Governance E Asia
This philosophy emphasized hierarchy, order, and proper relationships in society.
What is Confucianism?
This Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca helped unify the Muslim world.
What is the Hajj?
This deadly disease spread along the silk roads to Europe and caused massive population decline.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
This Chinese invention revolutionized warfare globally.
What is gunpowder?
These East African trading cities connected Africa to Indian Ocean trade.
What are Swahili city-states?
This system selected government officials based on ability rather than birth.
What is meritocracy?
This mystical form of Islam helped spread the religion through personal devotion.
What is Sufism?
These groups of merchants traveled together for safety across long-distance trade routes.
What are caravans?
This tool allowed sailors to measure stars and navigate long distances.
What is the astrolabe?
This labor system required subjects to work for the state in the Inca Empire.
What is the Mit’a system?
These exams reinforced Confucian values and determined entry into government service.
What is the Civil Service Exam?
This devotional Hindu movement challenged the caste system.
What is the Bhakti Movement?
This Mongol-era peace increased safety and trade across Eurasia.
What is Pax Mongolica?
This navigation tool used magnetism to help sailors determine direction.
What is the steel needle compass?
These floating agricultural plots increased food production for the Aztecs.
What are chinampas?
This group of educated elites held political power in China.
Who are the scholar-gentry?
This blending of cultures created new traditions across Afro-Eurasia.
What is cultural syncretism?
These communities of merchants living abroad helped spread culture and trade.
What are diasporic communities?
This early Chinese form of paper money made trade more efficient.
What is flying cash?
This major West African city was known for trade and learning.
What is Timbuktu?
This major infrastructure project connected northern and southern China and boosted trade.
What is the Grand Canal?
This revived Confucian belief system incorporated ideas from Buddhism and Daoism.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
These roadside inns supported trade by offering rest and supplies to travelers.
What are caravanserai?
These financial documents allowed merchants to transfer money without carrying cash.
What are bills of exchange?
This valuable West African resource was often traded for gold across the Trans-Sahara.
What is salt?