East Asia
A spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life.
A historic time of fascinating scientific, cultural, and economic thriving within the history of Islam, which dated from the 8th to 13th century
What is the Islamic Golden Age?
Political philosophy that claims the right to rule was divine authority determined by Heaven and contingent on the abilities of rulers
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
It became a main artery of cultural, economic, and political exchange starting roughly around 200 BCE. Until around 1400 CE. It connected the Pacific Ocean on the shores of eastern China to western Europe via the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Silk Road?
A powerful state in the African interior that emerged from the growing trade of gold to the East African coast, flourished between 1250 and 1350 C.E.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
Started under the Han Dynasty and reemerged under the Tang and Song. Men would spend years learning the Chinese classics like The Analects by Confucius. Based on their abilities, they would take a test that would award them greater power and influence.
What is the Civil Service Exam?
The declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj)
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
The belief in a single all-powerful god, as opposed to religions that believe in multiple gods. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are widely practiced forms.
What is Monotheism?
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras
What is the Jati or Hindu Caste System?
A political, economic and social system that flourished in Western Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. It was characterised by a king’s ownership of vast land and the distribution of it to people in exchange for services.
What is Feudalism?
Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 960 to 1279 following the Tang Dynasty. Known for its cultural and technological achievements as well as economic growth and the adoption of a paper money system.
What is the Song Dynasty?
A mostly desert-covered piece of land located in south west Asia. Significant due to its location between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf which allowed for trade. Spread of Islam.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
The belief that all life is interdependent, and human beings should exist in harmony with nature.
What is Daoism?
In Hinduism A moral law, combined with spiritual discipline that guides one's life.
What is Dharma?
On the shores of East Africa was a region where Africans and Arabs mixed to create a unique identity. Has been the site of cultural and commercial exchanges between East Africa and the outside world - particularly the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
What are the Swahili States or the Swahili Coast?
Built over the course of several centuries, a massive undertaking that connected the Yellow & Yangzi Rivers. Ultimately used to transport a variety of goods, including grain, timber, and minerals, and it played a key role in the development of the Chinese economy.
What is the Grand Canal?
"traditionalist" most popular branch of Islam, the central belief is that only a direct descendant of Muhammad can lead their people
Who are the Sunni's?
Clan of bedouins who controlled Mecca in 7th century C.E. that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam.
Who are the Umayyads?
13th-century maritime trade network that linked Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa, and facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures.
What is Indian Ocean Trade?
The capital city and religious center of the Aztec civilization. The traditional founding date of the city was 1345 CE and it remained the most important Aztec center until its destruction at the hands of Spanish Conquistadors.
What was Tenochtitlan?
A Confucian ideal and a central virtue that emphasizes love, respect, and support for one's parents and ancestors. Additionally, it stresses that followers display courtesy, ensure male heirs, uphold fraternity among brothers, and carry out the proper sacrifices after a parent's death.
What is Filial Piety?
Islamic missionaries and mystics that sought mystical bond with Allah.They greatly aided in the spread of Islam because of their popularity and their lack of concern for doctrine
Who are the Sufi's?
Was one of the most prominent Persian Muslim scholars; he was an astronomer, chemist, mathematician, philosopher, physicist, architect, theologian, and physician.
Who is Nasir al-Din al-Tusi?
Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire by King Suryavarman II, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century; as such, it is also described as a "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.
What is Angkor Wat?
A technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture that relies on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico. They are built up on wetlands of a lake or freshwater swamp for agricultural purposes.
What is Chinampa?