East Asia
This gift from Vietnam greatly increased China’s agricultural production
This was the Islamic center of learning during the Abbasid Dynasty
House of Wisdom
Although political structures in India between 1200 and 1450 were
decentralized, this religion provided cultural unity between Northern and
Southern India
Hinduism
“Sub-Saharan” Africa means the part of Africa that is _________________ of the
Sahara Desert
South
Payments made from the conquered to the conqueror.
tribute
China’s population during the Song Dynasty greatly increased due to
The increase in this
Food production
These are three of the many areas of intellectual knowledge that Islamic
Society advanced from 1200-1450
math, medicine, philosophy,
History, ethics, astronomy, law
Hinduism and Buddhism were introduced to SE Asia by
Trade voyages
The Hausa Kingdoms benefitted greatly from this, which was thriving across the
Sahara Desert
trans-Saharan trade
The mit'a system
Mandatory public service
This was the form of government in China during the Song Dynasty
Imperial Bureaucracy
Unlike the Chinese, Islamic society held this group of people in high regard
As long as they were fair and charitable in their dealings
Merchants
Part of the problem between Hindus and Muslims in S. Asia between
1200 and 1450 was that Islam is a religion that does this- meaning,
That it tries to convert people to its beliefs
proselytize
Due to its trade in this, the West African kingdom of Mali grew wealthy.
Floating gardens built by the Aztecs to increase the amount of space for food production.
Chinampas
This was a syncretic religion formed by the mixing of Buddhism with
Confucianism (or Daoism)
Neo-confuciansim; Zen Buddhism
These renowned nomadic pastoral conquerors eventually
Ended the Abbasid Dynasty
Mongols
An important similarity of the Abbasids and the Umayyads was the this attitude
They shared towards Christians and Jews
tolerance
While Mali and Ghana traded over land, the East African kingdom of Zimbabwe
Utilized this sea-based trade network
Indian Ocean trade
Rule by religious leaders.
Theocracy
China became the world’s most commercialized society during the
Song Dynasty by exporting these three products
Textiles, porcelain, tea
Islamic scholars learned from many cultures, including the _________,
From whom they translated ______________.
Greeks; literary classics
The sea-based Srivajaya and Majapahit empires were able to maintain
Power because this, between S. Asia and E. Asia, was so valuable
trade
This East African kingdom was one of the only places in Africa where this religion
Was practiced
Christianity
How was the Incan empire governed?
It was split into four provinces, each with its own governor and bureaucracy.