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Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (c. 1200 to c. 1450) BIG IDEAS #1. Song China maintained and justified its rule through Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy. Buddhism continued to shape China's society. The Song economy flourished during this period. #2. As the Abbasid Caliphate was falling apart, new Islamic political entities emerged, and they engaged in significant expansion, while creating the occasion for intellectual innovations and transfers. #3. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam deeply influenced state building in South and Southeast Asia. #4. The various civilizations of the Americas developed strong states, large urban centers, and complex belief systems. #5. African state building was facilitated through participation in trade networks and religion. #6. State building in Europe was characterized by religious belief, feudalism, and decentralized monarchies. Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (c. 1200 to c. 1450) BIG IDEAS #1. Networks of exchange expanded in geographical scope and led to increasing interactions between states. #2. A major effect of the growth of trading routes was cultural diffusion. #3. The increasing Interconnection facilitated by trading routes led to significant environmental consequences. #4. The Mongols created the largest land based empire in history, which facilitated further Interconnection across Afro-Eurasia. Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (c. 1450 to c. 1750) BIG IDEAS #1. Various land-based empires developed and expanded throughout 1450-1750, most significantly through the use of gunpowder. #2. Rulers of land-based empires gained power and maintained control by establishing bureaucracies, sponsoring the creation of art, centralizing tax collection, and developing large militaries. #3. Belief systems could play different roles in and among land-based empires. In some cases, shared beliefs bound people together. In other cases, conflicting beliefs caused conflict. Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750) BIG IDEAS #1. New and updated maritime technology facilitated transoceanic trade and the development of sea-based empires. #2. European state-sponsored exploration led to a rapid expansion of trade and trans-Atlantic contact with the Americas. #3. The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of animals, plants, foods, and diseases from Europe to the Americas and vice versa. As a result of new contact, Europeans sought to colonize the Americas. #4. With transoceanic contact established, European states established empires fueled by mercantilist economic policy and coerced labor systems. #5. The development of maritime empires over time significantly changed the economies and societies in which they were established. #6. As states imposed their cultural, political, and economic will on various colonized and enslaved people, resistance occurred. #7. Social categories, rules, and practice were both maintained and underwent significant change during this period. Unit 5: Revolutions (c. 1750 to c. 1900) BIG IDEAS #1. New ways of thinking embodied in the Enlightenment created the occasion for reform and revolution. #2. The ideas of the Enlightenment, combined with rising nationalism, led to various revolutions throughout the world. #3. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain and would eventually transform the world. #4. As western Industrialization spread, Middle Eastern and Asian countries’ share in global manufacturing declined. #5. The advent of new technologies fundamentally changed the landscape of manufacturing. #6. Significant economic shifts occurred during this period including the rise of free market capitalism, transnational businesses, and increased standards of living. #7. Industrialization caused change in existing social hierarchies and standards of living as well as calls for changes.