Thinkin' about them Incans (and Aztecs, and Cahokians)
The Incans founded their civilization on THIS continent
What is South America?
The state sponsored religion of the song dynasty. Does it have you a little... puzzled?
What is Confucianism?
Coming after the Umayyad Caliphate and its expansion, this Caliphate ruled in a new capital from approx 750 until 1258 after being sacked by the mongols.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
Masks? Those weren't just a 2020 fashion trend. Pandemics have affected all of human history. Just like this one in the 14th century, believed to have killed 1/3 of the European population.
What is the Black Plague/Death?
The 3 letter acronym for answering your SAQ prompts. Spill it Sis!
What is T-E-A
The Aztecs managed their large territory via this political system, offering autonomy to individual states which were loyal to the main central power
What is a Confederate OR Tributary System
Talk about a cram weekend, this series of exams were crucial to administering government positions and establishing a bureaucratic hierarchy in China
What is the Civil Service Exam?
The method by which Hindu societies established a hierarchy was through this system, decided by birth status and the cycle of death and rebirth
What is the Caste System?
True or False? The AP Exam will give you PARTIAL credit for a correct answer, even if your response does not fully support the evidence or claim
What is FALSE?
The incans were famous for these significant infrastructure projects, connecting their large territories. Today, we often are quick to complain about the conditions of ours
What are roads?
The combination of religious, political, and social beliefs to unify a nation or territory, central to Chinese Meritocracy and Bureaucracy.
What is Syncretism?
They say its the ability to apply knowledge, experience, and good judgment to navigate life's complexities, and in 12th century Islam this house was full of it in Baghdad, preserving many ancient greek and roman works
What is the House of Wisdom?
This system of hierarchy in Europe established a system of monarchs, lords, knights, and peasants. Lords pledged allegiance to monarchs in exchange for use of land and protection
What is Feudalism?
Great for Kerns, Bad for Lech! AP Seminar loves the use of these (direct use of the text), however, World prefers you summarize in your OWN words for the SAQ
What are Quotes?
The Cahokian Civilization in the Mississippi River Valley cleverly designed and created these large projects, designed for burial, religious significance, as well as protection from floods
What are mounds?
A staple to many SE Asian diets, this crop developed in Vietnam was crucial to the revitalization and stability of the Dynasty by resisting drought and heat
This title leader of Caliphate governments such as the Umayyad and the Abbasid were significant in that they were both the supreme religious AND political leader
What is a Caliph?
Connection and contact between African states, particularly in the East can best be explained through this practice of exchanging goods but also ideas
What is Trade?
How would the following prompt be phrased as a thesis claim?
Prompt: Describe how the historical context is significant to King Lech's Speech
What is
The historical context is significant to King Lech's speech because...?
For this response, were going agrarian! You can name either one of these advancements of Incan agriculture
1. Floating grow beds over water/flooded land
2. Stepped growth beds dug into a mountainside
1. What are Chinampas?
2. What is Terraced Farming (or Terra-Farming)?
The Song were the first to use this form of wealth and value. Originally a government IOU for silver, these would eventually "fly" and be a crucial tool for governments in regulating trade.
What is paper currency?
The Abbasid Caliphate was eventually dissolved by the Mongols. The remains of their empire being parted out by these ______ Arabs
Who are Turkic-Arabs?
This temple in the land of the Khmer Empire held great religious significance. The architecture and purpose originally build for Hinduism, later shifting to buddhist adornment with the ever changing cultural tide in SE Asia.
What is Angkor Wat?