Essay Question A: Compare and contrast how at least two of the following post- Classical societies experienced influence from one or more Classical traditions:
East Asia after the Han dynasty
The Dar-al-Islam
South Asia and India
Western Europe
Essay Question B: An important development after 500 CE was the emergence of interaction zones in areas that had not been part of an Ancient or Classical core. These regions interacted with the older core areas in many ways – violently as well as peacefully. Choose two specific cases, and discuss how both these zones and the older centers were affected by their interactions. Possible cases include:
Central Asia
Southeast Asia
East Africa
West Africa
Atlantic Europe