India
The social groups that dictates your way of life (occupation, where you live, what you wore, what you eat, etc)
What is the Caste System?
Ancient Chinese people named their land this
What is the Middle Kingdom?
Groups of families who had descent from a common ancestor
What is a clan?
This famous military leader helped build the Mongols into a great power
Who is Genghis Khan?
We have little information on these African civilization because a lot of their history was passed down orally
What is central and western African civilizations?
A new language in India that the Aryans established
What is Sanskrit?
China had this type of political rule
What is dynastic rule?
This native religion was originally in the form of nature worship
What is Shintoism?
This grandson of Genghis Khan completed his conquest and conquered southern China
This famous ruler of Mali converted rulers to Islam and made a pilgrimage to Mecca
Who is Mansa Musa?
This Hindu god is believed to permeate everything in the universe
What is Brahman?
This Chinese philosophy focused on the five basic human relationships
What is Confucianism?
Babur (a descendant of Khan and Tamerlane) established this dynasty in India
What is the Mughal Dynasty?
This is the language of the East African city-states that had elements of Arabic, Persian, and Indian
What is Swahili?
Buddhism teachings are summarized into this
Four Noble Truths
Many of these Chinese good influences the Western World
What is silk, porcelain, printing, paper, gunpowder and fireworks?
This Japanese prince made Buddhism the favored national religion
Who is Prince Shotoku?
This Mongol leader raised an army and swept over Muslim lands in SW Asia (Baghdad & Damascus) defeating the Muslim Turks
Who is Tamerlane?
This form of marriage was common among African families
What is polygamy?
Most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests.
Vedas
The correct order of the Chinese Dynasties
What is Shang, Chou, Ch'in, Han, T'ang, and Sung dynasties?
Samurai warriors followed this unwritten code
What is Bushido?
This grandson of Khan led the Mongols to conqueror in central Asia and Russia
Who is Batu Khan?
These were some of Africa's most valued products
Animal skins, gold, ivory, salt