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The Colombian exchange allowed for the introduction of new food thus creating a rise in populations as other areas were able to have access to higher calorie and carb foods just as champa rice did.

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The protestant reformation was a form of religious fragmentation of Christianity. The Gutenberg printing press connects because this invention allowed for the wide spread of Martin Luther’s ideas. This also connects to the Sunni Shia split because it is a split of a religion that had major political effects.

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The black death and the great dying were similar in that they were both forms of mass destruction. Each was due to diseases and the mass uncontrolled spread of disease due to colonizers and migrators.

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Portugal’s Trading Post Empire in the Indian Ocean Trade spread Christianity. This is similar to Srivijaya because they spread Buddhism in the Straight of Malacca.

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Unit 3: Song Dynasty Building The Great Wall

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Unit 3: Song Dynasty Building The Great Wall

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The Song and Qin Dynasties were motivated to build the Great Wall of China because of their strong desire to eradicate all Mongol influence. This connects to the Mongol rule of the Yuan Dynasty in China by showing the aftermath of that dynasty’s demise.

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The printing press was an important invention that increased literacy rates and allowed more people to be able to read and interpret the Bible. This connects to the Protestant reformation because it allowed for the immense spread of Martin Luther’s ideas.

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Gunpowder Empires are the Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, and Mughal Empire. These empires used gunpowder to legitimize their control. This connects to the Chinese invention of gunpowder because that innovation allows them to consolidate and maintain their control.

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The Mongols ruled China in the Yuan Dynasty. This connects to the Song Dynasty in the next time period creating the Great Wall of China because after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Songs were devoted to eradicating all Mongol influence on Chinese culture and politics.

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Gun Powder was a very important invention that allowed for faster world domination. This mechanism then allowed for other areas to gain power and create empires.

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Champa rice is a Chinese invention that increased their population immensely. This is similar to the Colombian Exchange because food from the americas like potatoes and yams greatly increased Afro-Eurasian populations.

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Srivijaya was an empire that controlled the Straight of Malacca and spread Buddhism. This is similar to Portugal control of Indian Ocean Trade because they spread Christianity.

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The Black Death was devastating to europe as it was uncontrolled and spread to everyone. When the europeans colonized to the americas they brought all of the accumulation of diseases that they had gained immunity to and spread it to the indigenous peoples.

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The split between the Sunni and Shia muslims was a grave part of the history of islam as it allowed for the idea that there can be other forms of a religion. This is similar to the Protestant Reformation because they are both religious splits that have political affects.