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100
This profession was most responsible for spreading Islam to West Africa between 800 and 1300 CE.
What are merchants?
100
This Chinese practice of restricting the growth of a woman's foot to make her more attractive started during the Song Dynasty.
What is foot binding?
100
This warrior class in Japan served a similar role to the knights in medieval Europe.
Who are the samurai?
100
While luxury items were traded on the Silk Road, __________ goods were traded much more often in the Indian Ocean trade network.
What are staple goods?
100
This triangular shaped sail allowed ships to navigate more successfully in unfavorable winds.
What is a lateen sail?
200
These two main branches of Islam developed from a disagreement over who should be caliph after the death of Muhammad in 632 C.E.
What are the Sunnis and the Shia (Shi'ites)?
200
The Mongols were known for facilitating the spread of food, ideas, religion around the world. What is the general term for spreading such knowledge to other societies?
What is cultural diffusion?
200
This leader from the West African kingdom of Mali led a pilgrimage to Mecca that spread so much wealth it caused inflation.
Who was Mansa Musa?
200
This political and social system in medieval Europe required serfs to work the land for their lords in return for protection against attack.
What is feudalism?
200
This empire ruled an extensive area in South America from about 1400-1530 and constructed a complex road system in spite of the challenges of building in the Andes Mountains.
What is the Inca Empire?
300
The Song dynasty encouraged a revival of Confucian philosophy that resulted in the development of this new version of Confucianism?
What is Neo-Confucianism?
300
This language group spread across much of sub-Saharan Africa by 1000 C. E.
What is Bantu?
300
The Mongol leader Khubilai Khan founded this dynasty in China.
What is the Yuan dynasty?
300
These city states along the east coast of Africa combined African and Arab language and culture.
What were the Swahili city states?
300
These Chinese ships were used off the coast of China and in the Indian Ocean from 1200 - 1450.
What are junks?
400
This church was converted to a mosque after the Ottomans captured Constantinople.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
400
The specific crop that led to a dramatic increase in the population of China after the Sui dynasty.
What is champa rice? (or fast- ripening rice from Vietnam)
400
This empire collapsed after Ottoman Turks conquered the city of Constantinople in 1453.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
400
These associations, precursors to modern-day labor unions, formed in Medieval Europe in order to regulate prices and business practices within a particular trade.
What are guilds?
400
Scholars gathered here in Baghdad to read books, refine math, and acquire new scientific and religious knowledge.
What is the House of Wisdom?
500
These devout Muslims emphasized a personal relationship with Allah (God) and helped spread Islam to Persia and northern India. Many Muslims believe that their devotion to Allah endowed them with powers and abilities beyond those of other people.
Who are the Sufis?
500
This Hindu (later Buddhist) temple in the Khmer Empire of Cambodia was among the largest in Southeast Asia.
What is Angkor Wat?
500
This Islamic dynasty ruled an empire in the Middle East from 750 - 1258 when the Mongols destroyed their capital at Baghdad.
What is the Abbasid dynasty?
500
This invention in Song China helped trade become more efficient and stable.
What was flying cash / paper money?
500
This massive infrastructure project during the Sui dynasty encouraged more trade and travel between Northern and Southern China.
What is the Grand Canal?