Changes & Continuity: AP World History

Continuities in The Global Tapestry

Religion (islam, buddhism, christianity), patriarchy, feudalism

Changes in The Global Tapestry

Rise of centralized states, increased trade (silk roads, Indian Ocean)

Continuities in the Networks of Exchange

Demand for luxury goods, spread of religion

Changes in Networks of Exchange

New technologies (compass, lateen sail), cultural diffusion, Mongol influence

Continuities in Land-based empires

Use of religion for legitimacy (divine rights, caliphates)

Changes in Land-Based empires

Gunpowder tech, bureaucratic growth, art/architecture as power symbols

Continuities in Transoceanic Interconnections

Trade routes still used (Indian Ocean), existing empires

Changes in Transoceanic Interconnections

Global economy, demographic collapse of natives, racial slavery

Continuities in revolutions

Monarchies still exist, social hierarchy

Changes in Revolutions

New ideologies (liberalism, nationalism), abolition of slavery, feminism

Continuities for Consequences of Industrialization

Continuities: desire for wealth and power

Changes in Consequences of Industrialization

Urbanization, new classes, environment, resistance to colonialism

Continuities in Global Conflict

Imperialism (at first), nationalism

Changes in Global Conflict

Nuclear weapons, total war, new ideologies (communism/facism)

Continuities in Cold War and Decolonization

Tensions over ideology/power

Changes in Cold War/ Decolonization

Collapse of empires, rise of the US/USSR as superpowers

Continuities in Globalization

Inequality, cultural exchange

Changes in globalization

digital age, interconnected world, global capitalism, social movements