Pre-Modern+World



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· Early 7th century → Rise of Islam with Muhhamed’s birth · Early 7th Century → death of Muhhamed and quick spread of Islam · Middle 8th Century → Islam spread to Middle East, Persia, Afghanistan, N. Africa, Spain, Turkey, Constantinople o Later divided into caliphates (smaller reigns)
 * Muslim World**

· Early 8th Century – 12th Century o Feudal system o Manoralism o Disunified people. Divided into many Kingdoms · **Early** 9th Century centralization of power by Frankish Rule in the Holy Roman Empire · **High** Middle Ages 12th Century – middle 14th Century o Creation of Monarchies throughout Europe o Great Schism o Crusades (“re-conquer” land) § Unified the west · **Later** Middle Ages 14th century – 15th Century o 1315-1317 the great Famine o 14th century Black Death § 34 million deaths o 100 year Wars (between England and France)
 * Western World**
 * [[image:3.gif width="391" height="303" align="left"]]Middle Ages** (Early, High Late)

· Invention of Gun Powder · Tang Dynasty 7th century -10th century · Founded by Li Famliy · Capital Xi’an · Woodblock printing · Song Dynasty late 10th century – 13th century · Banknotes/paper money · Permanent standing navy · Developed Gunpowder · Divided into Northern Song and Southern Song · Conflict with Mongols · Ming Dynasty 14th century – 17th century o Zheng He lead navies and force to Southeast Asia § Expedicions through Southeast Asia, India, Persia, Arabia and Africa · Showed the might of China o After his death more emphasis was applied inwards. o Isolationist Policy
 * China** (Tang, Song, Ming))

· Warlike nomadic heard men · Rode donkeys · Expanded through fear · Expanded 13.8 million square miles, ruling 100 million people
 * Mongolian** **World**



· **Mayans** 4th century – 10th century o Yucatan Peninsula o Spoke Lenca Maya o Lunar and Solar Calendar o Developed astronomy · **Aztecs** 14th century -16th century o Central Mexico o Architecture in pyramids o Sacrifices · **Incas** (late 12th century to o Andean Mountains o Spoke Quechua o Roads and Chasquis (chaquiñan, Incañan) o Irrigation in Terraces
 * World in the Americas**

o Fall of Western Rome, allowed the Byzantine Empire growth o Capital Constantinople § Helped trade between Europe and Asia o 11th Century invasion by Turks leads to it’s fall in 1453 o When Constantine XI dies the Byzantine Empire dies with him o THIS MARKS THE END OF THIS TIME PERIOD.
 * Byzantine Empire**



1. **Manorialism:** economic system used during the Middle Ages in Feudalism 2. **Feudalism:** political system used in the Middle Ages, in which a land lord gave his land to the serfs for them to harvest the land and produce food almost like slavery. In exchange landlords would give the serfs military protection and food. 3. **Fiefs:** Estates that were grabted to vassals 4. **Charlemagne:** He was king of the Franks. Then he was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was crowned by the pope, and named the protector of the church. He expanded his territory greatly. 5. **The Black Death:** was a pandemic that killed at least 1/3 of the European population 6. **Magna Carta:** It was a political document which was issued during the reign of John a it limited the power of the king, and gave more power to the novels 7. **Hundred Years War:** were many series of wars between England and France. The conflict was that the king of France died and didn’t leave a heir to the throne. The king of England wanted that throne because he had land in France. At the end France wins because of the help of Joan of Arc, and England looses their lands in France. 8. **Mecca:** It is the most important place in the Islamic world. In Mecca the founder of Islam, Muhammad, was born and also the Islamic religion 9. **Caliph:** Are the leaders of Islam and the successors of Muhammad 10. **Umayyad:** The Umayyad didn’t accept non- Arab Muslims. They were before the Abbasids 11. **Abbasids:** Their capital was in Baghdad, and Baghdad was one of the biggest cities. They expanded their territory up to Spain. Accepted non- Arab Muslims. 12. **Olmecs:** Early American civilization. Lived Central America. Carved big stone heads, were polytheistic and were the mother culture for the future civilization in America. 13. **Maya:** Early civilization in America. Lived in Central America. Had no centralized government. Were advanced in Astronomy and Math. 14. **Mocho:** One of the first Andean civilizations. Polytheistic, agriculture and trade. 19. **Shogun:** The chief general in Japanese feudalism, he was the actual person in charge of the system. Sometimes he was more powerful than the emperor when it came to the feudal system. 20. **Daimyo:** Was the feudal lord and the landowner
 * 15.** **Tang:** It was the Golden Age. The Silk Road was working really well. The examination system was used. Scholars were important.
 * 16.** **Song dyanasty:** There was growth in the navy. Trade, art and rise production increased, leading to population and economy growth.
 * 17.** **Yuan dynasty:** It was the Mongol dynasty, reign of terror. Use of the Silk Road opened Europe to know more about oriental culture. Genghis Khan and Marco Polo.
 * 18.** **Japanese Feudalism:** It was a political and economical system based on the loyalty and of holding of a land, similar to the European Feudal system

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 * Compass**

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 * Pyramid**

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