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THE POST-CLASSICAL PERIOD. The Big Picture 600C.E.-1450. FOCAL POINTS. Long-Distance Trade Political Structures (Empires and Feudalism) Increases in production and its consequences. Long-Distance Trade. Role of technology The “movement” of people and its impact Cross-cultural exchange
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THE POST-CLASSICAL PERIOD The Big Picture 600C.E.-1450
FOCAL POINTS • Long-Distance Trade • Political Structures (Empires and Feudalism) • Increases in production and its consequences
Long-Distance Trade • Role of technology • The “movement” of people and its impact • Cross-cultural exchange • Diffusion of crops and disease • Role of nomads • Diffusion of religions/belief systems
THE OLD Empires City-states THE NEW Caliphates Khanates Feudalism Political Structures
Increases in Economic Production and the consequences • Agricultural and Industrial Innovations • Rise and fall of cities (urban areas) • Labor systems (free and coerced) • Changes and continuities in “social structure”
WHAT HAS CHANGED AND WHAT HAS STAYED THE SAME? Think about this as we go through the unit!