Scholars studied and spread knowledge in many institutions of learning

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Korean library. Sung scholar. European astronomer. Ideas. Muslim astronomers. Scholars studied and spread knowledge in many institutions of learning. Chinese. Muslim. Ideas. Indian. European. Natural sciences developed in many places. Books & paper. Mapmaking. Stern-rudder. Ideas. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Scholars studied and spread knowledge in many institutions of learning.

Ideas

Korean library

European astronomer

Sung scholar

Muslim astronomers

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Natural sciences developed in many places.

Ideas

Indian

ChineseMuslim

European

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Transport and communication technologies improved.

AstrolabeLateen sail North Arabian

camel saddle

Books & paperStern-rudder

Stirrup

Mapmaking

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Water & energy technologies were

transferred across Afroeurasia.• Hydraulic systems carried water where expanding cities needed it.

• Wheels lifted water to irrigate crops and drain swamps.

• Waterwheels, windmills, and trip-hammers provided energy for pumping, grinding, milling, and pounding.

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Crops also diffused across Afroeurasia. Travelers and migrants introduced plants into new regions. People began to grow, eat, and sell

these crops.

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