Unit 4: The Rise and Spread of Islam[]
- Arab Pastoralism
- Muhammad
- The Hijra
- Quran
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Sunni-Shia Split
- Umayyad Caliphate
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Spread of Islam
- Mamluks
- Seljuks
- Mosques
- Islamic Art
- Women in Islamic Civilization
- Hadith
- Sharia
- European Religious Revival
- The Spanish Reconquista
- The Kingdom of Sicily
- The First Crusade
- Crusader States
- The Fourth Crusade
- The Transfer of Knowledge
Unit 5: Regional Developments and Connections: Russia, Byzantium, Asia[]
- The Varangians
- Kievan Russia: Origins, Achievements, Connections
- Byzantine Cultural Influence
- Russian Conversion to Orthodox Christianity
- Cyrillic Alphabet
- Decline of Kievan Russia
- Caesaropapism
- Codex Justinianus
- The Byzantine Reconquista
- Iconoclasm
- The Great Schism 1054
- The Battle of Manzikert 1071
- The Tang Dynasty: Origins, Culture, Policies
- The Battle of the Talas River 751
- The Rebellion of An Lushan 755-763
- The Persecution of Buddhism
- Neo-Confucianism
- The Jinn Dynasty: Location and Origins
- The Northern and Southern Song Dynasties: Location and Policies
- The Civil Service Exam
- The Song Economy
- Song Technological Achievements
- Women in Song Society
Unit 6:Peoples of the Americas[]
- Teotihuacan
- Chinampas
- Mayan City-States
- Mayan Warfare
- Mayan Mathematics and Science
- Toltec Conquest State
- Early Aztecs
- Aztec Tribute System
- Human Sacrifice
- Anasazi
- Mississippian Culture
- Inca Imperial Administration
- Khipus
- Ayllu
- Mit’a
Unit 7: The High Medieval Period[]
- The Malian Kingdom
- The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
- The Swahili Coast
- The Delhi Sultanate
- Central Asian Nomadism
- Shamanism
- The Kuriltai
- Temujin/Genghis Khan
- The Mongol Army
- The Khwarizm Campaign
- The Yasa
- The Pax Mongolica
- The Golden Horde: Location and Policies
- The Il-Khan: Location and Achievments
- The Yuan Dynasty: Policies and Problems
- Marco Polo
- Long Term Effects of Mongol Rule
- Ibn Battuta: Reasons, Locations, Activities
- The Black Death
- Trading Cities
- Guilds
- The Renaissance
- The Great Western Schism 1378-1415
- The Hundred Years War 1337-1453