Dar al Islam
The holy book in Islam
What is the Quran
China's bureaucratic system
a. Meritocracy
b. Bureacracy
c. Democracy
Meritocracy
Civilization who commonly used human sacrifice during religious ceremonies
Mayan
Male heads of kin-based networks in Africa were called
Chiefs
The philosophy that teaches respect for men and the expectation that they would defer to men
Confucian
Islamic law based on the Quran and the teachings of the prophet Muhammad
Sharia law
Foot binding
The civilization that built their capital city in a swampy lake to protect it from attacks
Aztec
African kingdoms such as Zimbabwe gained great wealth through
land based trade networks
Most South Asians practiced this religion
Hinduism
Renown house of learning in Baghdad under the Abbasids
House of Wisdom
Lower class citizens could earn jobs in the government and thus advance in society by taking what kind of exam
Civil service exam
Who brought on end to these great civilization through conquest and spreading disease
Spanish conquistadors
The main religion of the peoples of Ethiopia
As Islam entered South Asia through force, Muslims wanted to ____________, or actively seek converts to their religion
proselytize
The practice common throughout the Islamic world that allowed a man to have more than one wife
Polygamy
China population under the Song grew from 25% of the world's population to 40% because they learned to more effectively grow what food product?
Champa rice
The civilization that subjected those they conquered to a mit'a system, mandatory public service for men between the ages of 15 and 50
Inca
The large desert that separates parts northern Africa from the southern part of Africa
Saharan dessert
The reason many low-caste Hindus converted to Islam was because of this emphasis of Islam
The equality of all believers
The religion of the Suljuk Turks
Muslim
Mulberry leaves
The Incan belief that the elements of the physical world could have supernatural powers
Animism
Literature in Sub-Saharan Africa was passed down through what kind of tradition
Oral
The Khmer Empire was able to harvest several crops of rice per year due to their advances in
Irrigation and drainage systems