UNIT 2
Networks of Exchange
c. 1200 to c. 1450
8–10% AP EXAM
Read Strayer:c. 1200 to c. 1450
8–10% AP EXAM
Ch 3: Connections and Interactions 1200-1450
Ch 4: The Mongol Moment & the Re-Making of Eurasia 1200-1450
TARGETS: Unit 2 Networks of Exchange
SECTION 2.1, 2.3, & 2.4:
The Silk Roads,
Exchange in the Indian Ocean,
& Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
SECTION 2.2:
The Mongol Empire & The Making of the Modern World
They are the "Exception" to every rule of thumb regarding pastoral peoples. Not just 'herders' -- they also were quite good at 'HURTING' -- The story of the rise & fall of the Mongols is one littered with corpses, confusion, and crisis. Yet what they leave behind is innovating, inclusive, & a very intense legacy. They came from the middle of nowhere & rose to be the largest contiguous empire in the history of the planet. The Mongols affect nearly everything that happens historically in this period.
