Religion/Philosophy
China believed this philosophy is the correct way of living
What is Confucianism?
Located on Sumatra, it was a Hindu Kingdom.
What is the Srivijaya Empire?
Both cities of Islamic scholarship, bustling markets, sources for fresh water and plentiful food
What is Samarkand and Kashgar?
Political stability and decline of invasions, safe and reliable transportation, rise of commerce, plentiful labor supply, increased agricultural output...
What is factors contributing to growth of cities?
Production of this spread from China and influenced warfare.
What is gunpowder?
A blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith
What is syncretism?
Located on Java, it was a Buddhist kingdom.
What is the Majapahit Empire?
Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time...
Who is Ibn Battuta?
This disease was introduced to Europe because of the trade routes...
What is the Black Plague? (Black Death, Bubonic Plague, etc.)
Language that had influences from Sanskrit-based Hindi, as well as from Arabic and Farsi, a Persian language.
What is Urdu?
Muslim rulers on Java combined Mughal Indian features, local traditions, and Chinese-Buddhist and Confucian traits
What is cultural influences of Islam on Southeast Asia?
Located in Sri Lanka, it became a center of Buddhist study with many monasteries. Buddhist's influence was so strong that many priests often advised monarchs on matters of government.
What is the Sinhala Dynasty?
Leaders of African states deepened Islamic ties through these pilgrimages to Mecca.
What is Hajj?
Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade...
Who is Marco Polo?
A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
With its emphasis on equality, Islam attracted lower-caste Hindus...
What is Cultural influences of Islam on South Asia?
A city of southwest India on the Malabar Coast southwest of Bangalore.
What is Calicut?
Poets and missionaries sought links between Hinduism and Islam.
What is Bhakti?
Islamic scholars brought this process back from China.
Most popular branch of Buddhism in China, with an emphasis on intuition and sudden flashes of insight instead of textual study.
What is Chan Buddhism?
China's capital during the Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people
What is Hangzhou?
Improvements to the lateen sail, stern rudder, astrolabe, and the magnetic compass helped the Chinese, Indians, and Southwest Asians expand their knowledge of the astronomy and other aspects of the natural world.
What is Seafaring Technology?
Islamic Scholars brought back these from India
What is Algebra and Geometry?
This agricultural efficiency allowed this crop to spread from Vietnam to China.
What is Champa Rice?
Most successful kingdom in Southeast Asia (Hint: Hindu and Buddhist influence)
What is Khmer Empire?