Content Specification - SS.9.5.c.1:
Students will compare and contrast the achievements and innovations of the Tang and Song dynasties with the Abbasid Caliphate.

Content Specification - SS.9.5.c.2:
Students will explore the spread and evolution of technology and learning from East Asia to Western Europe via the Middle East (e.g., gunpowder, ship technology, navigation, printing, paper).

Content Specification - SS.9.5.c.3:
Students will examine feudal Japan tracing the previous arrival of elements of Chinese culture (e.g., Buddhism, writing, poetry, art) and how those elements were adopted in and adapted to Japanese society.