Post+Classical+Era



MI: Pgs 120-125-
 * The Spread of Christianity and Buddhism
 * Trade began to ecpand out to Japan, North Africa, etc...
 * Islam and Buddhism did not spread as effectively as Christianity.
 * The number of devoted religious communities and leaders increased.
 * North- South trade linked sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Japan, northwestern Europe, and Russia to the commercial network
 * The new trade connections led to the spread of technologies. (i.e. The Chinese first paper). However towards the beginning of the postclassical period trade was slow, but then became a lot faster as the period progressed. Key inventions from China, such as printing and explosives were able to travel a lot quicker to the west.
 * Due to trade however new diseases began to spread almost as fast as the trade was.
 * Increase in trade led to new advancements in the navigational, and naval aspects for each civilization.
 * Hellenistic science interacted with Islam, leading to many important philosophical discussions between the relationship of science and faith.
 * The Social Structures did not really change during the Post-Classical Period.
 * Syncretism, which was the blending of traditional religions began to influence the people of the different societies.
 * Women were given more rights than they were previously throughout this period and they each had different parts to play in their specific religions.

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