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Atchison WHAP

APWH|Unit 2 Sections 2.5 “Cultural Consequences of Connectivity,”

Directions: For each reading section define the important vocabulary words and answer the reading questions that
follow using specific details. It is imperative that you complete your readings thoughtfully and independently.
Students who do not do their reading will not do well in this course.

UNIT 2.5| Cultural Consequences of Connectivity

Key term/event Definition (Think - Who, What, When, Where…) and Significance (Why this term
matters)

1. Diffusion (Definition not in book) Spread of something (typically cultural aspect like religion) from

its place of origin

2. Zen Buddhism

3.

Neo-Confucianism

4. Black Death

5. Marco Polo

6. Ibn Battuta
7. Margery Kempe

Objective Key Developments

Explain the 1. Religious, Cultural, and Technological Impacts of Interaction
intellectual
and cultural 1. Generally, in what ways did cultural diffusion in c. 1200-1450 affect places?
effects of the
various
networks of
exchange in
Afro-Eurasia
from c. 1200
to c. 1450.
2. Buddhism in East Asia

● How did it spread to China?

● What was Zen Buddhism and why was it popular?

● How did printing impact Buddhism in China? How was literature itself
impacted?

● What does it mean that Japan and Korea were “countries in China’s
orbit”? Why would they adopt Confucianism and Buddhism at this time
(think back to the Song Dynasty).

● In Korea, who studied which religion and why?

 ● How was Neo-Confucianism significant to East Asia?

3. Spread of Hinduism and Buddhism in Southeast Asia

● How did it spread to Southeast Asia?

● What evidence do we have that Buddhism had a strong influence?

● How does the Khmer Empire (Angkor Wat) evidence religious diffusion?

4. Spread of Islam

● How and where did Islam spread?

 ● List TWO specific impacts for each region below:

○ Africa:

○ South Asia:

○ Southeast Asia

5. Scientific and Technological Innovations

● How did technology spread?

● List FIVE examples of technology that spread through diffusion:

● What did Marco Polo’s writings show?

● How was Hangzhou similar to Timbuktu/Calicut in being a center of

trade?

● What factors contribute to the growth of cities?

● What factors contributed to the decline of cities like Constantinople and

Kashgar?
 6. Effects of the Crusades

● What was the Black Death?

● What was its impact on the world of this time?

2. Traveler’s Tales

1. How did traveler’s tales become popular?

2. Marco Polo

● Where was he from and where did he travel to?

● What was his Point of View?

 ● What was the impact of his writing?

3. Ibn Battuta

● Where was he from and where did he travel to?

● What was his Point of View?

● What was the impact of his writing?

4. Margery Kempe

● Where was he from and where did he travel to?

● What was his Point of View?

 ● What was the impact of his writing?

Multiple Choice Responses (Record them here!)

1. ______ 2.______ 3.______

Section 2.5

Short Answer Question Responses

List any information that would help you to craft a well informed response.

2.5 SAQ A. B. C.
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