4.2

=4.2.1 Growth of Islam and Dar al-Islam:= //(Dar al-Islam: country, territory, land, or abode where Muslim sovereignty prevails)// Identify and explain the origins and expansion of Islam and the creation of the Islamic Empire including
 * The founding geographic extent of Muslim empires and the artistic, scientiﬁc, technological, and economic features of Muslim society
 * diverse religious traditions of Islam — Sunni, Shi’a/Shi’ite, Suﬁ
 * role of Dar al-Islam as a cultural, political, and economic force in Afro-Eurasia
 * the caliphate as both a religious and political institution, and the persistance of other traditions in the Arab World including Christianity

=4.2.2 Uniﬁcation of Eurasia under the Mongols:= Using historical and modern maps, locate and describe the geographic patterns of Mongol conquest and expansion and describe the characteristics of the Pax Mongolica (particularly revival of long-distance trading networks between China and the Mediterranean world).

=4.2.3 The Plague:= Using historical and modern maps and other evidence, explain the causes and spread of the Plague and analyze the demographic, economic, social, and political consequences of this pandemic. (See 4.3.5)