Social
This system that developing between serfs and their feudal lords provided a degree of security and stability within European society.
Manorialism
Japan exercised a feudal structure similar that of many countries in this part of the world during the same period.
Europe
This Confucian ideal demonstrating that the needs and desires of all members of a family come secondary to the male head of the family played a significant role in the hierarchical social structure Song China.
Filial piety
This fast-ripening, drought resistance strain of rice adopted from Vietnam by Song China allowed rice farmers to harvest multiple times a year.
Champa rice
Civilizations of Dar al Islam adopted this intellectual transfer from China
Paper making
Men within Song China who scored highly on this test were more likely able to secure desirable jobs within the bureaucracy
Civil Service Exam
As a result of the decentralized political structure of medieval Europe, this hierarchical system consists of a monarch (usually a king), lords who pledge loyalty to their king in exchange for land grants or fiefs, knights loyal to the lords and a peasantry who provide labor to the lords in exchange for land and protection.
Feudalism
The blending of intellectual and cultural developments from varying pre-Islamic societies by Muslim scholars is an example of this phenomenon.
Syncretism
This element of Indian Ocean trade was especially prominent between East Africa and the Middle East.
Slave trade
This civilization in the Americas is known for its advancements in agriculture with its sophisticated terrace systems for crop maintenance, mathematics and especially the use of extensive roadways that stretched for a total of over 25,000 miles throughout the kingdom.
The Inca
The high regard held by both community members and political leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa for this group of people showed the importance of traditional African culture within their political systems.
Griots and Griottes
The Aztec government is ruled by religious leaders, which makes it fall within this category of government.
Theocracy
The skills of African artisans within this practice gained admiration from many cultures as well as carried much cultural and religious significance (ex. rulers seeking guidance from the busts/sculptures depicting past rulers)
Metallurgy
This region in Africa experienced extensive economic stimulation and interactions with the Middle East, South Asia and East Asia due to its involvement in Indian Ocean trade, so much so that it even resulted in the development of Swahili through a blend of the Arabic and Bantu languages.
East Africa/Zimbabwe
The use of gunpowder and woodblock printing originated within this country.
China
This term refers to one's ability to move up (or down) within a social hierarchy.
Social mobility
Dar al Islam and the Abbasid Caliphate became politically fragmented as a result of people belonging to this group. (ex. the Mamluks of North Africa, the Delhi Sultanate of South Asia and the Seljuks of the Middle East)
Turkic peoples
This religious lifestyle was especially prominent with the Sinhala Dynasty of Sri Lanka, with both men and women seeking a life of simplicity and contemplation.
Buddhist monasticism
This network of waterways in East Asia stretched for over 30,000 miles and allowed China to become the most populous trading area in the world at the time.
The Grand Canal
Even after the fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate, scholars belonging to this religion continued to develop advancements in medicine, astronomy and mathematics.
Islam
Merchants within the societies within this part of the world carried more merit and prestige than merchants in most other parts of the world.
Dar al Islam
Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia all share this commonality within their overall political structure
Decentralized political structures
Although the native religions of China continued to be practiced by most, this religion originating in South Asia was also widely accepted.
Buddhism
This civilization in the Americas practiced tributary relationships with surrounding states similar to those present between China and other East Asian countries.
Aztecs
Muslim scientists, mathematicians and scholars would build upon the intellectual achievements of people from these places in order to make new discoveries and breakthroughs.
Other cultures