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Reporting Category 4Regional
Interactions
JapanMountainous
Archipelago (chain of islands)
Four Main IslandsClose to China and
KoreaSea of Japan or the
East Sea is between Japan and the Asian Mainland
Chinese Influence on JapanWritingArchitectureBuddhism
ShintoEthnic religion
unique to JapanImportance of
natural features, forces of nature, and ancestors
State religion; worship of the emperor
Coexistence with Buddhism
African KingdomsAxum (Aksum)
Eastern AfricaLocation near the Red Sea and the Nile River
Located in modern day EthiopiaOnly early African Kingdom that practiced Christianity
West African KingdomsGhana, Mali, and
Songhai were all located near the Niger River and Sahara Desert
Traded Gold and Salt along the Trans-Saharan trade routes
Timbuktu was center of learning
Islamic
ZimbabweLocated
between the Limpopo and the Zambezi Rivers
City of “Great Zimbabwe” was the capital of a prosperous empire
Mayan CivilizationMexican & Central
American Rain ForestsChichen Itza – Major CityCity States ruled by
KingsPolytheistic: PyramidsEconomy: Agriculture &
Tribute from conquered people
Aztec CivilizationArid valley in central
MexicoTenochtitlan – Major
cityRuled by an emperorPolytheistic: Rituals,
PyramidsEconomy:
Agriculture, Tributes from conquered peoples
Meso-American AchievementsCalendarsMathWriting and other record-keeping systems
QUIPO
Rise of Nation States - EnglandWilliam the Conqueror
Norman Conquest (French)Battle of Hastings
Common Law started under Henry II
Magna CartaSigned by King JohnLimited King’s power
Hundred Years’ WarEngland vs. FranceDefined England as a Nation
Evolution of Parliament
Rise of Nation States - FranceHugh Capet
Established French throne in Paris
Expanded control over most of France
Hundred Years’ WarHelped define France as a
nationJoan of Arc
Message from GodDefeated English at OrleansUnifying factor for French
Rise of Nation States - SpainFerdinand & Isabella
“Reconquesta”Unified SpainExpelled the Moors and
the JewsUnified as a Catholic
NationCharles V
Expanded the Spanish Empire in the Western Hemisphere
Rise of Nation States - RussiaIvan the Great
Refused to pay tribute to the Mongols
Centralized power in Moscow
Expanded the nationPower was centralized in
the hands of the tsarThe Orthodox Church
influenced unification
Key events of the CrusdadesPope Urban’s Speech
Call to armsPromised Salvation
Capture of JerusalemFounding of Crusader
StatesLoss of Jerusalem to
SaladinSack of
Constantinople by Western Crusaders
Effects of the CrusadesWeakened the power of the Pope &
NoblesStrengthened the MonarchStimulated trade w/ the Middle East
Demand for new goodsTrade through Middle East and
Mediterranean SeaLegacy of bitterness between Jews,
Christians, and MuslimsWeakened Byzantine Empire
The Mongols
Invaded Russia, China, and Muslim states in SouthwestDestroyed cities and
countrysidesCreated an Empire
ConstantinopleFell to the Ottoman
Turks in 1453This ended the
Byzantine EmpireBecame the capital
of the Ottoman Empire
Changed the name to Istanbul
Impact of the Black Death(Bubonic Plague)
Population DeclineReduction in Labor
ForceTowns freed from
Feudal ObligationsDecline in Church
InfluenceDisruption of Trade
Renaissance in ItalyMedieval Art & Literature
focused on the Church & Salvation
Renaissance Art & Literature focused on individuals and secular (worldly) matters, along with Christianity
Wealth of independent Italian City States through trade
Increase in Banking and Credit
Art & Literature in ItalyLeonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa The Last Supper
Michaelangelo David Ceiling of the Sisten
Chapel
Petrarch Sonnets, humanist
scholarship
Humanism
Celebrated the Individual
Stimulated the study of classical Greek and Roman Literature and Culture (Greco-Roman)
Supported by wealthy Patrons
The Northern RenaissanceGrowing wealth in
Northern Europe supported Renaissance ideas
Merged Humanist Ideals w/ Christianity
Moveable type printing press, productino and Sales of Books spread ideas and literacyJohan GutenbergGutenberg Bible
Northern Renaissance WritersErasmus
The Praise of Folly (1511)
Sir Thomas More Utopia (1516)
Northern Renaissance artists portrayed both religious and secular (worldly) subjects