Islamic World
What caused the Shiite and Sunni Split in the Muslim Religion
Disagreement about who would be Caliph
Which Empire is credited with the following: developing paper money, making porcelain vases, and developing gun powder
Tang China
What is the strict coded of behavior that was followed by Samurai warriors called?
Bushido
What did the Mayans, Incans, and Aztec all achieve independently?
It helped with crops and rituals/religious
A reliable calendar
What religion influenced West African Kingdoms?
Islamic Religion
What is the Holy book that was written by the Prophet Muhammad and is considered the greatest work of Muslim Literature
Quran
Why did Japan often escape invasions and migrations?
The physiography of Japan was an Island
Using the Map, what can be claimed about Muslim control from 1236 to 1335
What type of farming practice did the Aztecs use to create fertile land on the water?
Chinampas
What two products were traded between the Muslim empires and Africa?
Salt and Gold
What is the name of the foundational set of beliefs in Islam?
The Five Pillars of Faith
What originated in Song and Tang China and is referred to as China or fine China.
Porcelain
Who was the Mughal Muslim leader that was tolerant of Hindus?
Akbar the Great
What was the Quipu system used for?
a record system for accounting
Who had a monopoly (Sole control) over the trade of gold?
Ghana
Using the Map, in which two directions did the Muslim Empire Spread the furthest
East and West
Who conquered Constantinople and killed the Byzantine Emperor?
Mehemet the Conqueror and the Ottoman Turks
Who traveled to China during the Yuan Dynasty and wrote about the splendor of China?
Marco Polo
The Incan empire was the largest of the Early Americans. What was responsible for allowing this empire to expand across a large geographic area?
The Incan Road System
What empire taxed traded items that provided riches and allowed the government to grow strong?
Mali
Europe
How did Mongol rule influence the silk road?
By protecting merchants and providing safe passage, trade flourished.
Using the Chart: In the Japanese Feudal system, what position is more like the land-owning Lord in the European Feudal system.
Daimyo
What mountain range is in South America, that the Incan empire was founded near?
Andes Mountain Range
The fact that the kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai were subject to civil wars, wars against foreign invaders, and poor leadership lead to what?
The collapses of these empires