East Asia
According to this theory, Chinese emperors derived their powers from their gods.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
According to them, the caliph should be a descendant of Ali.
Who are the Shia?
This magnificent Khmer temple shows Hindu and Buddhist influences.
What is Angkor Wat?
This Mesoamerican civilization developed city states in the Yucatan peninsula, the most important of which was Tikal.
Who are the Maya?
The migration of this ethno-linguistic group left a profound impact on Africa culturally, politically and technologically.
Who are the Bantu?
This common practice in China ensured women would be confined to the home.
What is footbinding?
This was the tax that Umayyad (and all other muslim empires) insisted that conquered peoples paid.
What is jizya?
These Sea-trading civilizations controlled trade near indonesia/SE Asia.
Srivijaya and Majahapit
This empire derived its name from the Mexica people who dominated the triple alliance that built it.
What is Aztec?
This East African state benefited tremendously from increased Indian Ocean trade.
What is Aksum/Ethiopia?
Kingdom that produced a strain of rice that could be harvested multiple times a year in SE Asia.
Champa (Rice) Kingdom
Word for slaves that were forced into the military and converted to islam. (but could achieve high positions in society)
Mamluks
Despite its otherwise heavy cultural influence, this feature of Indian society did not take root in SE Asia.
What is the caste system?
This empire was easily the largest state ever built in South America.
What is the Inca?
Control of the gold trade helped this empire become the wealthiest in W. or sub-Saharan Africa.
What is Mali? (timbuktu)
The first paper money printed by the government occurred during this Chinese dynasty.
What is the Song?
This fabled city was once a leader in intellectual thought and scholarship and contained the "House of Wisdom".
What is Baghdad?
Mastery of this was essential for both farmers and merchant sailors in the Indian Ocean region of South and Southeast Asia?
What are the monsoon winds?
Region of North America that extends from southern Mexico to Costa Rica.
What is mesoamerica
This kingdom in southeast Africa was known for its magnificent stone towers, palaces and public buildings.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
This tool was the most important Chinese technological innovation in seafaring.
What is the compass?
It’s the name given to the political system used by the Islamic empires.
What is the caliphate?
In India, they were the most effective agents of conversion to Islam.
Who were the Sufis?
Explain the tribute system.
What is the system the Maya/Aztecs used to govern their empire by having city-states they defeated pay them in goods and religious items.
Kingdoms and empires in west Africa grew wealthy and powerful due to trade of these two important commodities.
What are gold and salt?