Connecting to Enduring Issues

This unit feeds five of the eleven enduring issues most heavily. Maria should be able to cite specific 10.1 examples for each.

• Cultural diffusion: Columbian Exchange, spread of Islam along trade routes, spread of Buddhism along Silk Road • Power and abuse of power: Atlantic slave trade, absolutist monarchies, Aurangzeb's persecution of non-Muslims • Inequality: Caste system, slavery, feudal class systems, the Tokugawa class hierarchy • Interconnectedness: Triangular trade, silver flowing from Americas to China, Indian Ocean trade • Conflict: Mughal-Sikh tensions, European wars over colonies, Ottoman expansion into Europe