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Unit 1 - The Global Tapestry Flashcards

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What protected Japan from typhoons? - Humans and the environment

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Kamikaze or “divine winds”

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Why did the Chaco/Mesa Verde civilizations move from cliffs? - Humans and the environment

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Bad weather forced relocation

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When did Europe experience the Little Ice Age? - Humans and the environment

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Dark Ages and Renaissance

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Majapahit vs. Khmer Empire: How were they based? - Humans and the environment

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Majapahit = Sea-based, Khmer = Land-based

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Where did Seljuk Turks migrate from? - Humans and the environment

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Northern Iranian provinces in central Asia to mainland Iran (formerly Persia)

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Origin of Buddhism and its influence on Confucianism? -DEVELOPMENTS AND INTERACTIONS

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India to China; influenced Confucianism -

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How did West Africa adopt Islam?

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Through trading caravans via North Africa -DEVELOPMENTS AND INTERACTIONS

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What is the social hierarchy system in India? - DEVELOPMENTS AND INTERACTIONS

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Caste system

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How did Catholicism impact daily life in Europe? - DEVELOPMENTS AND INTERACTIONS

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Continuity through the Catholic Church

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Who explored Asia and contributed to knowledge of the region? - DEVELOPMENTS AND INTERACTIONS

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Marco Polo

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What system did Europe and Japan both use to run their societies? -GOVERNANCE

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Feudal system

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What system did the Song Dynasty utilize with an emphasis on Confucian ideals? -GOVERNANCE

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Imperial bureaucracy

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What social structure did Indians use under the Hindu religion? - GOVERNANCE

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Caste system

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What was the West African collaborative system where states provided different resources? -GOVERNANCE

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Hausa Ethnic Group

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What system did the Aztecs use where conquered people had to provide payment to the government? -GOVERNANCE

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Tribute system

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What were the Song Dynasty’s notable contributions, especially in trade and currency? -ECONOMIC

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First to use paper currency, commercialized trade across Afro Eurasia with resources like gunpowder and iron

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What era marked Japan’s modernization, and which country played a role in it? -ECONOMIC

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Meiji Restoration; Portugal helped revolutionize

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What were the economic and cultural aspects of Dar-al-Islam? -ECONOMIC

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Dominant traders, spread of Islam through trade, led to the conversion of Mansa Musa, creation of wealth through libraries, mosques, and universities, high regard for banking, credit, and paper/contracts

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How were trade routes and wealth distributed in South and Southeast Asia? -ECONOMIC

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Sea and land-based trade routes dominated Southeast Asia, leading to wealth

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How did Aztecs and Incans manage their economies and taxes? -ECONOMIC -SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND ORGANIZATION-ORANGE

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Aztecs used tributes for prosperity and political dominance, while Incans used Mita as a tax for the benefit of citizens, not rulers.

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What system did the Song Dynasty use to select officials and what were the exams based on? -SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND ORGANIZATION-ORANGE

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Civil service exam based on Confucian ideals

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Explain the hierarchy of Japan’s feudal system. -SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND ORGANIZATION-ORANGE

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Emperor, shoguns, wealthy landowners, samurais, artisans/peasants, merchants

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Who invaded Korea, and what dynasty did they become a part of? -SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND ORGANIZATION-ORANGE

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Mongols invaded and became part of the Yuan dynasty

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How did Islam spread in Dar Al-Islam, and who played a significant role in its conversion? -SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND ORGANIZATION-ORANGE

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Spread through trade and communication; Mansa Musa led the conversion by building mosques, libraries, and universities

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What is the Hindu caste system, and how is one’s role determined? -SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND ORGANIZATION-ORANGE

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Birth determines one’s place/role, and movement between ranks is not allowed unless through death

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Technology and Innovation - Red
Song Dynasty Civil Service

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System using exams based on Confucian ideals for selecting officials.

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Technology and Innovation - Red
Japan’s Feudal System

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Hierarchy including Emperor, shoguns, landowners, samurais, artisans/peasants, merchants.

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Technology and Innovation - Red
Mongol Invasion in Korea

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Mongols invaded Korea and became part of the Yuan dynasty.

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Technology and Innovation - Red
Dar Al-Islam Spread and Conversion

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Islam spread through trade; Mansa Musa led conversion through mosques, libraries, and universities.
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Technology and Innovation - Red
Hindu Caste System in India

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Birth-based social system in India with no movement between ranks unless through death.

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