9. Xuanzang Book: Journey to the West Nationality: Tang China
Religion: Buddhist (Monk)
Distance: 1,000s of Miles

10. Cross-Cultural Diffusion
Neoconfucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism
Southeast Asia

11. Cross-Cultural Diffusion
ISLAM
Southeast Asia & Sub-Saharan Africa

12. Cross-Cultural Diffusion
Printing & Gunpowder from East Asia
Islamic Empires & Western Europe

13. Cross-Cultural Diffusion
Greek & Indian Math
Islamic Empires

14. Cross-Cultural Diffusion
Greek Science & Philosophy
Back to Europe via ISLAMIC EMPIRES

15. Diffusion of Crops
New foods and agricultural techniques were adopted in populated areas
Bananas in Africa
New rice varieties in East Asia
Spread of cotton, sugar, and citrus throughout Dar-al- Islam and the Mediterranean basin

16. Diffusion of Pathogens
Spread of epidemic diseases, including the Black Death, followed well-established paths of trade and military conquest