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Period: 700 to 800
Mayan fall - Unit 2
The Mayan civilization began to fall because of issues like drought, war, disease, and overpopulation. The stresses from these factors caused the Mayan group to fall. This follows the theme of the interaction between humans and the environment, as drought and factors like disease weakened the Mayan people. -
Period: 750 to 1251
Abbasid Caliphate - Unit 1
An Islamic empire that replaced the Umayyad caliphate. It's capital was Baghdad, and during it, the Golden Age of Islam occurred, where there were major achievements in science, mathematics, and medicine. This connects to a political theme because it is showing the ruling class. -
800
🌟Rise of Gunpowder 🌟 - Unit 3
Gunpowder was discovered by the Chinese in the 9th century, and it continued to be used by many empires, including the 3 major gunpowder empires, the Ottoman empire, the Safavid empire, and the Mughal Empire. All these empires were very powerful as gunpowder facilitated expansion and governance. The theme of technology is evident because as this new technology of gunpowder is being used, it impacted many places. -
Period: 960 to 1277
Song Dynasty (960-1279) Unit 1
The Song Dynasty ruled from 960 to 1279, and was part of China's Golden Age. It allowed for rapid economic growth with the establishment of paper currency, trade guilds, and trading on the silk road. This demonstrates the political theme as the political empire took power away from the previous dynasty. -
1054
The Great Schism - Unit 3
The Great Schism was the splitting of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. The two churches had many different opinions on topics such as divorce and baptism, so after many disputes, they separated into two sanctions. This demonstrates the theme of social ideas because this reflects the social distinctions at the time. -
Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades - Unit 1
These were military campaigns from European Christians to convert Muslims people who aren't christian. This shows a cultural and social theme because the Europeans were trying to force their culture on others. -
1198
🌟Technological Advancements🌟 Unit 2
Technological advancements such as the magnetic compass, astrolabe, and caravel were major creations that accelerated the growth of maritime empires and trade. The astrolabe was a navigation tool, while the magnetic compass was used for overseas travels and the caravel for long travels. This as the most important because all these developments demonstrated the theme of technology because it assisted many maritime empires in their growth. -
1200
🌟Champa Rice in Vietnam (11th century) Unit 1
Champa Rice was a fast-growing and resistant rice that could grow in many atmospheres. The use of it allowed for the rapid population growth, which in turn led to economic growth. This demonstrates the theme of technology because with the use of Champa Rice, it allowed for rapid population growth which led to new innovations, which impacted other empires and civilizations as well. This corresponds with the reasons for this being the most important event of unit 1. -
Period: 1200 to 1448
Song Dynasty - Unit 1
Neo Confucianism was introduced in the Song dynasty, which was different from Tang Confucianism, because this new type of Confucianism focused on hierarchy and filial piety. This reflects the social theme because it demonstrates the social impacts of ideologies and its impact on people -
Period: 1200 to 1300
Pax Mongolica - Unit 2
A time of peace through 1200-1300, which allowed for cultural exchange and communication throughout the silk road. This was initiated by the Mongol empire and allowed for increased growth on the Silk road, while inadvertently spreading things such as the black death. -
Period: 1200 to 1451
🌟Long-Distance trade networks🌟 - Unit 1
The Indian Ocean trade assisted in the trading of spices, textiles and metals, while the Trans-Saharan route traded gold, salt, and slaves. The silk road facilitated trade and helped with the exchange of cultures. All these trade routes assisted in the spread of culture and ways of life. This displays the theme of humans interacting with their environments because trade was facilitated through mountains and seas. -
Period: 1200 to
The Hanseatic League - Unit 2
A league of merchant guilds and towns with Europe around the Baltic sea which facilitated trade around that area. This allowed for the growth of economic prosperity and the spread of cultural, which corresponds with the cultural theme -
Period: 1206 to 1368
Mongol Empire - Unit 2
Genghis Khan established the Mongol empire in 1206, unifying tribes from Mongolia and helping in diffusing Mongol culture. The Mongols were also influential in world trade, spreading through Europe and Asia. This demonstrates social and economic themes because of the cultural exchange which contributed to increase political gain. -
Period: 1271 to 1295
Marco Polo's travels - Unit 3
Marco Polo wrote about his journeys throughout Asia in 1271 and 1295, detailing about the court of Kublai Khan. This demonstrates the social theme because of the spread and awareness of cultures. -
Period: 1299 to
Rise of Ottoman empire - Unit 4
Ottoman troops invaded the Balkans in 1345, destroying the Capital of Constantinople, and creating the Ottoman capital. This demonstrates a political theme because it shows the changing of empires and political leaders. -
Period: 1324 to 1318
Mansa Musa's travels - Unit 3
Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali empire, went on a Hajj to Mecca, where he wrote about his journeys, and throughout the trip, he eased in the diffusion of Islamic culture. This demonstrates a cultural theme because the spread of cultures was imminent. -
Period: 1346 to 1453
The Black Death - Unit 2
A pandemic also known as the bubonic plague, it killed between 25 to 50 million people throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. It was transmitted by rodents. This demonstrated the social theme because this disease affected the whole world indiscriminately. -
1420
Songhai Empire
A West African state that replaced the Mali empire, the Songhai empire benefited from the taxing of trans-Saharan trade routes, which greatly increased the economy. This demonstrates the economic theme because of the impact of taxation. -
Period: 1480 to 1530
Mughal Dynasty - Unit 4
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Period: 1492 to
🌟Colombian Exchange🌟 - Unit 4
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Period: 1509 to
Safavid Empire - Unit 4
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1517
Protestant Reformation - Unit 3
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1541
Tokugawa Shogunate - Unit 4
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Industrial Revolution - Unit 5
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🌟Second wave of imperialism🌟- Unit 6
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American Revolution - Unit 5
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French revolution - Unit 5
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Conference of Vienna - Unit 6
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Opium Wars - Unit 6
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Communist manifesto - Unit 6
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🌟Publishing of Origin of Species🌟 - Unit 5
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Sepoy Mutiny - Unit 6
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Berlin conference - Unit 5
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🌟Globalization🌟 - Unit 9
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Russo-Japanese War - Unit 7
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End of the Qing dynasty - Unit 7
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Bolshevik Revolution - Unit 7
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🌟World Wars I & II🌟 - Unit 7
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Birth of Israel - Unit 8
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Treaty of Versailles - Unit 7
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Development of Nuclear Power - Unit 9
After the use of the atomic bomb, nuclear power was also beginning to be used for energy. The use of Nuclear fission was used for x-rays and power plants. This shows the theme of technological developments. -
Cold War - Unit 8
A period of ideological tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, with battles between Democracy and Communism. Treaties prevented the two nations to fight directly, so instead, they fought through proxy wars, or wars fought through other countries. This represents the political theme because of the battles of ideologies. -
Truman Doctrine - Unit 8
An announcement by Harry Truman which announces the US's support for countries against communism. This occurred after the second world war. This demonstrates the political theme because of the strong opposition towards certain ideologies. -
Universal Deceleration of Human Rights - Unit 9
A document talking about every human's basic rights, which served as a global outline for the treatment of people around the world. This demonstrates a social theme because it served for the purpose of helping for the social treatment of groups of people. -
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Korean War - Unit 8
A war between North and South Korea, which was used as a proxy war by the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviet union took North Korea's side, supporting communism and the United States supported South Korea, which was democratized. This demonstrates the political theme because of the fighting of two political ideologies. -
Smallpox is eradicated - Unit 9
Through vaccination and surveillance, smallpox was finally eradicated in 1979. World organization and collaboration allowed for the tracking and controlling of smallpox, which demonstrates a social theme. -
The collapse of the Soviet Union - Unit 8
The collapse of the Soviet was brought on by the end of the Cold war, with many internal and internal pressures that caused for the slowing down of the economy. This demonstrates the economic theme because without enough money this group could not go on. -
Ebola epidemic - Unit 9
The Ebola epidemic of West Africa resulted in 11,000 deaths, and triggered a worldwide attention to global health security. The lack of vaccines and treatment aided in the spreading and toll of the disease. This demonstrates a social theme because of the impact on many areas.