Women and Cultural Developments
In early Islamic society, Muhammad taught that all men and women were this before God.
What is equal?
The birth name of Genghis Khan before he received his title.
Who is Temujin?
The Mongol Empire stretched from this modern Asian country in the east to Poland in the west.
What is Korea?
Mongols began as this type of society that relied on livestock rather than agriculture.
What is pastoral/nomadic?
This distinctive feature of Islamic art is characterized by the absence of human and animal forms, focusing instead on geometric patterns, floral designs, and calligraphy.
What is aniconism (or the prohibition of figurative art)?
This practice, adopted from non-Arab dwellers in Syria and Persia, was imposed upon Muslim women as Islam spread.
What is veiling?
This grandson of Genghis Khan became Emperor of China and established the Yuan Dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
The individual sections of the Mongol Empire that were each ruled by a Khan.
What are Khanates?
These weapons gave Mongols an advantage in mobility and warfare as they were skilled in using them from horseback.
What are bows and arrows?
Unlike women in China and India, Muslim women maintained this right which allowed them to read the Qur'an
What is literacy?
Under this leader, the Mongol Empire grew to become the largest land-based empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
This postal system established by the Mongols facilitated communication across their vast empire.
What is Yam?
The Mongols used these to bypass castles and walled cities during their conquests.
What are siege weapons/catapults?
As the Islamic empire expanded, women experienced these two significant changes to their social status.
What are growing restrictions on movement and decreased occupational options?
This famous Italian explorer served in the court of Kublai Khan and wrote an influential travel book.
Who is Marco Polo?
The dynasty established by the Mongols in China, notable for being China's first foreign-led dynasty.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
In pastoral societies like the early Mongols, women typically had this status compared to agricultural societies.
What is higher status?
After the collapse of the Abbasid rule, Islamic political power shifted from Arab Muslims to these people who had immigrated from Central Asia.
What are Turkic Muslims?
The Mongol leader who managed to unite China after it had been divided for approximately this many years.
What is 300 years?
Despite being brutal conquerors, the Mongols were known for this approach to the cultures and religions of conquered peoples.
What is tolerance?
This cultural phenomenon refers to certain developments that occurred in Southern Asia and later spread to other parts of the world, preceding similar developments in Europe.
What is Southernization?