East Asia
The virtue of exhibiting love and respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors is a key concept in this belief system.
What is Confucianism?
This fifth pillar of Islam promotes cultural unity by bringing diverse people to a single location each year.
What is the hajj?
This magnificent Khmer temple shows Hindu and Buddhist influences.
What is Angkor Wat?
This Mesoamerican civilization developed city states in the Yucatan peninsula, the most important of which was Tikal.
Who are the Maya?
The migration of this ethno-linguistic group left a profound impact on Africa culturally, politically and technologically.
Who are the Bantu?
Innovations like irrigation systems using ditches, water wheels, pumps, and terraces all contributed to this economic development under the Song dynasty.
What is increased agricultral productivity?
Islamic rule extended into this European country, known as al-Andalus, where it became a center of learning.
What is Spain?
Like China in East Asia, this South Asian country strongly influenced its neighbors, particularly the lands that are today’s Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.
What is India?
This empire derived its name from the Mexica people who dominated the triple alliance that built it.
What is Aztec?
This East African state benefited tremendously from increased Indian Ocean trade.
What is Aksum?
The vast majority of the population during the Song dynasty was this overworked and overtaxed group.
What are peasant farmers?
Islamic scholars made important contributions in this field of mathematics
What is algebra?
Despite its otherwise heavy cultural influence, this hereditary social hierarchy in Indian society did not take root in SE Asia.
What is the caste system?
This empire was easily the largest state ever built in South America.
What is the Inca?
Control of the gold trade helped this empire become the wealthiest in sub-Saharan Africa.
What is Mali?
Innovative methods in agriculture under the Song dynasty produced an abundance of food, leading to this demographic change.
What is population growth?
This fabled city was once a leader in intellectual thought and scholarship and contained the "House of Wisdom".
What is Baghdad?
The religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam spread into Southeast Asia primarily through this economic activity.
What is sea trade?
Inca bureaucrats and administrators relied on this mnemonic aid to keep track of their responsibilities.
What is quipu?
This kingdom in southeast Africa was known for its magnificent stone towers, palaces and public buildings.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
During the Song era, this visual art flourished, fuelled by a rising demand from an ever-increasing wealthy middle class.
What is painting?
Islamic scholarship and scientific innovations, along with the knowledge transferred from India and China, laid the groundwork for this artisitic and cultural movement in Europe.
What is the The Renaissance?
In India, they were the most effective agents of conversion to Islam.
Who were the Sufis?
This class of merchants in the Aztec empire served as spies as informants in addition to their commercial responsibilities.
Who are the pochteca?
Kingdoms and empires in west Africa grew wealthy and powerful due to trade of these two important commodities.
What are gold and salt?