Geography
East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, and Southeast Asia all border which ocean?
The Indian Ocean
What is the difference between monotheistic and polytheistic religions? Name one of each in your response.
One god (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) vs. many gods (Hinduism)
The Abbasid Caliphate is well-known for its Golden Age. What scholarly center developed new medicinal thought and philosophy which spread across Eurasia?
Baghdad House of Wisdom
The spread of the bubonic plague primarily happened under which empire and which trade route?
The Mongol Empire & the Silk Road
Define caravanserai
Buildings designed to provide overnight housing to travelers on trade routes
The Sahara Desert is located on which continent?
Africa
What religion tells people to follow the Eightfold Path to reach enlightenment?
Buddhism
The Mongols split into four Khanates after the death of Genghis Khan. Name one and its general location.
Ilkhanate - Persia/Middle East
Golden Horde - Russia
Chagatai Khanate - Central Asia
Name one reason for the growth of cities between 1200 C.E. and 1450 C.E.
Expansion of trade networks allowed for cities to grow
Define cultural diffusion
How cultural practices spread from one place or group to others over time
Which present-day country has the Yellow River and the Grand Canal?
China
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all trace their origin from which person?
Abraham (Abrahamic religions)
What system defined the relationship between serf and lord in Europe?
The manorial system
Which empire dominated the sourcing and trade of gold on the Trans-Saharan Trade Network?
The Mali Empire
Define diaspora
The dispersion of a people from their original homeland into communities abroad that keep their cultural identity
The Andes Mountains shaped the growth of exchange and empire on which continent?
South America
Buddhism
The concept of filial piety was based on what belief that shaped much of society in the Song Dynasty?
Confucianism
What religion heavily spread on both the Trans-Saharan Trade Network and the Indian Ocean Trade Network.
Islam
Define sinification
The process where non-Chinese societies, cultures, or ethnic groups adopt Chinese language, customs, social norms, and political systems
The steppe is an expansive area of grassland located on which continent?
Asia
Name two of the Five Pillars of Islam
Shahada - The profession of faith that "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God"
Salah - Prayer facing Mecca five times a day
Zakat - almsgiving
Sawm - fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca
How did empires in Southeast Asia, like the Srivijaya, build wealth as trade hubs on the Indian Ocean?
Tolls and taxes through their waterways
Besides merchants, which group was primarily responsible for spreading Islam across Asia specifically?
Sufi missionaries
Define religious syncretism
The fusion of diverse religious beliefs and practices into a new, cohesive system