Before 1200
The Paleolithic Era was also known as the age of what?
Hunting and Gathering
Song China was known as the what? Why was it called this?
The Golden Age. New technology, vast population growth, new standards in education/arts.
Camel caravans on the Silk Roads stopped at these to mingle with those of other cultures.
Caravanserai
Temujin's father died at 10 years old. Nevertheless, he united the feuding Mongol clans as a young adult and earned what title?
Genghis Khan
The Sand Roads linked what two regions?
North Africa to West Africa
The founder of Buddhism developed a religion centering on finding the cause of what?
Suffering
Which East Asian neighbor was the most relaxed when it came to the roles and responsibilities of women?
Vietnam
Despite persecution when it first came to China, Buddhism did not vanish - instead, it became known as this.
Neo-Confucianism
What did the Mongols do with the foreign men they conquered (those that surrendered)?
Conscripted them into their own Mongol forces to enlarge their armies
Constantinople was filled with citizens who worshipped ___________ until the Ottomans invaded. Now, the new city of ___________ worships _____________.
Christianity
Istanbul
Islam
An emphasis on harmony between humanity and nature is best associated with what early cultural belief?
Daoism
The end of Muslim Spain was brought around by the marriage of these two nobles.
Ferdinand and Isabella
The Swahili trading network of Africa became largely associated with what cultural belief due to trading?
Islam
What did the Mongols do with the artisans and craftsmen who surrendered?
Sent them abroad through the empire to create goods and provide services for those regions.
Feudalism was a political system mostly seen in what region of the world?
Muhammad's return to Mecca to unite the Muslim community after being exiled to Medina.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity did not believe in the power of the papacy; instead, they used this, meaning head of state and head of church
Caesaropapism
China was firstly involved in the Sea Roads until voyages were abandoned due to what?
Shifting priorities to handle the Mongol threat looming above them.
What was the key difference between the Mongol identity in China and the Mongol identity in the Middle East?
Mongols did not associate themselves with Chinese practices and customs; Mongols in the Middle East eventually assimilated into fully Arabic practices and customs.
The Aztec empire traded within the American web using their designated merchant class known as what?
Pochteca
Hinduism was based in early India. What political system accompanied India's cultural beliefs?
Both Aztecs and Incas enjoyed gender parallelism. What did that entail?
Men and women operated in different spheres of life, but had complete autonomy or control within those spheres.
African kings such as Mansa Musa used gold and Islam to bring legitimacy to their rule. Why was the spread of Islam so dominant during this time?
Central location, trading with everybody, pilgrimage to Mecca brought in outsiders
The Black Death began in China and spread through the Old World. How did the plague affect the economy at this time?
The plague brought an end to interregional trade altogether, which meant inflation, labor shortages, and rebellions against the state.
Southeast Asia, as a whole, was subject to encounters with many different belief systems due to trading on the Sea Roads. What two religions were most spread to Southeast Asia?
Islam and Hinduism