Silk & Song
What Chinese philosophy emphasized respect for elders and proper relationships in society?
What is Confucianism?
What is the term for the Islamic world under Muslim rule?
What is Dar al Islam?
What religion that started in India spread widely into Southeast Asia through trade?
What is Buddhism?
This type of political organization, common in Africa before large empires, was based on extended families governing themselves.
What are kin-based networks?
What system of political organization dominated Europe in the Middle Ages?
What is Feudalism?
What type of farming did the Mexica (Aztecs) use on Lake Texcoco to maximize crop production?
What are Chinampas (floating gardens)
"Empire in the Andes ruled by a centralized bureaucracy, organizing labor through the mita system."
What is The Inca Empire?
Which innovation in agriculture greatly increased food supply during the Song dynasty?
What is Champa rice?
What was the name of the Abbasid capital that became a major center of learning and trade?
What is Baghdad?
What system of social hierarchy dominated India during this period?
What is The caste system?
These storytellers and oral historians preserved genealogies, history, and cultural traditions in West Africa.
Who are griots?
What Christian institution held the most power across medieval Europe?
What is The Catholic Church?
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
What is Tenochtitlán?
"Nomadic warriors captured the city of Baghdad in 1258, ending Abbasid political control."
Who are The Mongols?
What exam system was expanded in the Song dynasty to recruit government officials?
What is The civil service exam?
Which group of nomadic warriors eventually took over Baghdad in 1258?
Who are The Mongols?
Name one major Hindu or Buddhist kingdom in Southeast Asia (1200–1450).
What is the Srivijaya, Majapahit, or Khmer Empire (Angkor)?
Which Mali king is famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324?
Who is Mansa Musa?
What event beginning in 1095 exposed Europeans to new ideas and goods from the Middle East?
What is The Crusades?
What method did the Inca use to farm on steep mountain slopes?
What is Terrace farming?
"Travelers describe Baghdad as a city of scholars and merchants, filled with libraries and markets."
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
Name one major technological innovation of Song China (other than Champa rice).
What is Gunpowder, printing, or the compass?
What is the name of the famous Islamic center of learning in Baghdad?
What is House of Wisdom?
What architectural complex in Cambodia began as a Hindu temple and later became Buddhist?
What is Angkor Wat?
What two main goods were traded in the Trans-Saharan trade routes?
What is Gold and salt?
What devastating disease killed millions in Europe in the mid-1300s?
What is The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)?
The Inca kept records and communicated information without a written language. What was the name of their knotted string recording system?
What is Quipu?
"Warriors demanded tribute in goods and labor from conquered peoples, using a powerful capital as their base."
What is the The Aztec (Mexica) Empire?
Which philosophy blended Buddhist and Confucian ideas and became dominant in Song China?
What is Neo-Confucianism?
What mathematical subject did Islamic scholars help preserve and spread, originally from India?
What is Algebra?
Which new religion spread into South and Southeast Asia largely through trade and Sufi missionaries?
What is Islam?
Which East African city-states became wealthy from Indian Ocean trade?
What is the Swahili city-states?
Which type of agricultural labor tied peasants to the land and the lord’s estate?
What is Serfdom?
What was the large road system the Inca built through the Andes used for? (Give two purposes)
What is to move armies quickly, to facilitate trade, and to send messages using relay runners (chasquis)?
"Our lord emperor rules a realm divided among nobles who swear loyalty in exchange for lands. Knights defend these lands, while peasants labor under obligation to provide food and service. The church blesses his reign, ensuring both his soul and crown remain secure."
What is The Holy Roman Empire?