EAST MEETS WEST
What?
In our first unit we will focus in on Inter-trade and cultural connections of the Ancient and Early Modern period across the globe. Covering the period 250ad - 1250ad we will look at the increasing expansion and decline of early empires, exploring the causes and consequences of expansion. We will also focus on other factors that resulted in increasing global interaction such as trade, culture and religion.
Content
Rome – Expansion and decline
Silk Road - trade
Baghdad - culture
Crusades - religion
Our key critical thinking for this unit is to draw out the benefits and challenges of increased expansion and interaction in this period.
Content
Rome – Expansion and decline
Silk Road - trade
Baghdad - culture
Crusades - religion
Our key critical thinking for this unit is to draw out the benefits and challenges of increased expansion and interaction in this period.
interconnection - the idea and the individual as a driving factor
case study 3: mohammed and ghenghis khan two drivers of interconnectedness
How can individuals drive interconnection? (Ghenghis Khan)
LARGEST WORLD eMPIRES THROUGH TIME* French Empire territories were not continously owned by the French during the 16th-20th centuries.
* By the 1870's alot of Britain's Empire (Australia, Canada) was self governing. |
The Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan
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Task 1: The life and achievements of Genghis Khan- Understanding the story
Read the following account of the life and achievements of Genghis Khan. Answer the research questions.
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Task 2: Watch the following documentary on the life of Genghis Khan
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Task 3: The role of the individual: Leadership of Genghis Khan
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Lesson: How can religion create interconnections? |
The Arabian Peninsular is one of the most challenging places for humans to survive. 1400 Years ago the people that lived there lived as nomads shepherding and trading across the wide open deserts or lived in the two large trading cities; Mecca and Medinah. The challenging environment together with fighting between tribes of nomads made existence on the peninsular harsh and extremely difficult. However in the early 7th century/1st century (your teacher will explain) an individual and a religious idea took hold and united the people of the peninsular and within 100 years had conquered a large empire spreading their idea to North Africa and the border of Europe and the Indian subcontinent. What were the ideas of the Prophet Mohammed* and how did territorial growth and religious growth spread new ideas and bring benefits and further interconnection?
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| arabia_before_islam.pdf |
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Mohammed and the rise of islam |
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| muhammed_and_islam.pdf |
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