7th World History & GEOGRAPHY: Medieval & Early Modern Times
Framework units
1. The World in 300 CEThe World in 300 CE (Interconnections in Afroeurasia and Americas)
2. Rome and Christendom, 300 CE–1200 (Roman Empire, Development and Spread of Christianity, Medieval Europe, and Sicily)
3. Southwestern Asia, 300–1200: Persia and the World of Islam (Persia, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, Development and Spread of Islam, Sicily, and Cairo)
4. South Asia, 300-1200 (Gupta Empire, Spread of Hinduism and Buddhism, Srivijaya)
5. East Asia, 300–1300: China and Japan (China during Tang and Song, Spread of Buddhism, Korea and Japan, Quanzhou)
6. The Americas, 300–1490 (Maya, Aztec, Inca)
7. West Africa, 900–1400 (Ghana, Mali)
8. Sites of Encounter in Medieval World, 1150-1490 (Mongols, Majorca, Calicut)
9. Global Convergence, 1450–1750 (Voyages, Columbian Exchange, Trade Networks, Gunpowder Empires; Colonialism in the Americas and Southeast Asia, Atlantic World)
10. The Impact of Ideas, 1500–1750 ( The spread of Religions, Reformation, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment)
2. Rome and Christendom, 300 CE–1200 (Roman Empire, Development and Spread of Christianity, Medieval Europe, and Sicily)
3. Southwestern Asia, 300–1200: Persia and the World of Islam (Persia, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, Development and Spread of Islam, Sicily, and Cairo)
4. South Asia, 300-1200 (Gupta Empire, Spread of Hinduism and Buddhism, Srivijaya)
5. East Asia, 300–1300: China and Japan (China during Tang and Song, Spread of Buddhism, Korea and Japan, Quanzhou)
6. The Americas, 300–1490 (Maya, Aztec, Inca)
7. West Africa, 900–1400 (Ghana, Mali)
8. Sites of Encounter in Medieval World, 1150-1490 (Mongols, Majorca, Calicut)
9. Global Convergence, 1450–1750 (Voyages, Columbian Exchange, Trade Networks, Gunpowder Empires; Colonialism in the Americas and Southeast Asia, Atlantic World)
10. The Impact of Ideas, 1500–1750 ( The spread of Religions, Reformation, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment)
Guiding questions
- How did the distant regions of the world become more interconnected through medieval and early modern times?
- What were the multiple ways people of different cultures interacted at sites of encounter? What were the effects of their interactions?
- How did the environment and technological innovations affect the expansion of agriculture, cities, and human population? What impact did human expansion have on the environment?
- Why did many states and empires gain more power over people and territories over the course of medieval and early modern times?
- How did major religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism) and cultural systems (Confucianism, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment) develop and change over time? How did they spread to multiple cultures?
Chapter 11 | California History–Social Science Framework
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