Chapter 1
This dynasty ruled much of China during the 13th century and is known for its strong economy and Confucian government?
What is the Song Dynasty?
This major Islamic caliphate weakened and fragmented as other Muslim states gained political power.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate ?
This religion remained dominant in South Asia despite the region's political fragmentation.
What is Hinduism?
The eastern half of the Roman Empire survived for roughly another thousand years under this name.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This fast-ripening crop from Vietnam increased China's food supply and helped support population growth.
These Muslim mystics emphasized personal devotion and helped spread Islam peacefully to new regions.
What are Sufis?
This social system remained an important continuity in India and expanded into southern India.
What is the caste system?
This city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire and was built on the site of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium.
What is Constantinople ?
This system allowed educated men to earn government positions based largely on their knowledge and ability?
What is the Civil service examination system?
This Muslim state established rule over parts of northern India.
What is the Delhi Sultanate ?
Indian Ocean merchants depended on these seasonal winds to travel between regions
What are monsoon winds?
This agricultural labor system became widespread in Western Europe as peasants became tied to land controlled by powerful landowners.
What is Serfdom ?
Confucian values, bureaucratic government, and Chinese literary traditions influenced these three neighboring East Asian societies.
What are Korea, Japan, and Vietnam?
Conquest was only one way Islam expanded. Name two other ways or groups that helped spread Islam.
What are any two of these: merchants/trade, missionaries, Sufis
Merchants sometimes settled in foreign ports while waiting for favorable winds, creating these "homes away from home."
What are diaspora communities?
These people were both raiders and traders, traveled as far as North America and Constantinople, and helped establish Novgorod.
What are Vikings?
The Song maintained traditional Confucian government while experiencing new technologies, commercial growth, and agricultural developments. What two historical concepts does this demonstrate?
What is continuity and innovation?
The Abbasid Caliphate lost much of its political power, yet Islamic civilization continued to flourish across Afro-Eurasia. Name two forces that continued to connect the Islamic world.
What are any two of these: the religion itself, trade, Islamic law, education, scholarship, intellectual exchange, shared culture
A Muslim merchant settles in Southeast Asia, marries a local woman, and his family combines Islamic practices with local traditions. What historical process does this illustrate?
What is Cultural syncretism ?
Western Europe and Byzantium were both predominantly Christian, but after Rome's fall they developed differently. What happened politically to each region?
Western Europe fragmented into smaller kingdoms, while the Byzantine Empire remained a centralized empire.