World History to 1500

Weekly Assignment 17 Due Date: December 17, 2010 In this era of long-distance exploration, did Europeans have any special advantages ove...

I. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 A. Pacific Ocean 1. Polynesian Voyages--the ancestors of the Polynesians originated in Asia. Af...

I. Rural Growth and Crisis A. Peasants, Population, and Plague 1. Rural life--In 1200, most western Europeans lived as serfs tilling ...

I. New Islamic Empires A. Mali in the Western Sudan--Muslim rule in the seventh century greatly stimulated increased trade along the route...

I. The Rise of the Mongols, 1200-1260 A. Nomadism in Central and Inner Asia 1. Mongol Society--pastoral nomads of the Eurasian steppes p...