Government & Politics
This dynasty expanded the meritocracy and civil service exam to include lower economic classes.
What is the Song Dynasty?
This agricultural product from Vietnam helped increase rice production in Song China.
What is Champa Rice?
This syncretic form of Buddhism combined Buddhist doctrines with Daoist elements in China.
What is Chan (Zen) Buddhism?
This practice involved wrapping young girls’ feet tightly and was a status symbol in Song China.
What is Foot Binding?
This Mesoamerican civilization built the city of Tenochtitlan on a swampy lake.
Who are the Aztecs?
This 13th-century military ruler established the shogunate in Japan, marking the start of feudalism.
Who is the Minamoto clan leader (Shogun)?
This extensive waterway, over 30,000 miles long, connected northern and southern China.
What is the Grand Canal?
This Islamic practice required women to dress modestly or cover themselves.
What is Hijab?
This class in Song China, educated in Confucian philosophy, became the most influential social group.
Who are the Scholar Gentry?
This empire in Southeast Asia controlled sea routes and had 98 tributaries during its peak.
What is the Majapahit Kingdom?
This document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king and guaranteed certain rights.
What is the Magna Carta?
This trade network connected East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia.
What is the Indian Ocean Trade?
This 12th-century Islamic philosopher influenced both Jewish and Christian thinkers in Spain.
Who is Ibn Rushd (Averroes)?
This African storytelling tradition preserved community history and was often accompanied by music.
Who are Griots and Griottes?
This African kingdom was known for its stone architecture and the city of Great Zimbabwe.
What is the Zimbabwe Empire?
This empire was ruled by a Sultan and ended the Seljuk Turks’ control in the Middle East in 1258.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This system in the Inca Empire required men aged 15-50 to provide labor for public projects
What is the Mit’a system?
This Confucian revival in Song China combined rational thought with Daoist and Buddhist ideas.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
This European social class grew during the Middle Ages, including merchants, shopkeepers, and artisans.
Who are the Bourgeoisie (Burghers)?
This empire’s capital was Cuzco, and it used a quipu system for record keeping.
What is the Inca Empire?
This political system in medieval Europe was based on land exchange for loyalty.
What is Feudalism?
This economic activity in Song China involved rural artisans producing more goods than they could sell.
What is Proto-industrialization?
This religious movement in Southern India emphasized emotional attachment to a deity and rejected caste discrimination.
What is the Bhakti Movement?
This architectural achievement in India blends Islamic geometric design with Hindu art.
What is the Qutub Minar?
This early European state adopted Orthodox Christianity and was later ruled by Ivan the Great.
What is Kievan Rus (Russia)?