East Asia
Dar al-Islam
South & Southeast Asia
State Building in the Americas
Africa & Europe
Spare Change
100
This Chinese dynasty used Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy to maintain and justify its rule.
The Song Dynasty
100
This term describes the regions where Islam was the dominant faith and shaped political and cultural life (c. 1200–1450).
Dar al-Islam
100
Name one belief system that continued to shape South & Southeast Asia (1200–1450).
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Buddhism
100
Name one state system listed as an example in the Americas.
- Maya city-states
- Mexica / Aztec
- Inca
- Chaco
- Mesa Verde
- Cahokia
100
This political system is specifically named as part of Europe’s political decentralization (1200–1450).
Feudalism
100
This is the name of the lion who becomes king of the Pride Lands in The Lion King.
Simba
200
Name one East Asian cultural tradition listed that influenced society.
- Filial piety
- Neo-Confucianism
- Buddhism influence.
200
AFTER Abbasid fragmentation, name one new Islamic political entity dominated by Turkic peoples.
- Seljuk Empire
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Delhi Sultanates
200
Besides Hinduism, these two other belief systems are explicitly named as shaping the region.
- Islam
- Buddhism
200
These two large American empires are listed (not counting the Maya city-states).
- Mexica / Aztec
- Inca
200
This labor system is named as part of Europe’s agricultural social organization.
Serfdom
200
In American football, this is the number of points that a touchdown is worth before the extra point or two-point attempt.
6
300
Name one innovation listed that boosted production/trade in Song China.
- Champa rice
- Grand Canal expansion
- Steel & iron production
- Textiles & porcelains for export.
300
Islam expanded not only by conquest but through the activities of these three groups.
- Merchants
- Missionaries
- Sufis
300
This devotional movement emphasized a personal relationship with a deity and helped spread Hindu belief and practice across South Asia (c. 1200–1450).
The Bhakti movement
300
According to the framework, state systems in the Americas demonstrated these three part patterns.
- Continuity
- Innovation
- Diversity
300
Name one African state system listed as an example.
- Great Zimbabwe
- Ethiopia
- Hausa kingdoms
300
In Star Wars, this is the last name of Luke and Leia.
Skywalker
400
This is how the Song China’s economy changed over time (key descriptor).
It became increasingly commercialized (while relying on free peasant & artisanal labor).
400
This Abbasid-era institution is listed as an example tied to preservation / commentaries and intellectual transfers.
House of Wisdom (Baghdad)
400
This Southeast Asian empire built Angkor Wat and used massive irrigation and rice agriculture to support a powerful state (c. 1200–1450).
The Khmer Empire.
400
This Andean empire built a massive network of roads (Qhapaq Ñan) and waystations through the mountains to move armies, officials, and goods across its territory.
The Inca Empire
400
Name two religions listed as shaping European society in this period.
- Christianity
- Judaism
- Islam
400
This instrument has 88 keys on a standard modern version.
Piano
500
These two governing tools did the Song use to maintain and justify rule.
- Confucianism
- Imperial bureaucracy
500
Name one intellectual innovation (x2 for the scholar associated with it).
Mathematics: Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Literature: ‘A’ishah al-Ba’uniyyah
500
Name one Hindu/Buddhist state listed as an example of regional state formation.
- Vijayanagara
- Srivijaya
- Khmer
- Majapahit
- Sukhothai
- Rajput kingdoms
- Sinhala dynasties
500
This empire centered on Tenochtitlán used a tribute system to control conquered peoples and expand its influence across Mesoamerica.
The Mexica (Aztec) Empire.
500
This Swahili Coast city-state became a major Indian Ocean trade hub by channeling gold from the interior (near Great Zimbabwe) through its ports and grew extremely wealthy by c. 1200–1450.
Kilwa (Kilwa Kisiwani)
500
Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini (left) is a character from this Disney movie. (x2 points for the full name[s])
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: Milo's Return