1.1 Developments in East Asia (Song Dynasty & Belief Systems)
This innovation helped increase agricultural productivity and supported population growth in Song China.
What is Champa rice
This institution in Baghdad was a center for learning and translation during the Islamic Golden Age.
→ What is the House of Wisdom?
This Islamic empire ruled parts of northern India and introduced new cultural influences.
→ What is the Delhi Sultanate?
This Mesoamerican civilization used floating gardens called chinampas for agriculture.
→ Who are the Mexica (Aztecs)?
This West African empire grew wealthy from gold and salt trade and embraced Islam.
→ What is the Mali Empire?
This system structured medieval European society through land ownership and loyalty.
→ What is feudalism?
This philosophy emphasized filial piety and social harmony, and was later blended with Buddhist ideas.
→ What is Neo-Confucianism?
These two groups rose to power after the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate.
→ Who are the Mamluks and the Seljuks?
These two maritime empires dominated trade routes in Southeast Asia.
→ What are Srivijaya and Majapahit?
This labor system required citizens to work on state projects in the Inca Empire.
→ What is the mita system?
This famous ruler of Mali made a pilgrimage that showcased the empire’s wealth.
→ Who is Mansa Musa?
This institution held immense power over politics, education, and daily life in medieval Europe.
→ What is the Catholic Church?
This exam system allowed for merit-based government positions in imperial China.
→ What is the civil service exam?
This region in Spain showcased cultural blending between Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
→ What is Al-Andalus?
This devotional movement within Hinduism emphasized personal connection to deities.
→ What is the Bhakti movement?
This practice was central to Aztec religious rituals and believed to sustain the gods.
→ What is human sacrifice?
This trade route connected West Africa to the Islamic world and facilitated cultural exchange.
→ What is the Trans-Saharan trade route?
These religious wars aimed to reclaim the Holy Land and increased cultural exchange.
→ What are the Crusades?
This painful practice symbolized female submission and reinforced patriarchal norms in Song society.
→ What is foot binding?
Islam spread through these three main methods across Afro-Eurasia.
→ What are trade, conquest, and missionaries?
This Islamic mystical movement focused on personal experience and spiritual closeness to God.
→ What is Sufism?
This Andean civilization used terrace farming to adapt to mountainous terrain.
→ Who are the Incas?
This southern African city-state was known for its stone architecture and trade networks.
→ What is Great Zimbabwe?
This economic system tied peasants to land and local lords in medieval Europe.
→ What is manorialism?
This form of Buddhism emphasized meditation and direct experience of enlightenment.
→ What is Zen Buddhism?
This pilgrimage by a West African ruler demonstrated the wealth and global connections of Islamic states.
→ What is Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?
These two religions shaped the political and cultural landscape of South and Southeast Asia.
→ What are Hinduism and Buddhism?
This system required conquered peoples to pay goods or services to the Aztec rulers.
→ What is the tribute system?
These coastal city-states blended African, Arab, and Persian cultures through Indian Ocean trade.
→ What are the Swahili city-states?
This intellectual movement marked the beginning of Europe’s transition out of the Middle Ages.
→ What is the Renaissance?