People
Who were the serfs?
Peasants
Where did scholars travel to get Islamic knowledge?
The House of Wisdom
What two languages made up Swahili?
Bantu and Arabic
What is antisemitism?
Intolerance toward Jewish people
Why was the invention of the printing press important?
It allowed manuscripts to be mass-produced at affordable costs
Who were the griots and where did they come from?
Storytellers from sub-Saharan Africa
Where did Champa Rice originate from and where was it taken to?
Originated in Vietnam
Taken to China
What was the mit'a system
Mandatory public service
What country practiced foot binding and why?
China
Foot binding signified social status
What was woodblock printing first used for?
To produce and spread scripture for Buddhism
What was the new social class created by bureaucratic expansion?
Scholar Gentry
What place used imperial bureaucracy to strengthen its empire?
China
What were kin-based networks?
Where families governed themselves
The act of the Great Schism was the Christian Church in Europe dividing into two, what were the two branches it split into?
Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Church
Filial Piety came from which of China's native traditions?
Confucianism
What is a matrilineal society?
Where was the Qutub Minar and what religion was it for?
In India for Hinduism
What is feudalism?
Decentralized political organization based on a system of exchanges of land for loyalty
Why did the Bhakti Movement appeal to so many people?
It did not discriminate against women or people of low social status
Why did the Hausa Kingdom benefit from the trans-Saharan trade?
They lacked access to the sea
What was the most successful slave rebellion?
Zanj Rebellion
Who built the floating gardens/chinampas and where were they?
Aztecs built them and located in Lake Texcoco
What does proselytize mean?
To actively seek converts
What's the other name for Chan Buddhism?
Zen Buddhism
What was the world's first novel?
The Tale of Genji