Post Classical Flashcards
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Alandalues
Islamic empire that streched from Middle East to western Europe in spain c. 900. the region of Alandalus was an intalectual light in an otherwise Dark continent
why was the iob the deathnail to buddism
bcause traders and merchents belived in a god and buddisam had none so they became exiled.
what is the “ism” that refers to the king giving land down the triangle and the peasents giving loyalty up the triangle?
Feudalism
Name the 3/4 inportant khanates
yellow–>Golden hoard*
Purple–>Great Khan*
L. Green–>Il-khanate
D. Green–>khagatai
Name the 3 african trading cities
- Ghana
- Mali
- Songhai
What began the Middle ages?
the fall of the roman empire
(split into two periods)
- Dark ages (500-1000)
- Later middle ages (1100-1400)
who unites the mongol khans
Temujin (Gengis khan)(Universal Ruler)
Define: Chivalry
a code of conduct for knights used c.1000 CE telling them to be loyal, brave, and cirtious. Even though it is common to think that this was the strict rule they had to follow it became more of a gideline to channel deviant behavior.
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**Champa rice **
the New Strain of rce that originated in S. Asia during the mongal dynasty (c. 800-1000). It could grow all year long and on mountains which spurned an increese in population.
who revived the silk road c.1206
The Mongols
(the largest land based empire of all time)
what makes the west not best the the east beast?
east had access to the IOB giving them more trade of goods ideas and technology
what did the Grand Canal in china do
It connected the agricultural tadeing welth of the south to the northern govenment of the contry
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Ibn Kaldun
originaly from Tunis, india c. 1350 , he was the first to apply social science to history. And Came up with:
Cyclical History, Hatred of people arises primeraly from thier occupation, and scholors are the wors to run Gov’t
What did the cration of Umma do?
Crated a new city of followers of islam and it expanded the dar-al -islam
what was the dynisty that followed the mongols
the Ming
5 w’s Delhi Sultinate
a Hord of muslim conqurers that destroyed piliged and massacured all the cities it came in contact with in india’s coast circa 1000 CE . this group created the tentions between hindues and muslims even seent today
HTe black Plague killed how many poeple in Euraisa
1/3
what made chinese ships the best in the world c.1000
they had axial rudders
Water tight bulkheads
compasses
How is THe IOB a “sailor’s Ocean”?
Warm Water
Storms stay in the south
monsoon winds
it is “W” shaped
Little Change in Climate
why where the ming Hyper Chinese?
They wanted to restore old china to self after the yuan (mongol) dynasty
What Was the second Islamic Dynisty?
Abbasid Caliphate
who started the mongol dynasty
Chinggis Khan
4 C’s of Cyclical History
Nomatic people always follow this cycle:
Settled –>
Conquered –^ cultured–v
<–Contented
what caused the Pax Mongolica
the fact that the mongols controled the entire silk road and that nobody wanted to threten with the mongals.
What Battle Marked the Halt of the Umayyad caliphte’s expansion west-ward
THe Battle Of Tours 732
Led by Charles Martel
Japanese word for “devine wind” that saved them twice from mongol invasion
Kamikaze
When Marco polo visits china he is
Amased at the advancement of there technology and monetary supremacy
What Was the First islomic dynisty
Umayyad Caliphate
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Ibn Battuta
North african muslim who goes on a 60,000 mile journy around the dar-al-islam and keeps a journal along the way of all his findings. first man to traval a far distance and wright about it?
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Charles Martel
Millatary Leader who’s Quest was to expand the dar-al-islam westward but eventualy was stopped at teh battle of Tours in 732. This defete marked the end of the Umayyad Caliphate. (aka Charles the Hammer)
