1. Period 3
The Big Picture
Part 2

2. Continuity and Innovation of State forms and their interactions
Preserving and reviving imperial structures
New – The Caliphate
Empires collapsed (Rome) and were reconstituted or new states emerged from the ashes.
Byzantine Empire
Sui, Tang and Song
Innovations in state craft:
Taxation
Tributary systems
Adaptation of religious institutions
Power came from:
Patriarchy
Religion
Land-owning elites

3. New forms of governance Pt 1
Islamic states (Abbasids, Muslim Iberia, Delhi Sultanates)
Mongol Khanates
City-states
Italian peninsula
East Africa
Southeast Asia
Americas
Feudalism in Europe and Japan

4. New Forms of Governance Pt. 2
State systems expanded in scope and reach
Networks of city-states flourished in the Maya region
Imperial systems were created by the Mexica (Aztecs) and Inca.
Synthesized local and borrowed traditions
Persian traditions that influenced Islamic states
Chinese traditions that influenced states in Japan

5. Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires encouraged technological and cultural transfers
Quiz time! What was transferred between these groups?
Tang China and Abbasids
Mongol empires
The Crusades

6. Stay tuned for Part 3 next class!