Belief Systems
This belief system emphasizes moral training and social responsibility and influenced civil service exams in East Asia.
What is Confucianism?
This long-term ruling family line provided stability in some empires.
What is a dynasty?
The practice of honoring many gods with ceremonies is called what?
What is polytheism?
Payments made by conquered peoples to maintain peace and gain protection are called what?
What is tribute?
Increased productivity and new tools led to this demographic change.
What is population growth?
A polytheistic religion that honors many gods through ceremonies.
What is a polytheistic religion?
A social hierarchy involving landholding lords, vassals, and serfs is called what?
What is feudalism?
These religious communities sometimes became political authorities, especially in the Islamic world.
What are religious communities or caliphates?
This innovation in transportation expanded long-distance exchange and trade.
What is shipbuilding and navigation?
Expanding trade and innovations in navigation had this major effect on cities.
What is urbanization?
This religion spread along trade routes and inspired monasteries as centers of learning.
What is Buddhism?
These officials reinforce state authority and social hierarchy through exams and bureaucracy.
Who are civil service officials?
The principles that shaped civil service exams and social responsibility in East Asia are part of this belief system.
What is Confucianism?
Improved agricultural techniques increased this, leading to population growth.
What is productivity?
When analyzing historical events, scholars must do this to understand local conditions.
What is contextualize?
This is the term for the long-lasting political and spiritual authority in an Islamic empire.
What is a caliphate?
The collection of taxes and enforcement of laws by bureaucracies are functions of this.
What is a bureaucracy?
Rituals and ceremonies are a key aspect of this aspect of belief systems.
What are rituals?
This social order involves landholding lords, vassals, and serfs.
What is feudalism?
These long-term effects are often caused by multiple causes, not just a single event.
What are consequences?
These two religions are monotheistic and originated in the Middle East.
What are Christianity and Islam?
This social system passes property through the mother’s lineage.
What is matrilineal inheritance?
Buddhism inspired monasteries that served as centers of learning and what?
What is charity?
The spread of ideas and goods across regions is a consequence of these technological innovations.
What are innovations in trade and navigation?
When studying sources, scholars evaluate this to understand biases and perspectives.
What is sourcing?