Global Tapestry Week 1
Rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season.
Champa Rice
money with wings
Flying money
system of routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried luxury trade goods; known for spreading religions as well as technological transfers and diseases like the Bubonic plague
Silk Roads
An "ism" that describes a style of government in which kings held all the power.
Absolutism
class of salaried warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble called a daimyo (who in turned pledged loyalty to a shogun) in return for land or rice payments
samurai
Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, they overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad from 750 to 1258.
Abbasid Caliphate
when kids show respect to their parents
Filial Piety
steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat; improved sea trade
rudder
Ivan IV clashed with this noble class
The Boyars
the idea that monarchs are God's representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God.
Divine Right
The first Islamic government established within India from 1206-1520. Controled a small area of northern India and was centered in Delhi.
Delhi Sultanate
the official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054
Great Schism
Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north; use spread through trade networks like Silk Roads and Indian Ocean trade
magnetic compass
This dynasty maintained strict control over Chinese society and often used military to squash rebellions
The Qing Dynasty
system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power
absolute monarchy
An empire formed by Turkish and Persian Sunnis, lasting from 1037 to 1194 A.D.
Seljuk Empire
A powerful state in the African interior that apparently emerged from the growing trade in gold to the East African coast; flourished between 1250 and 1350 C.E.
Great Zimbabwe
large flat-bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel and participation in the tribute system
junk ship
These Shi'a had no strong navy and no natural defenses, but managed to build a large empire
The Safavid
mausoleum in India built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife; illustrates syncretic blend between Indian and Arabic architectural styles as well as Islamic influences with calligraphy from the Quran
Taj Mahal
The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.
Grand Canal in China
This separated East Asia from most of the world between 1450-1750.
Isolationism
seasonal wind in India, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry weather and the summer monsoon brings rain
monsoon winds
Peter created this in order to limit the power of the Orthodox church
The Holy Synod
Mughal empire's taxation system where decentralized lords collected tribute/taxes for the emperor
zamindars