mckayworldunderstanding2e

Step 4: Put It All Together

Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.

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CENTRAL ASIAN NOMADS What military advantages explain the ability of Central Asian nomads to defeat the large armies of settled peoples? In what ways did nomadic and settled peoples cooperate in Eurasia? Under what circumstances did cooperation turn into conflict?	THE MONGOLS What light does the rise of Chinggis Khan to power shed on the nature of Mongol politics and society? How did Mongol military and political activities accelerate regional exchange? Who gained and who lost as a result of Mongol activities?
INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA How did the arrival of Islamic conquerors alter the Indian religious landscape? How and why did Indian culture spread in Southeast Asia? How did the relationship between India and Southeast Asia differ from the relationship between China and its neighbors?	LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD How had the settled states of Eurasia responded to the threat posed by nomadic peoples prior to the rise of the Turks and the Mongols? Why did the Turks and the Mongols prove more dangerous than other nomadic confederations? How did the Mongols contribute to the process of global integration, a process that accelerated in the centuries after their decline?