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Regents Prep Day 9 Early Russia, Gupta Empire, Islamic Golden Age, Early Africa

This document provides an overview of early developments in Russia, India, the Islamic world, and Africa between approximately 800-1500 AD. It summarizes that cultural diffusion from Byzantium introduced Christianity and the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia. In India, the Gupta Empire was a period of growth and achievements, including developments to the number and decimal systems. The Islamic Golden Age saw advancements in fields like math, astronomy and architecture as Islamic scholars preserved Greco-Roman knowledge. In Africa, the Bantu people migrated across the continent and established villages, discovering gold in the Sahara which became an important trade route. Major West African civilizations like Mali and Ghana emerged during this time.

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Regents Prep Day 9 Early Russia, Gupta Empire, Islamic Golden Age, Early Africa

This document provides an overview of early developments in Russia, India, the Islamic world, and Africa between approximately 800-1500 AD. It summarizes that cultural diffusion from Byzantium introduced Christianity and the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia. In India, the Gupta Empire was a period of growth and achievements, including developments to the number and decimal systems. The Islamic Golden Age saw advancements in fields like math, astronomy and architecture as Islamic scholars preserved Greco-Roman knowledge. In Africa, the Bantu people migrated across the continent and established villages, discovering gold in the Sahara which became an important trade route. Major West African civilizations like Mali and Ghana emerged during this time.

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Regents Prep Day 9

Early Russia, Gupta Empire,


Islamic Golden Age, Early
Africa
I) Cultural Diffusion Hits Russia
A) Cultural Diffusion Many Byzantine Ideas
culture arri!e in Russia "y trade # immigration
I) Cultural Diffusion Hits Russia
B) E$amples of cultural diffusion%
&) Cyrillic Alp'a"et Russian alp'a"et influenced "y
t'e Gree( Byzantine alp'a"et
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C'urc'es
,) *rt'odo$ religion C'ristian religion, "ut (ing leads
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II) Gupta Empire
A) Empire in India-
2222 B) Guptas are a Golden Age
/ime period of peace,
prosperity, and ad!ancement-
2222
C) 0indu "elie!ed in t'e Caste
3ystem
D) 4ntouc'a"les Bottom of t'e
caste system- /'e 54ndesira"les6-
Gi!en t'e 5lo7est 8o"s6-
II) Gupta Empire
E) Contri"utions from t'e
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num"er system)
)) Decimal system
22222,) /'e num"er ;ER*
222
III) Islamic Golden Age
A) Golden Age of Islam
ad!ancements in mat',
astronomy, medicine,
arc'itecture, and science
B) Beliefs + monot'eism, t'e
<uran, = 1illars of Islam
222 C) 1reser!ed and used
Gree( and Roman
>no7ledge :Greco+Roman
Culture) 2222
IV) Early Africa
A) Bantus Early African
tri"e
B) 0unters and Gat'erers
Bantu people 'unted for
food gat'ered food from
plants-
C) .omads Bantu people
mo!ed from place to place
D) Bantus set up !illages
near t'e 3a'ara Desert
IV) Early Africa
E) Africans disco!er gold in t'e 3a'ara Desert
?) 3a'ara Desert "ecomes a place of trade :G*@D
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G) Big African ci!ilizations Mali, G'ana,
3ong'ai
0) I"n Batautta, Marco 1olo, Mansa Musa
/ra!elers 7'o 7ent around t'e 7orld and 7rote
a"out t'eir tra!els- 1RIMARB 3*4RCE3 *?
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