1. September 18 2017 DO NOW: WORK PERIOD:
Get out the notes you took over Chapters 4 & 5
Make sure your names are on these and prepare to turn them in
Make sure you have your Period 1 & 2 Test
Put your name on the answer sheets and any additional papers from SA or LEQ.
WORK PERIOD:
We will take a few minutes to answer questions about the test
Followed by notes over the KC for Period 3 ( ).

2. Unit 3: Post-Classical Age
600 C.E. – 1450 C.E.

3. Tabs 3.1 Communication & Exchange Networks
3.2 State Forms & Interactions
3.3 Increased Productive Capacity & Its Consequences

4. 3.1 Communication & Exchange Networks
Improved transportation technology & commercial practice increased volume of trade; expanded geographic range of existing and newly-active trade networks.
A. Existing trade flourished
Silk Road
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Trans-Sahara

5. 3.1 Communication & Exchange Networks
B. The growth of interregional trade dependent on new technology, including more sophisticated caravan organization; use of the compass, astrolabe, and larger ship designs in sea travel; and new forms of credit and monetization.
C. Commercial growth: state practices, trading organizations, and state-sponsored commercial infrastructures(Grand Canal, China)
Coins, paper money
Hanseatic League

6. 3.1 Communication & Exchange Networks
E. The expansion of empires facilitated Trans-Eurasian trade and communication as new peoples were drawn into their conquerors' economies and trade networks.
China (Tang, Song, Yuan)
Byzantine Empire
Muslim Caliphates (Abbasid, Umayyad)
Mongol

7. 3.1 Communication & Exchange Networks
II. Migration = linguistic & environmental effects
Deforestation; soil erosion; flooding
Migration Bantu-speaking peoples transmit iron & agricultural techniques in Sub-Saharan Africa
Polynesians cultivate plants & domesticate animals as they move to new islands
Spread of Bantu and Swahili language

8. 3.1 Communication & Exchange Networks
III. Cross-cultural exchange intensified new networks of trade & communication
Islam develops in Arabian peninsula
Muslim rule expands to Afro-Eurasia
Islam spread through missionaries & merchants
Cultural diffusion w/ diasporic communities
Writings of travelers illustrate intercultural knowledge
Ibn Battuta & Marco Polo

9. 3.1 Communication & Exchange Networks
B. Cultural Diffusion through trade & interaction
Neoconfucianism & Buddhism in E. Asia
Ancient Greek & Indian text on Muslim scholars
Spread of printing & Gunpowder from E. Asia
Spread of new foods & disease (Black Death)

10. 3.2 State Forms & Interactions
Empires collapsed; new states emerged
Byzantine Empire; Sui,Tang, Song (China)
Mongol Khanates
Feudalism (Europe & Japan)
Abbasid & Umayyad Caliphates
China influenced surrounding states
Technology & Cultural Transfer
Crusades
Mongol Empire

11. 3.3 Increased Productive Capacity & Its Consequences
Agriculture & Industrial Production
Improved terracing
Chinampa field system
Expanded production of textiles & porcelin
Iron & Steel production expanded
Periods of decline & increased urbanization
Invasion, disease, decline of agriculture production
Safe/reliable transport, rise of commerce

12. 3.3 Increased Productive Capacity & Its Consequences
II. Labor Organization
Guilds
Coerced labor: Serfdom, mita
Largely Patriarchal Societies
Women had more power among Mongols, W. Africa, Japan, & SE Asia.
Diffusion of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam led to change in gender and family structure
Sati
Footbinding

13. Today/Tonight You will receive a Period 3 overview
This has vocabulary/terms to be familiar with
It also lists the Key Concepts for Period 3
Begin working on looking up and defining the words on the vocabulary side. Define ONLY the words you do not know.
Read and examine the chart on pages
What does the book mean by “Third Wave Civilizations?”
What were the first two “waves” of civilization?