1. Today’s Agenda – 6/9 (B) Unit 5 & 6 checked & go over
Hand back project grades (Renaissance art, Explorer’s Twitter & Instagram)
Pass out Q4 grade & current overall grade
Go over Units 4 – 6
Go over Thematic Essay Packet

2. Unit 5 & 6 Final Review

3. The Byzantine Empire Justinian & Justinian Code Constantinople
Eastern Orthodox Church
Influence on Russia
Justinian reconquered Roman Empire
- Justinian Code – written laws expanding Roman law
Capital city moved from Roman Empire
Major trading center btwn Asia & Europe
Split from Western Catholic Church
Hagia Sofia church
Adopted Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Cyrillic alphabet
similar art & architecture
Russia preserved Greco-Roman culture

4. The Tang & Song Dynasties
Dynastic cycle & Mandate of Heaven
Dynasty given right to rule from heaven
Dynasties rise & fall
Civil Service Exam
Based on Confucian vales
Gov’t positions given to most qualified
Accomplishments
Porcelain
Mechanical clocks
Block printing  moveable type
Gun powder
Paper money
Magnetic compass

5. Feudal Japan Influence of geography
Archipelago
Irregular coastlines = natural harbors for trade
Isolated from other nations
Mountains
Little farmland, reliance on trade
Relationship between Japan, Korea & China
Cultural diffusion based on trade
Korea acted as bridge
Geographically close locations

6. Japanese & European Feudal Classes
King
Shogun (military ruler)
Nobles/lord
Daimyo (nobles/lords
Knights/vassals
Samurai (warriors)
Peasants/serfs
Peasants, artisans
Merchants

7. Islamic Empires & Its Golden Age
Islam ecame divided when Muhammad died. Those two groups are the Sunnis and the Shi’ites. They split over the debate about leader/caliph.
Islamic Golden Age Achievements
Elaborate mosques
Skilled calligraphy
Created learning centers
Translated classical philosophy
medicine

8. The Middle Ages Feudalism – political & economic system
Developed after the fall of the Roman Empire
Money
Knights
Money
Knights
Land
Land
king
king
Protection
loyalty
Protection
loyalty
Lord/noble
Lord/noble
Land
Land
Knight/vassal
Knight/vassal
Food
services
Food
services
Land & protection
Land & protection
Peasant/serf
Peasant/serf

9. The Middle Ages The Manor A manor is “self sufficient” because
everything people needed was found on the manor (church, mill, blacksmith, etc) so there was no need to leave
The church was the authoritative figure in all Medieval Europe. It was the only forced that united Europe during the Middle Ages
Commercial Revolution
End of bartering, use of money, banks, investing, rise of capitalism

10. The Crusades Two Sides of the Crusades - Muslims & Christians Impact
Religious hatred bwtn Christians & Muslims
Increased trade bwtn Europe & Middle Ages
Europe’s economy grows & leads to Commercial Revolution
Encouragement of learning
The goal of each side
- Claim holy land (Jerusalem)

11. The Mongol Empire Mongol Impact on Global Trade Opened Silk Road up
How were the Mongols able to conquer so much territory?
- Military skills & technology (strirrup)
Mongol Impact on China
- Took gov’t jobs from Chinese
Mongol Impact on India
- Blended Mughal, Muslim & Indian culture
Mongol Impact on Russia
- Isolated Russia from rest of Europe
Served as absolute rule model
How did the Mongol Empire delcine
- Empire too big & diverse to control
Resentment over Mongol rule
Mongol Impact on Global Trade
Opened Silk Road up

12. The Black Death Where & When did the Black Death occur?
14th century (mid 1300s)
Spread from Asia to Europe
How did it spread
Rats on boats
Trading
Effects of the Black Death
Pop. Loss across Asia & Europe
Lost faith in church
Decline of feudalism (serfs left manors)
Decline of manoralism