Unit 1 vocab Flashcards
Song Dynasty 1.1
-Definition: Ruling dynasty from 690-1279 CE known for its economic and technological progress
-LO: the song dynasty used the civil service exam to employ people in their gov and they developed technology like gunpowder
Grand Canal 1.1
-Definition: The 1100-mile waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers
-LO: The Grand Canal helped the Chinese develop because they had a form of transportation and it united the north and south parts
Neo Confucianism 1.1
Definition: a revival of Confucian teachings during the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty and a subsequent synthesis of Confucianism with aspects of Buddhism and Taoism
LO: Neo-Confucianism helped develop china by providing stability and unifying the people
Mahayana Buddhism 1.1
Mahayana Buddhism 1.1
D: A later form of Buddhism that claimed the Buddha was a god and could help people achieve Nirvana
LO: Mahayana Buddhism helped developed china by promoting the development of Chinese philosophy, and new ethics.
Delhi Sultanate 1.2
D: a prime example of an Islamic state outside of the Caliphate system
LO: The Delhi Sultanate affected east Asia by spreading Isam through it and changing their beliefs to Islamic beliefs.
Sufi Islam 1.2
D: a mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and simple life.
LO: Sufi Islam affected east Asia by influencing their social life, and religious beliefs that we there before Sufi Islam spread to them.
Al-Andalus 1.2
D: Arabic name given to a nation in the parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims
LO: Al-Andalus affected east Asia’s culture by converting christians to Muslims and growing their rule over Europe.
House of Wisdom 1.2
D: An academic center for research and translation of foreign texts that was established in Baghdad by the Abbasid caliph al-Mamun. I
LO: The House of Wisdom affected east Asia’s culture by having multiple languages spoken at one place and transferring knowledge from foreign scripts.
Abbasid Caliphate 1.2
D: second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate
LO: Abbasid Caliphate affected east Asia’s culture by growing their knowledge and establishing the House of Wisdom
Monasticism (Buddhist and Christian) 1.3
LO: Monasticism affected the Chinese economy by educating people while there for made them better fit for jobs and they were able to boost the economy.
Feudalism 1.6
LO: Feudalism was affected by the intellectual innovations in Dar-al Islam because once agriculture, and military developments became more common, it started the decline of feudalism
Manorial System 1.6
D: a system that described economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages
LO: Manorial System was affected by the intellectual innovations in Dar-al Islam because the developments started to replace the work of the peasants and nobilities.
Byzantine Empire 1.6
D: Formerly the eastern half of the Roman Empire, this Christian (Eastern Orthodox) empire controlled the Eastern Mediterranean Basin from the Fall of Rome to the Ottoman takeover nearly 1,000 years later (474–1453 C.E.)
LO: The Byzantine Empire was affected by the intellectual innovations of Dar-al Islam because when the Islamic empire got more power because of those innovations it took over the Byzantine Empire.
Serfdom 1.6
D: the status of serfs under the Manorialism or Feudalism system
LO: Serfdom was affected by the intellectual innovations of Dar-al Islam because the agricultural innovations it set up a less rigid system than what they had and it gave them more freedom in what they could do.
The Crusades: Effects 2.2.
D: a series of Christian holy wars conducted against infidels—nonbelievers and what they did
LO: The Crusaders brought many new goods back to Europe and united the trade from Asia with Europe, however, the crusaders often took over empires and caused wars which led to the decline of Eurasia.
