Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (1200 - 1450) Flashcards
What trends were occuring globally during the years 1200 - 1450?
Civilizations developing
Religions spreading
Technology expanding
Small states and small religions decline
What is a state?
organized political community under one government
In what dynasty of 1200 - 1450 included China’s golden age?
Song Dynasty
What technologies flourished in the Song Dynasty?
gunpowder, grand canal, paper, and more
What was Song China’s major culture?
neo-Confucianism
What food syncretization in the year 1200 - 1450 caused a rapid increase in Song China’s population?
Champa rice
What was the civil service exam and what resulted from it in China’s Dynasties?
an exam based on neo-Confucian ideals that individuals had to take to participate in China’s bureaucracy; It ensured individuals to be selected into china’s bureaucracy by merit rather than social status
In general, how could one describe the situation in Song China in the years 1200 - 1450?
It was flourishing socially, politically, culturally, technologically, and economically
In general, how could one describe the situation in the Abbasid Caliphate in the years 1200 - 1450?
It was politically unstable and breaking down
What new Muslim states emerged from the breakdown of the Abbasid Caliphate?
Delhi Sultanate and Mamluk Sultanate
What two empires were prominent in India in 1200-1450?
Vijayanagara empire and the Chola kingdom
How did the Vijayanagara empire and Chola kingdom expand their power?
trade
What two religions were prominent in India in the year 1200-1450?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What structure set the sociocultural roles in India?
the caste system
What two empires were prominent in the Americas in the years 1200-1450?
The Aztecs and the Incas
What was the most wealthy muslim empire in Africa in the year 1200-1450?
The Mali empire
Who was the ruler of the Mali empire in the years 1200-1450?
Mansa Musa
How did the Mali empire become so wealthy?
trade
What was the major nomadic empire in the years 1200-1450?
the Mongol empire
What were the major religions in Europe in the years 1200-1450?
Christianity and Catholicism
What was the social structure in Europe called in the years 1200-1450?
feudalism
How did religions spread around the world in the years 1200-1450?
missionaries, military expansion, and trade
What are some examples of technological exchange in the years 1200-1450?
Champa rice syncretism to China
Paper made its way throuought afro-eurasia via trade
What effects did the technological exchange of paper have in Afro-Eurasia in the years 1200-1450?
increased literacy rates, science, technology
