East Asia
This Chinese dynasty expanded the use of paper money and the civil service exam.
What is the Song Dynasty?
The holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
The polytheistic Indian religion based on reincarnation and caste.
What is Hinduism?
These coastal city-states thrived from Indian Ocean trade.
What is the Swahili Civilization?
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The capital of the Aztec Empire.
What is Tenochtitlan?
This crop from Vietnam doubled China’s agricultural output.
What is Champa Rice?
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The Five Pillars of Islam.
What is prayer, almsgiving, fasting, profession of faith, and pilgrimage (hajj)?
This religion originated in India but lost influence there by 1200.
What is Buddhism?
This southern African kingdom grew wealthy from gold and cattle
What is Great Zimbabwe?
This labor system required yearly service in the Inca Empire.
What is the Mit’a system?
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A revival of this philosophy stressed filial piety and hierarchy.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
This Spanish Muslim state showcased tolerance and cultural blending.
What is al-Andalus?
This Islamic empire ruled northern India from 1206.
What is the Delhi Sultanate?
These West African city-states profited from Trans-Saharan trade.
What are the Hausa Kingdoms?
This medieval system of social and economic organization centered on a self-sufficient agricultural estate.
What is Manorialism?
This Chinese invention began as fireworks but became a weapon.
What is gunpowder?
This institution in Baghdad preserved Greek works and advanced science.
What is the House of Wisdom?
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This Hindu temple later adopted Buddhist statues.
What is Angkor Wat?
This African kingdom built massive stone churches and remained Christian.
What is Ethiopia?
This social, economic, and political system that dominated medieval Europe, providing a decentralized structure of mutual obligations between lords and vassals based on land ownership.
What is Feudalism?
The East Asian countries that adopted Chinese bureaucracy and Confucian traditions.
What is Korea, Japan, and Vietnam?
The three “M’s” that spread Islam.
What are Military, Merchants, and Missionaries?
This kingdom in Sri Lanka was a Buddhist land-based state lasting 2000 years.
What is the Sinhala Dynasty?
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This hybrid language emerged from Bantu and Arabic contact.
What is Swahili?
This medieval European agricultural practice rotated crops across three separate areas to improve soil fertility and increase food production.
What is the Three-Field System?