Continuity and Change: ______Foundations__________ (time period)
Belief Systems > Rise of the Maya, China emerges Complex Trade
Spread of Political Aztec, and Inca as a competitive Networks
Islam Organizations Empires world power
Impact of the Rise of European
Mongols Kingdoms
List three key dates/events from the timeline. Circle the most important one.
Spread of Islam China Emerges as a Competitive world force Complex Trade Networks
Characteristics of history before:
1. Decline of Han, Roman and Gupta Empires
2. Land and Water Trade Routes
3. New belief systems with universal truths
Characteristics of history after:
1. The world became truly global
2. Maritime trade dominated the world
3. European Kingdoms gained world power
4. Nomads began to become a thing of the past
5. Labor systems were transformed
6. Gunpowder Empires emerged in the Middle East and Asia