East Asia
Which dynasty utilized traditional methods of Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy to maintain and justify its rule?
Song Dynasty in China
Name two main trade routes during 1200-1450
Silk Road
Trans-Saharan
Indian Ocean
What area did Islam mainly spread into?
Northern Africa
Name the three main religions in S and SE Asia
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
How did the Black Plague spread?
Fleas on rats via trade routes and merchant ships
Name an effect of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time
Neo-Confucianism
Spread of Buddhism
Literary and Scholarly ideals
What are Caravanserai?
A roadside inn or rest stop for travelers and caravans along major trade routes, particularly the Silk Road. Provided food and shelter from bandits.
Name one new Islamic political entity
Seljuk Empire
Mamluk sultanate of Egypt
Delhi sultanates
Name one Southeast Asian Empire known for trade
Srivijaya Empire
Majapahit Empire
Khmer Empire
Chola Kingdom
What is serfdom
A system of unfree labor in which peasants, known as serfs, were legally bound to work a lord's land in exchange for protection and the right to cultivate a small portion for themselves
Name two technological innovations created during the period 1200-1450 in East Asia
Champa rice
Grand Canal
Steel and iron production
Textiles and porcelains for export
What was the intellectual innovation location? (Where did learning happen?)
House of Wisdom in Abbasid Baghdad
What is bushido code?
honor, loyalty, discipline
What were the Crusades and who initiated it
A series of religious military campaigns launched by European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control.
Initiated by Pope Urban II
Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.
Increasingly commercialized
increased productivity
increased trade networks
innovations in agriculture and manufacturing
Name two maritime technologies created
Lateen Sail
Stern Rudder
Astrolabe
Magnetic Compass
Dhows
Chinese Junks
How did Islam spread to other places?
activities of merchants, missionaries, and Sufis
NOT by Conquest
Name two goods that were traded from S and SE Asia through maritime trade
Cotton
Spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves)
Stonework
Leather
Terrace Farming
Irrigation Canals
Rope suspension bridges
Stone-paved highways
Chasquis (relay runners)
Llama and People Porters
Name one form of new credit and money economies
Bills of Exchange
Banking Houses
Use of Paper Money
Name the three main educational innovations created at the House of Wisdom.
Mathematics
Literature
Medicine
Explain the Japanese Feudal System
Emperor/Shogun-> Daimyo-> Samurai-> Peasants-> Merchants
Merchants were the lowest since they produced nothing on their own
Explain the political decentralization in Europe
Europe was politically fragmented and characterized by decentralized monarchies, feudalism, and the manorial system.