Networks of Exchange c. 1200 to c. 1450

Unit 2 of the World History framework covers the same time period as Unit 1. The focus of Unit 1 is the major cultural, religious, and political institutions that shaped societies around the world circa 1200 and 1450. The focus of Unit 2 is the economic and political networks that interconnected world regions, especially across Afro-Eurasia, in this period. World History emphasizes interconnectivity.