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Period 1 Study Guide: Post-Classical Era (ca. 1200-1450)

Definitions (write the definition in your own words, using the textbook, class notes, activities,
sources/documents, or Illustrated Dictionary but no outside sources)

maritime monsoon caliphate diasporic nomadic commercial

luxury goods sedentary innovation serf epidemic peasant
Ramadan caravan political economic social cultural
pilgrim coerced labor astrolabe lateen sail agriculture Yuan Dynasty

SAQ Response (Write your answer to the following questions in your own words in ACE format
using the textbook, class notes, activities, sources/documents, or Illustrated Dictionary but no
outside sources. You must answer all parts of the question in order to earn full credit)
1. Describe the basic beliefs of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism ca. 1200-1450 CE.
Explain ONE reason each religion spread to another region/state ca. 1200-1450 CE.
Explain ONE way each religion changed the political, economic, social, or cultural
systems in that state/region as it spread ca. 1200-1450 CE.
2. Describe the three major networks of exchange important in the Post-Classical Era ca.
1200-1450 CE.
Explain ONE reason each major network of exchange expanded ca. 1200-1450 CE.
Explain TWO political, economic, social, or cultural effects of the growth of networks of
exchange ca. 1200-1450 CE (as a whole, not for each route).

The Period 1 Test will be on Thursday, October 15th. You may earn up to five bonus points
on the exam by completing this study guide. If you copy information from a source (don’t
put it in your words) or copy from an outside source without citing it, you will receive a
parent contact for academic dishonesty/plagiarism.