146 i PERIOD 3 Develop Regional and Transregional Interactions (c. 600–c. 1450)
Change/Continuity Chart
REGION
POLITICAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
CHANGES
CONTINUITIES
East Asia
Japanese feudalismTang /Song dynastiesMongolsYua n dy na st yMing dynasty
GunpowderLong-distance tradeTechnologyFlying moneyZheng He expeditionGrand Canal
UrbanizationNeo-ConfucianismBuddhismMovable typeCeladon potteryBubonic plague
Japanese shogunateNeo-ConfucianismChinese expansion into VietnamMongol domination in China
Nomadic threatsConfucianismFootbindingPatriarchal familyShinto
Southeast Asia
Expansion of China into Vietnam
Malay sailors
Islam
Islam
HinduismBuddhism
Oceania
Regional kingdoms
AgricultureFishing
PolytheismPolynesian migrationsStratifi
ed society
Settlement of Hawaii
Isolation from global trade network
Central Asia
MongolsSteppe diplomacyTa merl a ne
Silk Roads tradeMoldboard plow
MaoriMongol PeaceWomen have a voice in tribal councils
Mongol dominanceIslamIsolation of Russia from We stern Eu rope
Pastoral nomadismSteppe diplomacyBuddhism
South Asia
Delhi SultanateRule of Tamerlane
Arabic numeralsIndian Ocean trade
Caste systemIslam
Islam
HinduismCaste system
Southwest Asia
CrusadesMongol destruction of Baghdad
Malay sailorsLong-distance trade
IslamVeiling of womenShariahUmmaBubonic plague
Rise of Islam, Sunni/Shi’ite split, transfer of knowledge of sugarcane to Europeans
Nomadic tribes
North Africa
Regional kingdomsIslam, Mamluk dynasties
Trans-Saharan trade, gold, saltIronworking
SlaveryTravels of Ibn BattutaBubonic plague
Islam
Trans-Saharan trade
KEY IDEA