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As time passed the people of West Africa developed advanced cultures. Changes in technology helped Early communities grow.
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Geography and Early Africa, animism, The Empire of Ghana, Tunis Manin, Later Empires, Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Mali, Songhai, Askia the Great, Great Zimbabwe, Historical and Artistic Traditions, Dausi, Sundiata, and Kente.
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Tearly Maya lived in small, isolated villages. Eventually, these villages started trading with one another and with other groups in Mesoamerica. As trade increased, the villages grew. By about AD 200, the Maya had begun to build large cities in Mesoamerica.
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This chapter includes the Maya, king Pacal, The Aztecs, Moctezuma II, The Incas, Pachacuti, Quechua, Atahualpa, Francisco Pizzaro.
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By the 500s the Yamato rulers had extended their control over much of Honshu. Although they didn’t control the whole country, the leaders of the Yamato clan began to call themselves the emperors of Japan.
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This chapter includes The Roots of Islam, Muhammad, Islamic Beliefs and Practices, The Qur’an, The Sunnah, The Five Pillars of Islam, Islamic Law, Islamic Empires, Abu Bakr, The Ottoman Empire, Mehmed II, Suleyman I, The Safavid Empire,The Shia,The Sunni, The Mughal Empire, Cultural Achievements, Ibn Battutah, Sufism, and Omar Khayyám
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Georgraphy and Early Japan, The Ainu, Shinto, Prince Shotoku, Art and Culture in Heian, Fashion, Literature, Lady Murasaki Shikibu, Visual Art, Architecture, Performing Arts, Zen Buddhism, The Tale of Genji, Growth of a Military Society, daimyo, samurais, figureheads, shoguns, Bushido, Oda Nobunaga.
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Muhammad was born into an important family, in the city of Mecca. As a child, he traveled with his uncle’s caravans.
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The man who finally ended the Period of Disunion was a northern ruler called Yang Jian. In 589, he conquered the South, unified China, and created the Sui Dynasty.
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This chapter contains China Reunifies, the period of Disunion, The Sui, Tang, and Song, Xuanzong, Empress Wu, The Ag,of Buddhism, Tang and Song, Advances in Agriculture, Chang’an, Trade in China and ,Beyond, Arts and Inventions, Artists and poets, Wu Danzi, Li Bo and Du Fu, Li Qingzhao, woodblock printing, Gunpowder, Compass, Confucianism and Government Confucianism, Neo- Confucianism, Scholar Officials, The Yuan and the Ming Dynasties
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Baghdad, in what is now known Iraq, became the capital of the Islamic Capital. Trade and farming made Baghdad one of the world’s richest cities.
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By 800 Ghana was firmly in control of West Africa trade routes. Nearly all trade between northern and Southern Africa passed through Ghana. Ghana’s army kept the trade routes safe. Trade increased, and so did Ghana’s wealth.
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Merchants became important members of Chinese society during the Song Dynasty. Also as a result of the growth and wealth, the Song Dynasty invented the world’s first system of paper money in the 900s
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The author of The Tale of Genji was named Lady Murasaki Shikibu. Around 1000, she wrote the Tale Of Genji. Many historians consider this book to be the world’s first full length novel. It has also been considered one of the best novels to many readers.
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As a samurai, the Minamoto leader was supposed to loyal to the emperor, but he decided to rule in the emperor’s place. In 1192 he took the title shogun. A shogun is a general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name.
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Sundiata died in 1255. Later rulers of Mali took the title of mansa. Unlike Sundiata, most of these rulers were Muslims.
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In 1260, Genghis Khan’s grandson Kublai Khan became ruler of the Mongol Empire.
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The explorer Ibn Battutah traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain in the 1320s.
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In the late 1400s the Spanish arrived in the Americas seeking adventure, riches, and converts to Catholicism.
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In the mid 1400s a ruler named Pachacuti began to expand Inca territory. Lots of other leaders then began to follow him.
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The greatest sailor of the Ming Dynasty was called Zheng He. Between 1405 and 1433, he led seven grand voyages to places around Asia. Zheng He’s fleets were great. One included more than 60 ships and 25,000 sailors.
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Ottomans led by Mehmed II used huge cannons to conquer Constantinople. With the city’s capture, Mehmed defeated the Byzantine Empire. He became known as the “conquered”.
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Sunni Ali died in 1492. He was followed by his son Sunni Baru, who was not a Muslim. The Songhai people feared that as long as Sunni Baru didn’t support Islam, they would lose they trade with Muslim lands. As a result they rebelled against their king.
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We still use Astronomy, Geography, Math, Medicine, and Philosophy today.
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Long after the decline of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, West African art is still admired. Museums around the world display African art. In addition, African sculpture inspired some European artists of the 1900s, including Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
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People still follow the rules of Confucianism. It is most likely that it is still the most popular religion in China now.
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The Tale of Genji was the first long length novel that inspired other authors to start writing.
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Corn is still farmed and imported. We eat corn on a daily basis.