China
The "Golden Age" of China is considered to be which dynasty?
Song
How many people were apart of the Incan empire? (Think population)
10 million
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitln
Branch of Christianity that was followed
Roman Catholicism
The Abbasid
Bonus! Who served after the Abbasids and what religion did they follow?
What three countries established a writing system that was based on/influenced by China's?
Japan, Korea, Vietnam
The rise of the Incan and Aztec empire were both similar in that they
started off as a remote group of people before expanding through military conquest
These people conquered the Aztecs in the 16th century
Spanish conquistadors
Emperor held both Caesar (head of state) role and also head of church (held religious authority)
Bonus! How does this differ from Roman Catholicism?
Reasons conversion to Islam occured in northern India
Egalitarian aspect of Islam, avoiding tax, Sufis allowed for easier conversion as they were detached from worldly affairs and India valued that
Evidence that women were becoming more subordinate to men
Process of foot binding marking status of elite women. Men established textile factories that were originally done by women through weaving.
What type of Government did the Incan empire follow?
Central bureaucracy (administrative and decision -making power focused on central authority or administration)
Economy was largely based on
Agriculture in form of "floating gardens" called chinampas. Market trade, and tribute.
Feudalism is...
A social system based on land ownership where the crown delegated land to lords(nobles) in return for military service. Vassals occupied land from lords while serfs were laborers who were tied to the land
Difference in Islam and Hinduism
Islam held egalitarian (equal) beliefs while Hinduism supported a caste-based social system
The song dynasty was divided into two periods which were
Northern Song (Jin) & Southern song (native)
The capital of the Incan empire...
Cusco
What were conquered people required to do?
Pay tribute
Bonus!
Slaves were used for what kind of ritual?
The crusades
Janissaries were
Elite infantry force of ottoman empire that were taken as young boys as a form of tax
Bonus!
What religion were these young boys?
The role of women in Vietnam that differed from their Chinese counterparts
Women were given a greater role in social and economic life
What was Mita
A labor system where people were required to work for the state. Sometimes laboring in state ran construction projects
The Aztecs stressed doing what to the people they conquered?
Capturing rather than killing
The Renaissance is...
The Vijayanagar empire was located in what country and controlled what region of that country?