Africa
Africa is diverse as a result of
Extension of the Mongolian Empire
China, Persia, Russia, India, Southeast Asia
Sunni - follow chosen caliphs
Shia - leadership should stay with the family of Muhammad
Area of trade by Polynesia people
Oceania and western South America
Practicers of early healers
plants, prayers, and
spiritual rituals
Nubia
What did the Pax Mongolica promote?
commerce, diplomacy, and cultural diffusion across
Eurasia
jizya
Seafaring people who influenced the culture of Polynesia
the Lapita
Regions that rose outside of Afro-Eurasia during the post-Classical Period
Western South America
Polynesia
Central America
the Mississippi River Region
the Bantu migrations in Subsaharan Africa
kinship systems
development of trade systems
shared languages
the development of city states
Similarity between Eastern and Western medicine
balance and harmony in the body
their cooperation led to a mutual alliance and exchange of technology
Mayan legacy
sophisticated writing system and accurate calendar
water rerouting and crop production
raised agricutlrual fields
Key figures of Western medicine
Galen and Hippocrates C
traded ebony, ivory, and incense
Ways that yams impacted the Mongolian Empire
provided rest, food, and supplies for
travelers and horses
enabled safe passage for merchants,
missionaries, diplomats, and adventurers
strengthened links across the Old World
promoted trade, unity, and
exploration
spread the Bubonic Plague
Islamic distinction
strictly monotheistic and salvation by works
Their agriculture cities, religion and government served as a foundation for Mesoamerica
the Olmec
Contributions to medicine by Islamic scholars
Avicenna wrote The Canon of Medicine
scholars translated and preserved Greek and Roman textscreated a bridge to European medieval medicine
combined Greek, Roman, Arab and Persian traditions
Items traded by Ghana with west African and Mediterranean markets
gold, ivory, and kola nuts for
salt and spices
The four khanates of the Mongolain Empire
Yuan Dynasty (China)
Golden Horde (Russia)
Ilkhanate (Persia)
Chagatai Khanate (Central Asia)
Contribution of Islamic scholars to western history
their development and preserving works in science, mathematics and medicine
The Agricultural Revolution in the Americas was characterized by:
the reliance on storable grains maize, beans, squash, potataoes, quinoa
they could support large populations
farmers could grow foods in 8-10 weeks of work to support their families with rich soil
Limitations of PreModern Medicine
No knowledge of infections or germs
epidemics uncontrollable
life expectancy low
treatment outcomes poor