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Question 1

imperial bureaucracy

Answer 1

Large organized government system, continuity in China from 221 B.C.E until 1911. Government officials selected from civil service exam

Question 2

Civil service exam

Answer 2

exam which many young men would take if they wanted to get a job in the Chinese government. Required knowledge

Question 3

Filial piety

Answer 3

Confucian principle of respect and obedience to one’s elders/ancestors

Question 4

Neo-Confucianism

Answer 4

Syncretic religion with a central focus on Confucianism with some Taoist and Buddhist ideas. This religion became popular during the Song dynasty and spread to other East Asian states

Question 5

Commercialized

Answer 5

Something created with the principal goal of making money (selling commercial goods)

Question 6

Proto-industrialization
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Answer 6

mass-produced goods by hand and with simple tools. This transformation occurred in China during the Song dynasty and enabled China to produce and trade large quantities of goods like porcelain, silk and steel.

Question 7

Champa Rice

Answer 7

A quick-ripening and drought-resistant strain of rice developed in the Champa Kingdom in Vietnam and given to China as tribute. It massively expanded and improved Chinese rice production and led to massive population growth

Question 8

Grand Canal

Answer 8

Cheap and efficient internal man-made Chinese waterway extending >30,00 miles. Construction first began during the Sui dynasty, but later dynasties, including the Song, extended it. This waterway allowed people to efficiently ship goods throughout many regions in China, and therefore led to economic growth.

Question 9

Abbasid Caliphate

Answer 9

A massive Islamic state that ruled from 750-1258 across areas of North Africa, the Middle East and parts of Europe. Ruled during the “Islamic Golden Age” and was known as a center of learning, culture and trade.

Question 10

Turkic states

Answer 10

Various states controlled by ethnic Turks. They replaced the Abbasid Caliphate, and fragmented the Islamic world (smaller states; not a unified caliphate.)

Question 11

Sufis

Answer 11

Mystic sect of Islam which seeks a direct and personal connection with God. It is easy to convert to and more flexible which made it spread easily and it contributed massively to Muslim missionary efforts.

Question 12

House of Wisdom

Answer 12

Renowned center of learning in Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate.

Question 13

Bhakti Movement

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A mystic sect of Hinduism, where Hindus focused on developing a strong attachment to a specific deity rather than emphasizing texts and rituals.

Question 14

Afro-Eurasia

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The landmass that includes the continents of Africa, Europe and Asia

Question 15

The Americas

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The landmass that includes the continents of North and South America

Question 16

Silk Roads

Answer 16

A major land-based trade network which existed from approximately 130 B.C.E until the 15th century that crossed Eurasia, connecting states from as far as China to Europe.

Question 17

Interregional trade

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The exchange of goods, services, and ideas between different regions (also called long-distance trade)

Question 18

Caravan

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Group of travelers, merchants, or traders traveling together in a group for safety, mutual support, and efficient transportation of goods across land routes (especially deserts

Question 19

Caravanserai

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Inns that sprang up along desert routes, often about 100 miles apart. They offered a place where travelers and their animals could rest and resupply

Question 20

Flying cash

Answer 20

A government-created system of credit allowing a merchant to deposit paper money under their name and withdraw the same amount at another location (a precursor to modern banking)

Question 21

Mongol Khanates

Answer 21

4 States that formed after the fracturing of the united Mongol Empire, each ruled by a different descendant of Genghis Khan:

Question 22

Magnetic compass

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A navigational instrument that utilizes Earth’s magnetic field to determine direction

Question 23

Astrolabe

Answer 23

This device allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator

Question 24

Junk ship

Answer 24

A large Chinese sailing vessel

Question 25

Diasporic communities

Answer 25

Settlements of people away from their homeland. In these communities, settlers introduce their own cultural traditions into indigenous cultures, leading to cultural blending.

Question 26

Zheng He

Answer 26

A Muslim Chinese admiral who was sent on seven great voyages in the Indian Ocean where the main goal was to show the might of the Ming dynasty & receive tribute from the people he met (fleet of 300 ships carrying 28,000 people)

Question 27

Monsoon winds

Answer 27

A seasonal change in the direction of winds, most often associated with the Indian Ocean.

Question 28

Ibn Batutta

Answer 28

A Moroccan Muslim scholar and explorer who is widely known for his extensive travels throughout the Islamic world and beyond during the 14th century (30 years of travel through Central Asia, China, Spain, North Africa, &Mali)m

Question 29

Marco Polo

Answer 29

An Italian merchant, explorer, and traveler who is renowned for his extensive journey to Asia during the 13th century (claimed to have visited Mongol court of Kublai Kai in China)

Question 30

Bubonic plague

Answer 30

An infection spread mostly to humans by infected fleas that travel on rodents. Also called the Black Death, it killed millions of people across Afro-Eurasia during the Middle Ages.

Question 31

Religious syncretism

Answer 31

The combining of different religious beliefs and practices, forming a new religion