World History 1 Blog - Fall 2019

For this blog, I decided to talk about The Mongols, and their lifestyle and military set up. Military: Their military was easily mobilized because they were pastoral (mobile). Homes: They lived in Yurts, which were easily mobile, and they could easily move whichever way they wanted at any time. Civilization: Their civilization was the largest overland empire, their gov't and empire were very organized as well. They didn't make people conform to a religion or a language. They recruited people basked on special skills and talents. Females: Were sought after for advice/opinions and leadership. They were able to participate in warfare. The women overall had a lot of opportunities with the Mongols.

Christendom was a new kind of empire/kingdom. It took place during the classical era, and the area was known as "Land of Christians." This was a new era of empires building what parts of Christianity they wanted to follow. It was a time where Christianity was easier to conform to.

For this blog, I'm going to be talking about Muhammad, which we read about in chapter 9. His followers spread the teachings of Islam, Muhammad was a prophet who led the people of the Arabian peninsula. Muhammad was born in Mecca. At the age of 40 he is visited by the angel Gabriel, he learns he is one of gods prophets. Islam began to spread throughout North Africa in 655 C.E. and continued to spread through Asia, from Malaysian traders who interacted with Muslims about Islam, in 1120 C.E.

For chapter 8 we learned about China. For this blog, I will be listing some of China's key features and what made it a superpower throughout history. Why was China such a superpower throughout history? Dominated the Indian Ocean trade network (sea roads) China had a renaissance during its golden age China had a cosmopolitan urban center (a place where people come from all over the world, to meet mingle, have social interactions, business, trade. It also brought a lot of new people, cultures, religions, and food in).  the gov't supported the infrastructure of different kinds, ex. canals, agriculture, ships(trade) the rebirth of Confucianism brought back order and stability Examination System: to make sure the people getting jobs are qualified to maintain those roles, it demonstrated competence, and careers were open to those with talent and merit not just people with connections. 

For this chapter, we learned about the three main roads of trade, which were the Silk Road, Sand Road, & Sea Road. Silk Road: Where: Europe, Egypt, Arabia, India, China Goods: silk gunpowder ginger textiles dyes oils jewelry Sand Roads: Where: Africa - Saharan/Subsaharan, Atlantic, Red, and Mediterranean Sea, Europe Goods: glass gold clothing ores camels salt ivory spices slaves Sea Roads: Where: Indian Ocean, China, Europe, Eurasian Countries Goods: textiles rice sugar wheat timber ceramics glassware silk

For chapter 6 we learned about commonalities and variations between Africa and the Americas. For this blog, I am going to be focusing on Africa specifically to detail their commonalities and variations. Time period: b/w 300 BCE - 100 BCE Commonalities & Variations: hosted many civilizations human communities domesticated animals most tropical of the world and supercontinents insects and parasites exist here b/c of the hot weather     For trade they used camels, and deforestation opened up their trade network between the Egyptians and Kingdom of Monroe THree of there civilizations flourished and they were, Upper Now Valley Northern Ethiopia Niger River Valley