Unit 1
Give 2 examples of religions used in state formation
Confucianism enforcing patriarchy+ obedience
Islam to justify sultan
Hinduism enforces caste system
Divine right of kings in Europe
Name 2 social hierarchies used to maintain power.
China:Patriarchy + obedience to emperor
India:Caste system
Africa:Kinship based so family roles are important
Europe:Manor system+Feudalism
What spread Islam in the Indian Ocean region
The voyages of Zheng He
Champa Rice
A fast ripening and drought resistant type of rice that led to population increase in China
Genghis Khan
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Mansa Musa
Became first leader of the united Mongol Empire in 1206 (lived from 1162-1227)
Islamic ruler of Mali who stressed importance of religion and showcased the country's wealth (lived from 1280-1337)
Give 2 examples of a trade routes and minimum 1 state that used it.
(Bonus 50pt if you can name all 3 trade routes and 1 state per)
Silk Road:China,Islamic States,
Trans Saharan:Islamic States,West Africa
Indian Ocean:Islamic States,India,East Africa
The civil service exam chooses those who work in specific regions to report back to the emperor.
What is the Pax Mongolica?What disease spread throughout Asia and Europe via trade connections?
Mongol khanates unified trade connections, created common currency and tax system, built infrastructure like bridges and roads
Bubonic Plague
Srivijaya Empire
(Double points if you can give me the dates)
One of many Southeast Asian empires built from trade due to its prime location between India and China (670-1025)
Banking house
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flying cash
Precursor to modern banking that China utilized to help manage finances and money from trade
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system of credit where merchants deposit money at one location and withdrawal at another.
Name one state and their economic resources
China:Coal, iron, champa rice
India:Spices
Africa:Gold, silver, ivory
Europe:Agricultural
Why is it significant that the Islamic religion encouraged trade?
It caused Islam to spread and become a dominant religion, also brought wealth to Islamic states
Name 2 new finance ideas brought about by trade expansion
Flying cash
Bill of exchange
Banking houses
Hanseatic League
House of Wisdom
Combination library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad established in the 800s to stress Islamic education
Diasporic communities
merchant communities that introduced their own cultures into other areas
What was the tribute system for in China? What was the tax placed on non-muslims in Islamic States?
1) For the right to trade
2)Jiyza Tax
Who is Mansa Musa?
The richest man who ever lived. Islamic ruler of West Africa
Name 2 trading cities and their trade route
Trans Saharan:Mali,Songhai,Timbuktu
Indian Ocean:Calicut (India)
Silk Roads:Kashgar,Samarkand
Feudalism
A political system from High Middle Ages in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land. Needed this because lack of political centralization in Europe
Hanseatic League
(Double points if you can give me the date)
Northern Germany and Scandinavia formed an alliance to organize European resources and trade in 1296
The Abbasid Caliphate is made of 3 parts through conquest. Name all 3
Middle East,North Africa and Spain
Name the two Sea-Based Trading kingdoms in India
Srivijaya (670-1025) & Majapahit (1293-1520)
Name ALL 10 transportation technology used in trade expansion
Oases,Caravanserai,Compass,Chinese junk,Lateen sail,Stern rudder ,Dhow ,Astrolabe,Knowledge of monsoon winds,Camel saddle
Manorial System
an economic system in the Middle Ages where lords would give serfs land in exchange for labor
White Lotus Society
A group who ousted the Mongols from China and formed the Ming Dynasty to take over in 1350s-1360s