Europe and Byzantium
A prime example of an early and successful state builder was this Frankish king.
Who was Charlemagne?
Called the "house of peace," where Sharia Law was dominant and Muslims were therefore guaranteed the ability to worship freely.
What is Dar al-Islam?
In the west of Africa, this, and Mali became Islamic states, but in different ways with this being considered the more violent of the two.
What is Ghana?
Built by the Sui's to connect the Yellow and Yangzi rivers, expanded by the Tang rulers.
What was the Grand Canal?
Complex dwellings are known as this, sometimes built on the open flatland, sometimes in caves high up in the canyons.
What were Pueblos?
This system was used by monarchs to award land to loyal followers.
What is feudalism?
A key political principle that predated the rise of Islam but nevertheless guided the Caliphates and the Ottoman Empire that followed them.
What is the circle of justice?
These were nomadic camel herders and hardened warriors who embraced the new faith at the time with enthusiasm which bordered on the fanatic.
What were Berbers?
This generated particularly large profits during the Tang era.
What was the Silk Industry?
Of the cities built by the Mississippians, this city was the largest. With a population of over 30,000 by the year 1200; It started a drastic decline for unknown reasons.
What was Cahokia?
This system used by England began providing jury trials and observing certain personal liberties.
What is the common law?
Following the Umayyad Regime was this empire, which established Baghdad, which was considered the golden age of classic Islamic culture.
What was the Abbasid Caliphate?
Mali was founded as a strong state by the conquering chieftain Sundiata, and its chief and commercial hub, though not its capital, was this.
What was Timbuktu?
Song China enjoyed steady population, increased urbanization, thriving trade, giving part of their thanks to this port which became one of the world's busiest and most cosmopolitan.
What was Canton?
What were the Incas?
The pivotal battle of 1071 where the Seljuk Turks defeated Byzantium.
What is Manzikert?
This state that had an elite calvary which arose in Egypt and Syria in the 1250's, as well as the Mongols with force in the mid 1200's.
What was Mamluk?
On the shores of East Africa, these flourished between 1000 and 1500, with nearly forty autonomous or self ruling urban centers sprinkled along the 1500 miles of coastline.
What were the Swahili city-states?
During the Han dynasty, this system made by Tang China forced neighboring countries like Japan, Korea, and Vietnam into making regular monetary payments to avoid punishment.
What was the tributary system?
After the fall of the Chavin, the Moche civilization arose. Because of its practical overtake, what form of agriculture stayed the same?
Waru Waru Agriculture
Established in 1231, this set of special courts with wide ranging powers was used to seek out and punish non-conformity.
What is the Holy Inquisition?
The first Abbasids halted the westward expansion of Tang China at this battle.
What was the Battle of Talas?
Mali's most powerful ruler, who was a devout Muslim who gained fame throughout Africa and Europe as one of the world's richest monarchs.
Who was Mansa Musa?
The Tang elite's love of luxury sparked resentment among the common classes and touched off many peasant uprisings, most famously known as this.
What was the An Shi Rebellion?
DOUBLE: Of the four main states in Pre-Colombian Central America: Olmecs, Maya, Toltecs, and Aztecs, this order represents this.
What is Succession in Cultural Development?