Developments in Asia
What dynasty maintained its rule through Neo-Confucian principles and cultural traditions?
What is the Song Dynasty?
Which three major Abrahamic religions had a significant impact on societies in Africa and Asia?
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
What political system characterized Europe during the medieval period?
What is feudalism?
What was the primary social structure in many societies in the Americas during this period?
What is a tribal or clan-based system?
What major trade route connected East and West, experiencing increased trade after 1200?
What are the Silk Roads?
Which religions influenced South and Southeast Asia during this period?
What are Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam?
What new Muslim powers emerged during the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate?
What are the Mamluk Sultanate and the Ottoman Empire?
Which revolution in Europe led to the rise of the middle class and the decline of feudalism?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Name the large city-state of the Aztec Empire that had impressive architectural monuments.
What is Tenochtitlan?
Which technological innovation facilitated maritime navigation during the age of exploration?
What is the astrolabe?
What economic system did the Chinese economy rely on despite its commercialization?
What is the labor of peasant and artisan classes?
What intellectual contributions were preserved and advanced within the medieval Muslim world?
What are advances in mathematics and medicine?
What was the dominant system for organizing rural economies in medieval Europe?
What is manorialism?
Who was the famous leader of the Mali Empire known for his pilgrimage to Mecca?
Who is Mansa Musa?
What empire expanded its influence through the use of military excursions and trade?
What is the Mongol Empire?
What was the major agricultural innovation during the Song Dynasty?
What is the introduction of Champa rice?
Name the system that allowed the Ottomans to recruit soldiers and bureaucrats.
What is the devshirme system?
Which monarchies were establishing more sophisticated forms of government in Europe?
What are the British Parliament and the French Estates-General?
What trading system connected sub-Saharan West Africa with North Africa?
What is the trans-Saharan trade routes?
What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange on global trade?
What is the exchange of crops, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Name one major trading state in Southeast Asia that thrived during this time.
What is the Majapahit Empire?
Which empire dominated the Indian subcontinent during this period?
What is the Mughal Empire?
What philosophy justified the absolute rule of monarchs in Europe?
What is the divine right of kings?
Name one cultural achievement of the Inca Empire in the Andes.
What is the construction of Machu Picchu?
Which trade network emerged in the Indian Ocean after 1200, facilitating exchange between cultures?
What is the Indian Ocean trade network?