Post-Classical+Unit

=Post-Classical Unit= 1. Islam 2. Byzantines 3. Western Europe 4. The Americas 5. Tang and Song China 6. Japan, Korea, and Vietnam 7. Mongols []



The Post-Classical Period brought upon the development of many new civilizations through the more extensive trading routes and spread of cultures, beliefs, and ideas. The fall of the classical civilizations, particularly the Roman Empire opened the door for the Middle East, specifically the Arabs. Religion and commerce were the engines of change in the post-classical period. The economic decline and disorder that ended the classical periods prompted the development of religions and more extensive trading. The trading routes of the post-classical trade route spread further than the Silk Road's capabilities. The coherent world network developed connections and links to areas such as China, India, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Byzantine Empire. The trading routes would also open the gateway for the spread of ideas from one region to the other. The trading routes facilitated the spread of technologies. The Chinese spread to the Middle East and then on to Europe, and Indian mathematics on to the Middle East. The spread of ideas through the trading routes in the post-classical period helped build stronger civilizations and encouraged the more rapid development of such civilizations also.