The spread of Islam
The spread of Buddhism
Christianity in the period
Diffusion of technologies
Literary and artistic exchange
Syncretism and cultural blending
Primary sources
Ibn Battuta on cultural diversity (c. 1355)
Al-Biruni on India (c. 1030)
Key figures
Vocabulary
Unit 2 topics
Unit 2 overview2.1The Silk Roads2.10Comparison of the Effects of Connectivity2.2The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World2.3Exchange in the Indian Ocean2.4Trans-Saharan Trade Routes2.5Cultural Consequences of Connectivity2.6Environmental Consequences of Connectivity2.7Comparison of Economic Exchange2.8Effects of the Mongol Empire2.9Causes and Effects of the Bubonic Plague