Imperial China
This dynasty is known for reopening the Silk Road and expanding trade.
What is the Han Dynasty?
China influenced Korea and Japan through writing systems, Confucianism, Buddhism, government organization, and technology.
How did China influence Korea and Japan?
Feudalism.
What system organized medieval European society?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
What were the three major West African kingdoms
Griots were storytellers and historians who preserved history through oral tradition.
What role did griots play in West African society?
This system tested government officials based on knowledge of Confucian teachings.
What is the civil service examination system?
Buddhism (along with Hinduism in some areas).
What religion spread from India to Southeast Asia and influenced the region?
A vassal served a lord in exchange for land and protection.
what was the rile of a vassal?
Control of gold and salt trade across the Sahara
What made these kingdoms wealthy?
It was conquered by Moroccan forces with superior weapons.
Why did Songhai fall?
This invention allowed ideas to spread more easily throughout China.
What is paper(printing)?
is Japan’s traditional religion focused on nature spirits called kami.
What is Shinto?
The economic system in which peasants worked land owned by nobles.
What was manorialism
The wealthy ruler of Mali known for his famous pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who was Mansa Musa?
Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
What religion greatly influenced Russia during the Middle Ages?
This famous trade route connected China to Europe.
What is the Silk Road ?
Samurai were warriors who served and protected their lords under a strict code of honor called bushido.
hat was the purpose of the Japanese samurai?
A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims over control of the Holy Land.
What are the Crusades?
It was a major center of trade, learning, and Islamic scholarship
Why was Timbuktu important?
A powerful Frankish king crowned Emperor of the Romans in 800 CE.
Who was Charlemagne?
This dynasty is known for its cultural achievements and expansion of Chinese influence.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
Its location between India and China made it a center for trade and cultural exchange.
How did geography affect Southeast Asia’s development?
It killed millions of people and weakened the feudal system.
How did the Black Death affect Europe?
Through trade and contact with Muslim merchants.
How did Islam spread in West Africa?
Angkor Wat.
What was the Khmer Empire known for building?