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Footbinding was popular for what two reasons?
Social Status and Limited Female Influence
Define Meritocracy
A government based on the intelligence and skills of the people
30,000 miles; expanded trade of domestic products in China; From Beijing to Hangzhou
Grand Canal
The storytellers in Africa that carried on the history of the tribe
Griotes
The system in which fields are rotated to prevent the land from becoming baren
Three-field system
The social hierarchy of India
The Caste System
Define a tributary state
A smaller nation that pays taxes to a larger one for protection
T/F Scientific innovations collapsed after the golden age of islam was ended by the Mongols
False
The blending of HINDUISM into ISLAM caused what syncretic religion?
Sufism
What was- and is- still the most wealthy institution in Europe?
The Roman Catholic Church
What is the difference between the Song Dynasty social hierarchy and the Dar-al Islam social hierarchy?
Merchants
The nickname for the time of the Abbasid Caliphate
The Golden Age of Islam
The quote of Mohammed regarding going new places to learn new things
“Go in quest of knowledge even unto China.”
Meditation and Self-Discipline
Name one technological innovation that contributed to increase agriculture in China
Champa Rice, plow, waterwheel, canals
Submitting to a Lord for protection in exchange for service on their land was called...
Feudalism
What battle ended the Muslim advance into Europe?
The battle of Tours (732)
This spreads innovation the fastest
War
Explain 2 cultural effects that the Delhi Sultanate had on South Asia
Spread of Islam, Taj Mahal, Urdu, Bhakti Movement, Sufism
What was proto-industrialization?
people in rural areas made more goods than they could sell
The kind of slavery practiced in Africa in 1200-1450
Debt Bondage
What is the name of the class of land-owning Samuri in Japan?
Daimyo
Name two innovations that came out of Dar al-Islam in the period 1200-1450
Compass, astronomy, mathematics
The hub of trade in Africa via the Indian Ocean Trade Route
Great Zimbabwe
How did the Srivijaya and Majapahit Kingdoms make their economies flourish between 1200-1450
They controlled the Strait of Malacca