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Week Seven: Global Connections Discussion Questions
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For this discussion, please answer ALL of the following questions based on the Week Seven Module’s readings and course materials. You will need to respond to at least two other student posts with thoughtful comments and questions, as well as any questions I pose on your own discussion. Your initial post will be due on Wednesday and all responses by Friday:
Give examples of at least three innovations/developments that increased the scope of sea trade across Afro-Eurasia by the eleventh century. What were some of the social impacts of this increased exchange?
Utilizing the text and video on Islam’s Golden Age, briefly describe Sufism and its spread across the Islamic world. How did Muslims show tolerance of other religions?
As Islam spread into India, what impact did it have on the subcontinent, and how do we see a cultural mixing as different groups coexisted in the same space?
In examining the Song Dynasty in China, why did an empire with so much wealth and development collapse?
In what way was the shogunate system in Japan unique in this era?
What influences spread from mainland East and South Asia to Southeast Asia by the 1000s CE?
By the 11th and 12th centuries, how had the power of the Catholic Church increased across Europe
According to the Dictates of the Pope
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, what were the limits on the Pope’s power? Which line stands out to you most in the excerpt in suggesting the tremendous power of the Pope?
Utilizing your texts and the video on the Crusades, what motivations did different leaders and groups in Europe have in responding enthusiastically to Pope Urban II’s call to Crusade in 1095?
As you read the primary source, Christian and Muslim Perspectives
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of the sacking of Jerusalem in 1099, I would like you to give examples of at least two similarities and two differences between the two accounts given in the document. What do they both tell us about the events that occurred in Jerusalem?
How did the consequences of the Crusades compare to the initial causes?
Utilizing the textbook, as well as the videos on Africa’s Great Civilizations, respond to the following questions:
How did the Malian empire begin to achieve a greater international renown than any previous empire in Subsaharan Africa?
Outline the spread of Christianity and Islam across East Africa.
How does the city of Kilwa serve as a case study of trade and development across East Africa?
How did Great Zimbabwe form into an extraordinary state in this period?
Some of the first true empires in the Americas were the Chimu and Toltec empires. How were they able to conquer and control so much territory in the Andes and Mesoamerica respectably?
Give 2 examples of the innovations/achievements the Aztec Empire.
Compare and contrast the different societies that rose up and created truly complex societies in North America using a minimum of 3 examples from the video The Indigenous People of America. What would you say was most unique or impressive in each culture?
What would you argue were the three greatest strengths of the Mongol Empire in conquering the largest landmass in world history?
In what ways was the Mongol empire a contradiction as an extremely violent and also a tolerant empire?
Utilizing your text and video, why did the Mongol Empire fall? How does the fall of the Mongol Empire compare to earlier empires (use an example of a specific empire to compare to)?