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AP WORLD HISTORY EXAM: UNIT 1: THE GLOBAL TAPESTRY

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Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (GOVERNANCE)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time

EXPLANATION: Empires and states in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity in the 13th century. This included the Song Dynasty of China, which utilized traditional methods of Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy to maintain and justify its rule.
Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (Cultural Developments and Interactions)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE Unit 1: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.

EXPLANATION: Chinese cultural traditions continued, and they influenced neighboring regions. Buddhism and its core beliefs continued to shape societies in Asia and included a variety of branches, schools, and practices.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:
Confucian traditions of both respect for and expected deference from women
Influence of Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism in East Asia
Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (ECONOMY)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE Unit 1: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

EXPLANATION: The economy of Song China became increasingly commercialized while continuing to depend on free peasant and artisanal labor. The economy of Song China flourished as a result of increased productive capacity, expanding trade networks, and innovations in agriculture and manufacturing.
Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (Cultural Developments and Interactions)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE Unit 1: Explain how systems of belief and their practices affected society in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

EXPLANATION: Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the core beliefs and practices of these religions continued to shape societies in Africa and Asia.
Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (GOV)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE Unit 1: Explain the causes and effects of the rise of Islamic states over time.

EXPLANATION: As the Abbasid Caliphate fragmented, new Islamic political entities emerged, most of which were dominated by Turkic peoples. These states demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:
Seljuk Empire
Mamluk sultanate of Egypt
Delhi sultanates
Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (TECH AND INNOVATION)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE Unit 1: Explain the effects of intellectual innovation in Dar al-Islam.

EXPLANATION: Muslim states and empires encouraged significant intellectual innovations and transfers.
Muslim rule continued to expand to many parts of Afro-Eurasia due to military expansion, and Islam subsequently expanded through the activities of merchants, missionaries, and Sufis.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES: Advances in mathematics (Nasir al-Din al-Tusi)
Advances in literature ('A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah)
Advances in medicine
Preservation and commentaries on Greek moral and natural philosophy
House of Wisdom in Abbasid Baghdad
Scholarly and cultural transfers in Muslim and Christian Spain
Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (Cultural Developments and Interactions)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain how the various belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia affected society over time.

EXPLANATION: Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism, and their core beliefs and practices, continued to shape societies in South and Southeast Asia.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:
Bhakti movement
Sufism
Buddhist monasticism
Hindu/Buddhist states:
Vijayanagara Empire
Srivijaya Empire
Rajput kingdoms
Khmer Empire
Majapahit
Sukhothai kingdom
Sinhala dynasties
Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (GOV)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time.

EXPLANATION: State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, including the new Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged in South and Southeast Asia
State Building in the Americas (GOV)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain how and why states in the Americas developed and changed over time

EXPLANATION: In the Americas, as in Afro-Eurasia, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, and expanded in scope and reach.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:
Maya city-states
Mexica
Inca
Chaco
Mesa Verde
Cahokia
State Building in Africa (GOV)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain how and why states in Africa developed and changed over time.

EXPLANATION: In Africa, as in Eurasia and the Americas, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity and expanded in scope and reach.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:
Great Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Hausa kingdoms
Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (Cultural Developments and Interactions)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain how the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions in Europe affected European society.

EXPLANATION: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the core beliefs and practices of these religions continued to shape societies in Europe
Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (GOV)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

EXPLANATION: Europe was politically fragmented and characterized by decentralized monarchies, feudalism, and the manorial system.
Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450 (Social Interactions and Organization)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain the effects of agriculture on social organization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

EXPLANATION: Europe was largely an agricultural society dependent on free and coerced labor, including serfdom.
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