Islam
Islam was founded in which region
What is the Middle East?
The first Chinese Dynasty after Han collapsed
What is the Sui Dynasty?
Invention that helped sailors travel more accurately
What is the compass?
Prophet Muhammad's job before becoming a prophet
What is a merchant?
Trade network across Middle East, Africa and Asia
What is the Indian Ocean Trade?
The holy text of Islam
What is the Quran?
Term that describes a time period known for achievements in art and learning in China?
What is "Golden Age?
Invention that helped books and ideas spread during the Tang and Song Dynasties
What is woodblock printing?
Gift giving system started in Han Dynasty that the Tang and Song Dynasties continued
What is the tribute system?
Expensive items like silk and porcelain that many people wanted
What is Chinese Luxury goods?
Islamic state led by caliphs
What is a caliphate?
Invention that helped spread books and ideas in China during the Tang Dynasty
What is woodblock printing?
Maps the spherical universe on a flat surface without compromising the exact angles between the celestial bodies
What is the astrolabe?
Monotheistic religion that spread after collapse of Western Rome
What is Christianity?
Religion that began in Northern India and spread to Central, East and Southeast Asia
What is Buddhism?
The reason Islam spread so quickly
What is trade? What is conquest?
A test that nobles had to take to become government officials
What is the civil service exam?
Chinese invention changed warfare around the world
What is gunpowder?
The place Muhammad fled to for safety
What is Medina?
Trade routes connecting Asia, Middle East and Europe
What is the Silk Roads?
est. 756 as Abbasid capital, home to half million, cosmopolitan center of commerce & learning
What is Baghdad?
Philosophy that combined Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism
What is Neo-Confucianism?
Man made waterway that connected Northern and Southern China
What is the Grand Canal?
Philosophy that enforced harsh punishments before the start of Confucianism
What is Legalism?
Spread of new crops and technologies from South Asia that helped China, the Mongols and later Europe grow and become more powerful
What is southernization?