Unit 1 - The Global tapestry Flashcards
Which dynasty unified China during the period 960-1279
Song
Under Song rule, the state structure was divided into how many departments?
6
Under Song rule, which of the following was the most significant and influential
Confucianism
Officials in the Chinese imperial bureaucracy were chosen in which of the following ways
bureacrats had to pass the Civil Service Exam
In AP World History, the entire region of “Afroeurasia”is treated as interconnected
True
During the Song Dynasty, which of the following economic development did Not occur
The Chinese became the first in world history to use coins as currency
Which of the following societies had the greatest influence on Japanese developments during the Mediveal time period
China
Which religion was spread to China along trade routes from India? This religion grew in popularity in China over time.
Buddhism
Which group of people in Europe could be compared to the samurai?
knights
What was similar about Japan and Europe during the Middle Ages?
They both had a feudal system
What helped the samurai warriors defeat the army of Mongols when they tried to invade Japan?
A storm depleted their army before they reached Japan.
Knights in Europe lived by a code of conduct called CHIVALRY. What was the code of conduct called for the samurai?
bushido
What helped reunite Japan at the end of the middle ages?
Traders from Europe introduced guns to Japan.
What is Dar Al-Islam?
The greater Islamic Empire
What was the social hierarchical system that was reinforced by the religious belief in Hinduism called?
the caste system
The Abbasid Caliphate
Was considered the most powerful and influential of its time period
How did political Islam encounter India?
Through the Ottoman Turks
Sufism….
Was extremely attractive to the lower classes of the Caste System in India
These were all ECONOMIC and TECHNOLOGICAL innovations brought to parts of Afro Eurasia EXCEPT
Book Keeping
How did political Islam encounter West Africa?
Trade
Why did two brothers, who started the Vijayanagar Empire, convert to Islam?
for social mobility and power
What kingdom was established in Southern India during the late post-Classical period?
Vijayanagara Empire
What is Samsara according to Hindu beliefs?
the cycle of life which includes reincarnation
This is the term used that is the sum total of one’s actions in life meaning if one was good or bad in life
karma
What type of knowledge spread from India to the Islamic Empires during the Post-Classical period?
algebra
geometry
astronomy
All of these
What movement attempted to bridge Islamic and Hindu beliefs by fixating on certain Hindu deities
the Bhakti Movement
How did the Majapahit Empire maintain its power?
controlling major sea routes
What are the Cahokia of North America most known for?
Building large mounds of earth
Aztecs also left some areas purposefully unconquered in order to conduct “flower wars”. Why did they do this?
They used them for captives to sacrifice
Because the Aztec capital was built on water they had to get creative with agriculture
Chinampas
What kind of government did many African tribes have?
Loose confederations with councils of chiefs that met to solve problems
The first large-scale civilization in North America was the…
Mississippian Culture
What were the mounds of the Mississippian culture built for?
Religious purposes, ceremonies, residences for elites
Where did the people of Chaco and Mesa Verde build their homes?
Into the sides of cliffs
What did the Hausa Kingdom of Africa benefit from?
The Trans-Sahara trade network
What happened to lead Europe to be politically fractured (broken up)?
Fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE
The Magna Carta, signed in early 1200’s led to what in England?
Increased control by the noble class
The bourgeoisie class was
the new middle class people in Europe
Why was much of the European art from these High Middle Ages focused on Christian themes and images
To provide a visual education to the illiterate peasantry who couldn’t read
The years before 1000 CE in Europe were called:
Dark Ages
The era known as the Renaissance is called such because
It was the “re-birth” of classical Roman and Greek ideals
The Crusades was a war that aimed to…
take back control of the Holy Land for Christianity
