AP World 2.5 and 2.6 Cultural and Environmental

AP World 2.5 and 2.6 Cultural and Environmental Consequences of Connectivity

EVERY action has consequences

As we constantly discuss, History is nothing more than an extremly long, complicated, dramatic chain of events. The links in this insanely long chain are formed out of "consequence"

Cultural Consequences (of Connectivity)

These are the intentional or unintentional products of historical moments that altered the culture of entire groups of people and regions of the world. Usually these involve traditions, social structure, or ethic identity.

Spread of Islam into West Africa and Swahili City-States

Crusades

• Cultural consequence on Europe

• Cultural consequence on Mid-East

• Cultural consequences on World History moving forward

Mongol Empire/ Conquest

• cultural consequences to Europe

• cultural consequences to Mid-East

• cultural consequences to East Asia

Invention of Paper and Gunpowder in Song China

also the compass, Junk Boats, etc.

Spread of Buddhism into East/SE Asia by trade routes

gonna send all you superstars to specific breakouts

you'll have 5 minutes....come up with as many GOOD examples of cultural consequences in History so far (1200-1450)

Environmental Consequences (of Connectivity)

these are often more direct and obvious, but follow the same logical steps as cultural consequences. These are histrical by products that impact the physical, natural, and geographic sectors of the world.

New Champa Rice in Song China

Bubonic Plague ravages Eurasia

Revival of Silk Road and rise in Indian Ocean Trade

Poll

What Trade goods do you think had largest environmental impact

• tropical fruits

• spices

• ivory

• silk

• salt

Breakout time again

• 5 minutes to collaorate and discuss other major environmental consequences of 1200-1450

Open Ended

Based on today's discussion, i need you ...my AP World Superstars!...to think a step deeper and form a strong answer to this:

What is an example of a cross-consequential example? aka something that changed world history and had impactful consequences on the environmental and cultural realms?