Religion
The group most responsible for spreading Islam to Western Africa.
Who are merchants.
The practice of foot binding was deemed both aesthetically pleasing and was viewed as a status symbol. It began in what dynasty?
What is the Song dynasty?
The knights in W. Europe were similar to these in Japan.
Who are samurai?
The type of items on the Silk Road were -
They type of items on the Indian Ocean Trade routes -
luxury items
staple items
Two examples of maritime technology developed before the 1400s that aided exploration.
Lateen sails
Rudders
Caravel ships
Better maps
Astrolabe
The split over a disagreement on who should take on this role successor of Muhammad led to these two main branches of Islam.
What are Sunnis and Shia?
The Mongols were known for facilitating the spread of food, ideas, religion around the world. What is the general term for this?
What is cultural diffusion?
This leader led a pilgrimage to Mecca that spread so much wealth it caused inflation.
Who was Mansa Musa?
This political and social system in Europe, which lasted from about 1000 to 1400, required serfs to work land in return for protection.
What is feudalism?
The empire the lasted from about 1400-1520s, had an effective bureaucracy, and built a complex road system through a labor tax.
What are the Inca? (did it with no wheel!)
The Song dynasty brought about a revival of Confucianism after this previous dynasty had adopted and encouraged the spread of Buddhism. What was this new version of Confucianism called?
What is Neo-Confucianism?
This language group had spread across much of sub-Saharan Africa by 1000 CE.
What is Bantu?
The Mongol leader Khubilai Khan founded this dynasty.
What is the Yuan dynasty?
These city states along the east coast of Africa that combined African and Arab language and culture.
What is Swahili?
The large Chinese ships that commanded the Indian Ocean during the Indian Ocean trade era.
What are junks?
This branch of Islam that is the majority.
What is Sunni?
The specific food that led to an increase in population in China after the Sui dynasty.
What is champa rice? (or fast growing rice from Vietnam)
The end of this period is symbolized by the end of this empire by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
These associations, precursors to modern-day unions, formed in Medieval Europe in order to regulate prices and business practices within a particular trade.
What are guilds or trade guilds?
Scholars gathered here in Baghdad to read books, develop advancements in math, and acquire new knowledge and inventions.
What is the House of Wisdom?
The mystical sect of Islam. It spread Islam through missionaries, especially to South Asia (northern India).
What is Sufi?
The larger Hindu temple (later Buddhist) from the Khmer Empire of Cambodia.
What is Angkor Wat?
This Islamic dynasty ruled from Baghdad and continued as religious leaders of the Middle East until the Mongol invasion, later they are replaced by the Seljuk Turks in a smaller empire.
What is the Abbasid dynasty?
An invention from China that help trade become more efficient and stable.
Who was paper or flying money?
The technological feat during the Sui dynasty that allowed for more trade and travel from North and South China.
What is the Grand Canal?