Construct an EIGHT-CIVILIZATION SIMULTANEOUS-AND-CONNECTED chronology of the Medieval World 500-1500 CE placing Byzantium, Islamic Caliphates, Tang-Song China, West African Empires, Mongol Empire, Indian Ocean network, Mesoamerica/Inca, and Medieval Europe on one timeline, refusing the Eurocentric 'Middle Ages / Dark Ages' single-narrative framing
Exercise
Difficulty 1
~2 min
hist.g7.f.ex_02
Matching
Prompt
Match 5 of the 8 medieval civilizations to their golden-age capitals: (a) Abbasid Caliphate; (b) Byzantine Empire; (c) Mali Empire; (d) Tang China; (e) Aztec/Mexica. Capitals to choose from: Baghdad / Constantinople / Niani / Chang'an / Tenochtitlán / Cairo / Cuzco.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
matching
pairs
- a
- Baghdad
- b
- Constantinople
- c
- Niani
- d
- Chang'an
- e
- Tenochtitlán
Hints
- Use MG-2 Atlas wall display.
- Three options will be left over.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Abbasid Baghdad with Umayyad Damascus
- Confusing Tang Chang'an with Song Hangzhou/Kaifeng
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