Assignment:
You must answer each question with 200 to 250 words, and you must include 2 to 3 references to evidence from the chapter.
1. How did technological advances, such as the magnetic needlecompass, junks, and dhows, fuel the maritime revolutionin 1000-1300?
2. What political forces contributed to the fragmentation ofthe Islamic world in this period? What cultural forces provideda unifying force within Islam?
3. Compare raja-ruled India with that of Muslim-Turkish regimessuch as the Delhi Sultanate.
4. How did economic and manufacturing developments, coupledwith political developments, cement the power of theSong dynasty? How did Song interactions with nomads andneighbors lead to distinctive identities for both the Songand their neighbors?
5. How did developments such as manorialism, universities,and the Crusades contribute to Europe's identity as a fragmentedyet distinctive cultural sphere?
6. Compare the trans-Saharan trade of the Mande-speakingpeoples of West Africa and later Mali Empire that developedthere with the Indian Ocean trade of the Shona-speakingpeoples of East Africa. What goods were traded and whatwas the impact of that trade on these two regions of Africa?
7. Compare the degrees of integration in various regions ofthe Americas: South America (Chimú Empire), Mesoamerica(Toltecs), and North America (Cahokia).
8. What enabled the Mongols to conquer such huge swaths ofterritory across Eurasia? Contrast the expansion of Hulaguinto the west with that of Kubilai Khan in the east?