South Asia

Question 1

Abbasid Caliphate → ?; ?; ?

Answer 1

Seljuk Empire; Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt; Delhi Sultanates

Question 2

Delhi

Answer 2

-Islam was not the dominant faith
-Hinduism (polytheistic) was supported
-Islam (monotheistic) was not that good
-No clean syncretism

Question 3

Turks

Answer 3

-Converted to Islam → meaning they could not be enslaved anymore
-Leader was called a sultan
-Many were initially slave soldiers

Question 4

House of Wisdom

Answer 4

-The renowned center of learning in Baghdad
-had hospitals, day care centers, mosques, universities, etc.
-People were nerds in math

Question 5

Trade

Answer 5

Helped with trade in the Indian Ocean
Malacca strait was very important for trade
Mediterranean Sea was important for trade

Question 6

Monsoon Winds

Answer 6

helped the Indian Ocean trade
Winds blew east in summer
Winds blew west in winter

Question 7

Abbasid Caliphate

Answer 7

Ethnically Arab
In power during the golden age of Islam

Question 8

Mamluk Sultinate

Answer 8

In Egypt
Has sultans
A Turkic Muslim state

Question 9

Seljuk Empire

Answer 9

a muslim empire run by Turkish people
Central Asia
People brought by the Abbasid

Question 10

Monsoon Winds

Answer 10

helped the Indian Ocean trade
Winds blew east in summer
Winds blew west in winter

Question 11

Srivijaya Empire

Answer 11

was a critical choke point
Has the malacca strait
Modern day Indonesia
Strong naval forces