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Introducing Afro-Eurasia

Driving Question: How did governments and religions work together to organize communities during this period?

From East Asia to Western Europe, from Siberia to South Africa, Afro-Eurasia’s diverse landscapes, climates, and peoples have shaped the course of world history. In this lesson, you’ll explore the communities of Afro-Eurasia and the different ways in which they structured their states and religions.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Evaluate how communities were organized in Afro-Eurasia.
  2. Assess the role of religion in the governance of states in Afro-Eurasia.
  3. Use the historical thinking practice of claim testing to identify, assess, and use authority when evaluating and making claims.

Vocab Terms:

  • authority
  • belief system
  • claim tester
  • culture
  • dynasty
  • empire
  • hierarchy
STEP 1

Opener: Introducing Afro-Eurasia

STEP 2

Reviewing Authority

Teaching Tools

Want to reinforce claim testing in your classroom? Hang these posters in your classroom!

STEP 3

Exploring Afro-Eurasia

Teaching Tools

Want to make sure this activity works for all your students? Check out our Differentiation Guide Locked .

A diverse tapestry of different communities stretched across Afro-Eurasia in the thirteenth century. Explore the articles below to compare how they were organized and the role of religion in their government structures.