Post-Classical+Unit

__**Major Ideas**__ After the fall of the classical civilizations (hence post-classical period), established boundaries collapsed along with economies and organization; causing people to turn to religious faith for security, reassurance, and guidance.

The spread of major religions like Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism linked massive groups of people from many regions - through their shared beliefs and institutions - more than ever before.

Increased international trade allowed the spread of ideas and technological innovations to increase, as well as the spread of diseases to accelerate. Despite the downside of disease, the international exchanges of the post-classical era had tremendous effects.

Religion empowered women in some ways with new rights, but the increased trade contributed to new **gender inequalities**.

__**SECTIONS**__

Islam

Byzantines

Western Europe

The Americas

The Tang and Song Dynasties

Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

Mongol Empire