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World Tour - 14th Century
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How did the people in this African Empire live? Who was Mansa Musa? How was Mali connected to and part of the world system? |
Before 1492, how did the peoples of Europe live? What were the connections and comparisons between the religious, political and economic systems ? How did Europeans respond to the Bubonic Plague? |
What was the political, economic, religious and social life in the Moslem world? How had it developed and changed? How did Muslims respond to the Bubonic Plague? |
China What role did Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism play in China? What type of government and economic system shaped China during the 15th century? What role did China play in world trade? How did the people and government of China respond to the Bubonic Plague? |
Amerindian Empires Imagine you could visit the Americas before 1492 -- What would you find? How did people live? What forms of government and life would you find |
The World System How were the various cultures within the world connected? Was there a world system? How did plague impact and effect the world? |
Index of Primary Sources An index of primary documents to help us in our investigating these historical problems. |
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Contact: Bob Bain at bbain@umich.edu
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