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PIECES
100

This 1,100 mile waterway linking the Yellow River and the Yangzi Rivers.  its revival helped lead to the commercialization of the Song Dynasty.

The Grand Canal

100

TRUE/FALSE: The Abbasid Caliphate was the first Islamic caliphate.

False--it was the Umayyad Caliphate
100

This trade route served as an important factor in East-West exchanges.  Long distance, long established trade in dhows using lateen sails.

Indian Ocean Trade Network

100

Floating Gardens constructed along lake shores by the Mexica, Aztecs to increase agricultural yields.

chinampas

100

What are TWO natural resources that allowed Africa to prosper during the period 1200-1450?

Gold, Salt, Ivory

100

A series of holy wars from 1096- 1270 CE undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule

The Crusades

100

If you are talking about money, trade, coins, or tribute, this is what part of the pieces chart?

Economic

200

A Chinese philosophy that shows the way to ensure a stable government, rigid hierarchy, filial piety, and an orderly society

Confucianism

200

Name two things that Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all have in common?

Monotheistic, People of the Book. Jerusalem is  important, Believed in the God of Abraham

200

The first Islamic government in the northern part of South Asia from 1206 - 1520.

Delhi Sultanate

200
This empire was established by Pachacuti.

Inca

200

The shortened name of Ibn Batuta's book which chronicled his journey throughout the Islamic empire and beyond.

The Travels

200

A coerced agricultural worker bound under the feudal system to work on their lord's estate.

Serf

200

If you are talking about rebellions, the way your government is created, the role people have in elections, or revolutions you are talking about what theme of PIECES?

Political

300

Quick maturing agricultural development that allowed two harvests in one growing season and led to increased population in the Song Dynasty.

Champa Rice

300

Large Islamic based library and learning center in Baghdad.  Focus of conversion of Greek and Roman classics and Indian learning into Arabic. Preserved knowledge

House of Wisdom

300

This kingdom in Southeast Asia was known for its ability to irrigate its fields which led to their success in agriculture.

Khmer Empire or Angkor Kingdom

300

The 25,000 mile Incan road system was called the

Carpa Nan

300

A relation or network between two or more people that is based on common ancestry or marriage.  This system greatly influenced indigenous African political practices.

Kin-based networks

300

A Political system in which nobles were granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king.  In exchange for their loyalty, military service and protection of the people who live on the land.

Feudalism

300

Name at least 3 things that represent the theme of culture in PIECES?

Language, Religion, Architecture, Education, Clothing, Music, Food

400

A merit based system that Chinese bureaucrats needed to pass to serve in the government.

civil service exam

400

An islamic mystical tradition that desired a personal union with God.  

Sufism

400

An immensely popular development in Hinduism, advocating intense devotion to a particular deity.

Bhakti movement

400

An economic system in Inca society where people paid taxes with their labor and what they produced; men and women were expected to contribute this labor to the state yearly.

mita system

400

A powerful state in the African interior that apparently emerged from the growing trade in gold to the East African coast; flourished between 1250 - 1350 CE.  Known for its cone-shaped towers, large palaces, large walls, and stone homes.

Great Zimbabwe

400

Self-sufficient farming ESTATES where lords and peasants shared the land is called:

Manorialism

400

Name at least 2 descriptors of the theme of social interaction and organization?

The way society is organized (hierarchy), gender roles, jobs

500

What is one thing that Japan, Korea, and Vietnam shared in common during the period 1200-1450?

All were culturally influenced by China

500

Who are TWO groups who posed a challenge to the Abbassid Caliphate AND where did they come from?

Mamluks (Egypt), Seljuk Turks (Central Asia) Crusaders (Europe) Mongols (Central Asia)

500

What are two similarities between the spread of Islam and Buddhism?

Spread along trade routes including the Indian Ocean, Changed as it spread, more rights for women.

500

What are TWO ways the Aztecs were different from the Inca?

city-states (instead of a centralized government)

tribute system

chinampas


500

What historical group is most responsible for the spread of Islam to Africa?

Muslim Merchants

500

In what year did King John sign the Magna Carta?

1215

500
What does each letter of PIECES stand for?

Political

Innovations and Technology

Environment

Cultural 

Economic

Social Interactions and Organization