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Animism

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Religion that worships spirits for plants, animals and natural events

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Monotheism

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Religion that worships one God

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Polytheism

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Religion that worships multiple gods and/or goddesses

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Where Hinduism originated

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India

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Where Buddhism originated

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India

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Areas where Buddhism and Hinduism spread

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Mostly Asia

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Buddhism branches

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Mahayana - wanted to help everyone reach nirvana
Theravada - only cared if their community reached nirvana
Vajrayana - wanted to reach nirvana in one life

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Islam Branches

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Sunni - Caliph could be anyone
Shia - Caliph had to be related to Muhammad

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Protestant Branches

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Lutheran Church, Calvinism, and Anglican

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Time period for Unit 1

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circa 1200-1450 (12th century to 14th century)

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State

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A territory that is politically organized under one government

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Maintain

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Stay in charge

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13
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Justify

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Run their state

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What Dynasty is ruling in China? (1200 - 1450)

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Song Dynasty

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Philosophy that gave china its power

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Neo-Confucianism

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Neo

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Change

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Confucianism

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Taught human society is hierarchical by nature; there is a prescribed and proper order to everything

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Neo-Confucianism

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Sought to rid Confucian thought of the influence of Buddhism

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Filial Piety

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Necessity and virtue of children obeying and honoring their parents, grandparents, and ancestors

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Economic ways China gained power

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Trading on Silk Roads and Cargo Ships

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Economic Innovations China used to gain power

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Paper maps, compass, paper money

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Goods China traded

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Silk and porcelain

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Political way that China gained its power

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Imperial Bureaucracy

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Bureaucracy

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A government entity arranged in a hierarchical fashion that carries out the will of the emperor

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How someone entered the Imperial Bureaucracy in China
Civil Service Exam
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These types of people could take the Civil Service Exam
Men born in the higher class
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China's influence on Korea
Historical records and art
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China's influence on Japan
Buddhism, use of Chinese characters, and Neo-confucianism, tea
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China's influence on Vietnam
Civil service exam, Buddhism, Chinese literature
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How China remained in power with its neighbors
Tribute system
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Tribute System
If a country gave to China they wouldn't attack them/be allied with them
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Grand Canal
Linked five of China's main river basins; helped secure China's economy through trade
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Dar-Al-Islam
The world of Islam
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Islam
One of the big three mono. religions. Focused on the teachings of Muhammad
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Abbasid Caliphate's ethnicity
Arab
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The dominant empires in Dar-Islam were led by these people
Turks
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Seljuk Empire
Empire led by Turks that were one of the most powerful in the region. Sunni Islam
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Began dominating the Arabs in Dar-Islam
Turks!
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Continuity in Turk Empires
Military administered their states Established religious law
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House of Wisdom
Library of Islamic scholarly works
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Golden Age of Islam
Basically Dar-Islam's renaissance
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How Muslims rule expanded
Military Expansion Muslim Merchants Muslim Missionaries
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Wide spread religion in South Asia
Hinduism
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Large religous impact on India because of Delhi Sultanate
Islam
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Delhi Sultanate
Islamic Empire that expanded to India
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Bhakti Movement
Innovation on traditional polytheistic Hinduism: only one god was focused on
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Bhakti Movement effect
Created challenges to social and gender hierarchies in Hindu India
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Two major religions in Southeast Asia
Buddhism and Islam
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Difference in Delhi Sultanate and its people
Dehli was Islamic the pop. was Hindu
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Rajput Kingdoms
Hindu kingdoms that beefed but collectively didn't want the Muslims ruling
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Vijayanagara Empire
Hindu kingdom from Delhi
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Majapahit Kingdom
Buddhist kingdom that maintained sea routes for trade. Began to die out after China began supporting Malacca
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Khmer Empire
Founded as Hindu but switched to Buddhism The empire and its buildings, Anker Was, show continuity and change over time
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Mamluk Empire
Enslaved people from Central Asia that overthrew Egypt. First ruler was a woman
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Aztec Empire
had the largest city in the americas, Tenochtitlan. Mexican
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Political way Aztec gained power
Created system of tribute states
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Political ways Incas gained power
Bureaucracy, hierarchy through the empire, mit'a system
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Difference in Aztecs and Incas
Aztecs ruled decentralized Incas were highly centralized
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Swahili Civilization
Politically independent with common social hierarchy
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Swahili
Language from the people of Swahili and Muslim traders
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Effect muslim traders had on Swahili
Population converted to Islam
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Great Zimbabwe
Grew because of trade had large structures
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Difference in Zim and other African states
Zim never converted to Islam and continued their indigenous religion
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Ethiopia
One Christian state in Africa
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Two different Christianities in Europe
Eastern Orthodox and Roman. Catholicism
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Effect of both Christian religions
Connected people and states to trade
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Political flavor in Europe
Decentralization and political fragmentation
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Feudalism
A system of allegiances between powerful lords, monarchs, and knights
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Manorialism
Lord owned land and rented the land out to serfs who worked the land
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Europe had _______ in this time period
No major empires

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