East Asia
It became popular in Chinese institutions during the Han Dynasty, and was revived by the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE).
Confucianism
Name one region/territory conquered by the first four caliphs (632-661 CE).
North African coast, Mesopotamia, Persia, Spain, (the Levant - Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Jordan, and parts of Egypt and Turkiye)
Religious movement within Hinduism that helped spread the religion to other parts of SE Asia.
the Bhakti Movement
What type of goods/commodities would be required as tribute to be given to a Mayan or Aztec city?
wood, building materials, textiles, weapons, cacao
Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean networks
This custom was common in rural China, but wasn't adopted by Korea, Japan, or Vietnam. The last known cases of it occurred in the 20th century.
foot binding
This group was brought in to the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 CE) for their military skill.
A) Seljuks B) Mamluks C) Ayyubids
A) Seljuks
Why is Angkor Wat a good example of religious syncretism?
The architecture reflects the influences of both Buddhism and Hinduism on the Khmer Empire.
Which Mesoamerican society used sinkholes to drown human sacrifice victims? Which Mesoamerican society sacrificed up to 20,000 victims annually?
the Mayans / the Aztecs
Groups who helped spread Islam in North Africa from the 7th to 12th centuries.
Arabs and Berbers
Their invasions in Japan and Southeast Asia failed. Their dynasty collapsed in 1368 CE.
The (Mongol) Yuan Dynasty
The Islamic equivalent of the Mandate of Heaven:
A) Dar al-Harb B) the Caliphate C) Circle of Justice
C) Circle of Justice
The Vijayanagar Empire broke away from this state. What was the main religion in Vijayanagara?
The Delhi Sultanate / Hinduism
About 1/7 of the clan's male population had to perform some type of communal labor each year. What were Incan clans called?
ayllu (BONUS +50: How many families could claim descent from the Sun God Inti?)
City that was a key stopping point for camel caravans that became a center of Islamic scholarship.
Timbuktu (BONUS +50: What do Swahili speakers call their language?)
This emperor ruled Ming China for 30 years and purged the government of those he suspected of disloyalty, killing 100,000 people.
Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang)
What did emerging Muslim states in North Africa, Southwestern Asia, and South Asia have in common? (NAME TWO)
They were ethnically Turkic. They followed sharia law. Members of the military were in charge of the bureaucracy.
The Hindu/Buddhist Majapahit Empire's base of power was on this island. What is the majority religion on that island today?
Java; Islam (BONUS +50: What ritual dance do some Sufi Muslims perform?)
What did the Incans produce with their system of forced labor and what was that system called?
Mita laborers worked on large public works projects (bridges, temples, road construction, etc.)
Describe one reason for why smaller societies developed in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bantu languages have many dialects. Climate shifts and insect-borne diseases made population growth difficult.
Describe the Japanese feudal period at the elite levels. (Anyone who isn't a commoner.)
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai (BONUS: What class do the shogun, daimyo, and samurai come from?)
Provide one reason to explain why Muslim states were more prosperous than Christian ones by the 13th century.
They encouraged merchant activity and in some cases they had fewer restrictions on economic practices. In Catholic Europe, the practice of loaning money at interest was not allowed. Used a single currency in the Abbasid caliphate.
In South/SE Asia during the 13th-15th centuries, describe one reason for why the Bhakti movement / Sufi Islam would be better at spreading its religion than Buddhism.
Less of a focus on hierarchy or official teachings (holy texts). Populations already had other belief systems and most of these were polytheistic. Buddhism was mainly limited to monastic life at the time.
Describe one similarity AND difference between the Aztec and Incan empires.
SIM: tribute/forced labor/conquest made them unpopular with those they governed, sun worship that involved human sacrifice
DIF: Aztecs did more human sacrifice, Incan provincial system was more hands-on than the Aztec tribute system
Mansa Musa, Mali Empire (BONUS +50: Which insect spreads African sleeping sickness?)