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Chapter 11: Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage       The Mongol Moment              [1200-1500] The pastoral societies weren't as developed as other agricultural societies. They has several important features that distinguished them from settled agricultural communities and civilizations, like generally these societies had less productive economies and their need for large grazing area meant they supported smaller populations. These people often lived in scattered encampments or seasonal settlements, rather than villages or towns or cities like the more developed communities/ civilizations. The women of the pastoral societies were usually offered a higher status, fewer restrictions and even greater role in public life. Which is how this society differed from the more developed societies. Also, unlike other societies, remarriage of a widow did not carry the negative connotation that was seen among the Chinese. Women were even able...

Chapter 8: China and the World   East Asian Connections      500-1300 "China will be the next superpower" (323) How will China be the next "superpower"?  China was able to become the next "superpower" through the way they were a major classical civilization but were there since the Ancient era, giving them a continuous existence. They were also able to see an exponential amount of economic growth as they became an important factor in the trade, especially on the sea road. They were also able to see growth through their inventions in technology and engineering. Therefore leading to improvement in industrial growth through the development of new techniques and practices. Another important thing that became important in China was rice as they were able to grow their rice through the drought and could grow it quickly. The increase in food production (rice) helped lead to an increase in population. Merit system: hiring people based on their merit, mean...

Chapter 10: The Worlds of Christendom     Contraction, Expansion, and Division         500-1300 Yao Hong was a women who helped with the spread of Christianity in China. As she decided to become christian after finding out that her husband was having an affair with another women. Christianity began to spread throughout other Asian countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, and parts of India. It was also being seen in the non-muslim regions of Africa during the twentieth century. By the early twenty-first century "over 60 percent of the world's Christians lived in Asia, Africa, or Latin America. Leaving Europe and North America with less christians than that of Asia, Africa, or Latin America. Events that led to the increase in christianity include: Islam. This is because with the introduction of Islam led to the rapid spread across Afro-eursia and then at the same time there was the creation of a large and powerful A...