A History of World Societies:
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A History of World Societies Value
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Chapter Chronology

Review and Explore

Make Connections

Analyze the larger developments and continuities within and across chapters.

  1. Question

    What elements in women’s lives in Song China were common in other parts of the world as well? What elements were more distinctive?
    What elements in women’s lives in Song China were common in other parts of the world as well? What elements were more distinctive?

  2. Question

    How did the impact of Mongol rule on China compare to its impact on Muslim lands?
    How did the impact of Mongol rule on China compare to its impact on Muslim lands?

  3. Question

    How did being an island country affect Japan’s history? What other island countries make good comparisons?
    How did being an island country affect Japan’s history? What other island countries make good comparisons?

  4. Question

    Did the countries of East Asia have more in common at the end of the Mongol period than they did in the seventh or eighth century (discussed in Chapter 7)?
    Did the countries of East Asia have more in common at the end of the Mongol period than they did in the seventh or eighth century (discussed in Chapter 7)?