Dynasties of China (Ch 10)
This Chinese dynasty introduced the civil service exam as a way to recruit officials.
What is the Song Dynasty?
This leader united the Mongols and began their empire.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The Abbasid capital city, founded in 762 CE, became a center of trade and learning.
What is Baghdad?
The Aztec capital city was built on Lake Texcoco.
What is Tenochtitlan?
The Inca capital city was located in the Andes.
What is Cuzco?
This group overthrew the Song Dynasty in 1279.
Who are the Mongols?
This Mongol ruler completed the conquest of the Song Dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
This library and translation center in Baghdad preserved Greek, Persian, and Indian knowledge.
What is the House of Wisdom?
The Aztec empire relied on this system of payments from conquered peoples.
What is the tribute system?
The Inca empire was known as this, divided into “The Four Quarters.”
What is Tawantinsuyu (The Inca Empire)?
This dynasty’s admiral, Zheng He, commanded the largest naval fleet of his time.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
The Mongols destroyed this Islamic capital in 1258.
What is Baghdad?
This scholar contributed to astronomy, math, philosophy, and theology under the Abbasids
Who is Nasir al-Din al-Tusi?
These floating gardens provided fertile land for Aztec farming.
What are chinampas?
The Inca kept records without writing using this system of knotted cords.
What is quipu?
This canal linked northern and southern China, boosting trade and communication.
What is the Grand Canal?
What effect did the Mongols’ expansion have on trade across Eurasia?
It created the Pax Mongolica, which stabilized routes and promoted long-distance trade and cultural diffusion.
The Abbasids promoted madrasas, which were institutions of what?
What is Islamic education (schools of learning)?
The Aztecs practiced this ritual to appease the gods and delay world destruction.
What is human sacrifice?
This animal was vital for Inca transport, farming, and military supplies.
What is the llama?
This philosophy evolved into Neo-Confucianism during the Song to combine spirituality with practical governance.
What is Confucianism?
The Mongols failed twice to conquer this island nation in the late 1200s.
What is Japan
This Arabic phrase refers to the Muslim world, meaning "the house of Islam."
What is Dar al-Islam?
This Aztec writing and speaking language was destroyed largely by the Spanish conquest.
What is Nahuatl?
This ruler, sometimes called the “Genghis Khan of South America,” expanded the Inca Empire.
Who is Pachacuti?