units 1 + 2 | the global tapestry and networks of exchange (1200-1450) Flashcards
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chinese dynasties
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- about 13th-20th centuries
- song dynasty most important (fell 13th century)
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hinduism
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- earliest known orgnanizedreligion
- centered in south asia
- caste system
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buddhism
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- by prince siddhartha gautama, the buddha (500 BCE)
- spiritual equaltiy and missionary activity
- mahayana and theravada
- started in south asia
- srivijaya empire (southeast asia)
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confucianism
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- by chinese philosopher confucius (6th century BCE)
- clear behavior, gender, and family rules
- philosophy, not a religion
- neo-confucianism in east asia
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neo-confucianism
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- buddhism and daoism aspects
- promised eternal reward
- during song dynasty in china
- spread to japan and korea
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animism
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- sees gods in nature
- hunting-foraging bands
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polytheism
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worhip of many gods with different names and duties
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shamanism
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where a human guide engages in spirit world to ask for things from nature
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monotheism
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- belief in one god
- earliest was judaism in southwest asia
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christianity
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- reform of judaism
- jesus believed he was sent by god to save humanity
- spread in roman empire
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islam
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- arabia, 7th century CE
- prophet muhammad
- islam united polytheistic arab tribes
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dar al-islam
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- “everywhere islam is”
- spain + nw africa to south + se asia
- not a unified political empire, just a large region of islamic faith
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caliphate
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- regional states of dar al-islam
- led by caliphs
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turkic peoples
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- central asian nomadic peoples
- seljuks and ottomans
- converted to islam
- created regional states called sultanates led by a sultan
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sultanate
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- regional states created by turkish groups
- led by sultan