UNIT 01 ยท THE GLOBAL TAPESTRY
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Explore the Global Tapestry
Click a location or connection to discover how societies developed and rulers held power.
Unit 1 Topic Hub
The Global Tapestry
Regional state building and cultural developments across the world from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
TOPIC 1.1
Song China
Government, Confucianism, innovation, and commercialization.
TOPIC 1.2
Dar al-Islam
Islamic states, trade networks, Sufis, scholarship, and cultural transfer.
TOPIC 1.3
South & Southeast Asia
Belief systems, maritime states, temples, and trade networks.
TOPIC 1.4
The Americas
Mexica and Inca tribute, labor, agriculture, and infrastructure.
TOPIC 1.5
Africa
Mali, Swahili city-states, Great Zimbabwe, Islam, and trade.
TOPIC 1.6
Europe
Feudalism, manorialism, Christianity, towns, and universities.
TOPIC 1.7
Comparison
Compare state building, belief systems, trade, labor, and social structures.