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600 - 1450 Regional and interregional interactions

Byzantine Empire

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Justinian and the Byzantine Empire
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Comparing Roman and Byzantine Empires
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Guided practice: continuity and change in the Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine culture and society
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European Middle Ages: feudalism and serfdom

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Overview of the Middle Ages
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Feudal system during the Middle Ages
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Serfs and manorialism
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Serfdom in Europe
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Peasant revolts
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An overview of the Crusades (part 2)
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Origins of Islam

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Introduction to Islam
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Beginnings of Islam: The life of Muhammad
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Beginnings of Islam: The Hijra to Medina and the conversion of Mecca
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Contextualization of the development of Islam
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Context of pre-Islamic Arabia
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Spread of Islam

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The spread of Islam
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The rise of Islamic empires and states
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Spread of Islamic Culture
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The development and spread of Islamic cultures
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Sunni and Shia Islam

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Sunni and Shia Islam part 1
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Sunni and Shia Islam part 2
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Golden Age of Islam

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Golden age of Islam
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The golden age of Islam
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The Great Schism

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Christianity in the Roman Empire
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The Council of Nicaea
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Great Schism or East-West Schism part 1
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Great Schism or East-West Schism part 2
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The Crusades

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Introduction to the Crusades
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An overview of the Crusades (part 2)
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Impact of the crusades
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Knights Templar | World History | Khan Academy
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Technology and cultural transfers during the CrusadesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
State-building: technology and cultural transfers during the CrusadesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

The Mongols

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Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
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Why were the Mongols so effective?
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Timur
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Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires
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Song China

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Chinese Imperial Dynasties
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Neo-Confucianism and Zhu Xi
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Prosperity in Song China (960-1279)
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Medieval Japan

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Classical Japan during the Heian Period | World History | Khan Academy
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Shoguns, samurai and the Japanese Middle Ages
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Maya, Aztec, and Inca

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Aztec Empire
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Inca Empire overview
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Environment and trade

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Early medieval trade
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Environment and Trade: Viking Age
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Human migration

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Causes and effects of human migration
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Causes and effects of human migration
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Development of new trading cities

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Development of new trading cities
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Cultural interactions along trade routes

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The Srivijaya Empire: trade and culture in the Indian Ocean
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Development of financial institutions

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Knights Templar | World History | Khan Academy
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Financial institutions
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Disease and demography

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Bubonic Plague
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Social institutions in the Islamic world

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Medieval Muslim societies
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About this unit

The development and expansion of Islam spurs greater cross-cultural interactions with Europe, Africa, and Asia. State-building in China. Migrations in Africa and the Pacific. Human movement spreads knowledge, goods, and disease.