AP World History Modern Speed Review

AP World History Modern Speed Review Notes

Unit 1: 1200-1450 - Regional Review

  • East Asia:
    • Song Dynasty: Ruled using Neo-Confucianism and the civil service exam.
    • Buddhism remained the main belief system.
    • Champa rice contributed to food surplus.
    • Influence spread to Korea and Japan.
  • Dar al-Islam:
    • The Abbasid Caliphate ended due to the Mongols.
    • Turkey established sultanates (Islamic kingdoms).
    • Significant contributions to math, science, medicine, and intellectual fields.
  • South and Southeast Asia:
    • The Impact of Buddhism and Hinduism.
    • Sufism: A mystical branch of Islam that attracted many converts.
  • The Americas:
    • Incas: Centralized power through their road system and the mita labor system.
    • Aztecs: Centralized power through human sacrifice and chinampas (lake farms).
  • Africa:
    • Focus on state-building: Mali and the trans-Saharan trade.
    • Great Zimbabwe.
    • Swahili Coast.
  • Europe:
    • Feudalism: Serfs worked on manors in a decentralized government system.

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)

  • Silk Road:
    • East meets West.
    • Trading cities like Kashgar and Samarkand emerged in Central Asia.
    • Luxury goods like silk and porcelain were traded.
    • Banking houses and flying cash changed economics.
  • Indian Ocean Trade: