East Asia
This system was used by the Song Dynasty to recruit government officials.
Civil Service Examination System
This group emphasized mystical Islamic practices like meditation and chanting.
Sufis
This movement emphasized personal devotion to a deity through poetry and song.
Bhakti Movement
This civilization used chinampas, or floating gardens, to farm.
Aztecs
This kingdom’s wealth was based on gold and cattle.
Great Zimbabwe
This institution provided the greatest unity in medieval Europe.
Catholic Church
This invasion forced the Song Dynasty south, beginning the Southern Song period.
Jin Invasion
These groups helped spread Islam through trade, missionary work, and cultural exchange.
Merchants, Missionaries, and Sufis
This language developed from Persian and local Indian influences.
Urdu
This labor system required people to work on state projects.
Mit'a System
This African state is known for rock-hewn Christian churches.
Ethiopia
This decentralized political system dominated Europe.
Feudalism
This philosophy blended Confucianism with elements of Buddhism and Daoism.
Neo-Confucionism
This empire ruled in the name of the Abbasid caliph to legitimize power.
Seljuk Empire
This empire was built partly in response to Islamic expansion in India.
Vijayanagara Empire
These knotted cords were used for record keeping in the Inca Empire.
Quipus
These city-states were known for trade and walled cities.
Hausa City-States
This system focused on self-sufficient agricultural estates.
Manorial System
This agricultural innovation greatly increased food production in Song China.
Champa Rice
This city’s destruction in 1258 marked the decline of the Islamic Golden Age.
Baghdad
This Southeast Asian empire controlled trade through the Strait of Malacca.
Srivijaya
This North American city is known for large earthen mounds.
Cahokia
This claim gave legitimacy to the Ethiopian Christian kingdom.
Descent from King Solomon
This document limited the power of English monarchs.
Magna Carta
This was a major result of improved transportation like the Grand Canal.
Growth of Interregional Trade
This famous scholar wrote The Canon of Medicine.
Ibn Sina
This is an example of religious syncretism in the region.
Sufi blending of Islam with local traditions
This political structure defined the Maya civilization.
Independent city-states ruled by divine kings
This architectural feature defined Great Zimbabwe.
This was a major long-term effect of the Black Death.
Increased wages and peasant mobility