Political
What was Civil Service Examination?
Five common goods traded by Arab merchants on the Silk Road
What are black pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, saffron, turmeric, gold, silver, lapis, emerald, jade, rubies, slaves, paper, books, grains, cotton, fruit, textiles, metalworking, ceramics and pottery, glass, arms, leather, silk, cotton, wool, China
The ascetic and mystical religious branch of Islam that remains popular on the frontiers of the religion in Africa, Anatolia, and India
What is Sufism?
The group of agricultural people who migrated southward from the Niger River Valley over the course of around 1,500 years and spread their language
The Han dynasty official known for invention the paper-making process in 105 CE
Who is Ts'ai Lun?
The three major empires of West Africa, beginning in the 9th century and continuing until the late 16th century
Who are the Ghana, Mali, and Songhay?
The horse-like animal used along the trans-Saharan trade
The camel
The Chinese traveler who translated Buddhist texts into Chinese and spread them
Who is Xuanzang?
Who were the merchants
The famous Chinese ship type known for a central rudder, and overhanging flat transom, and a flat bottom
The rice strain from Vietnam that revolutionized the Chinese agriculture and economy by allowing for greater specialization
The Chinese philosophy that combines aspects of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism
What is neo-Confucianism?
Respected Sunni Islamic scholars that act as judges
Who are the ulama?
The middle eastern mathematician from the Abbasid Caliphate who is known as the father of algebra
Who is al-Khwarizmi?
A nomadic group from West Africa known for paying for the right to lead their herds on the lands of agricultural civilizations
Who are the Fulbe?
The two nomadic groups beginning with the letter "b" that trade across the Sahara
Who are the Bedouin and the Berbers?
The mosque created under the Umayyad Caliphate known as the site where Muhammad ascended to heaven
What is The Dome of the Rock?
The the Turkish slave soldier class who overthrew the Ayyubid Dynasty
Who were the Mamluks?
The middle-eastern inventor responsible for inventing scalpels, forceps, scissors, and the syringe
Who is al-Zahrawi?
A village-based culture located by the South Niger River near the Gulf of Guinea known for their lack of centralized authority and women's associations
Who are the Igbo?
The revolutionary transportation project beginning under the Sui Dynasty that allowed for the commercialization of China
The most misogynistic region of out of Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia
What is ALL OF THEM?
The five Chinese dynasties after 600 that maintained social cohesion for the longest time
What were the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing?
The Christian east-African kingdom that used advanced iron metallurgy to expand its territory
What is The Kingdom of Axum?