Unit THREE K:
Turning Points in World History
Global Interactions
(600 CE - 1450 CE)
The Japanese, Mongol, West African, and European civilizations flowered in this era, establishing legacies whose impacts are felt to this day. Lasting institutions that support global trade, cultural exchanges, and encounters were developed in this period.The informal trading networks were established, moving people, goods, and technologies throughout Eurasia and Africa. Byzantine, Chinese, and Islamic cultures flourished and spread widely.
This was also a time when great civilizations like that of Rome fell and the Middle Ages began. In this period, Christian Europe played a role in terms of the history of the Eastern Hemisphere. During this era, the Mongols established the largest empire the world had ever seen. The Plague, associated with Mongol hegemony, devastated societies in China, the Islamic world, and Europe.
Europe experienced a shattering shift in its worldview that brought about the Renaissance and Reformation. Powerful new European states challenged Islamic domination of the Mediterranean world.
This was also a time when great civilizations like that of Rome fell and the Middle Ages began. In this period, Christian Europe played a role in terms of the history of the Eastern Hemisphere. During this era, the Mongols established the largest empire the world had ever seen. The Plague, associated with Mongol hegemony, devastated societies in China, the Islamic world, and Europe.
Europe experienced a shattering shift in its worldview that brought about the Renaissance and Reformation. Powerful new European states challenged Islamic domination of the Mediterranean world.