Vocab 1

Question 1

Monsoon

Answer 1

A seasonal wind

Question 2

Griots

Answer 2

West African story-teller

Question 3

Entrepot

Answer 3

Trading post where merchandise can be exported without paying import duties,often as a duty

Question 4

Kow-tow

Answer 4

The act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to have ones head touch the ground

Question 5

Tribute

Answer 5

Payment in money, goods, or labor to a government

Question 6

Neo Confucianism

Answer 6

Mixing Daoism, Confucian, and Buddhist beliefs

Question 7

Sinification

Answer 7

Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions

Question 8

Bushido

Answer 8

The way of the warrior, unwritten behavior code in Japan

Question 9

Daimyo

Answer 9

Powerful territorial warlords in Japan

Question 10

Samurai

Answer 10

Mounted troops, loyal to local lords

Question 11

Shogun

Answer 11

Japanese military general

Question 12

Bakufu

Answer 12

The feudal military dictatorship of Japan

Question 13

Islam

Answer 13

Monotheistic religion

Question 14

Muslim

Answer 14

Follower of Islam

Question 15

Bedouin

Answer 15

Nomadic pastoralists of Arabian peninsula

Question 16

Caliph

Answer 16

Political and religious successor to Muhammad

Question 17

Caliphate

Answer 17

A form of Islamic government led by a caliph

Question 18

Sharia

Answer 18

A body of law governing the laws of Muslims

Question 19

Dhimmi

Answer 19

The book of the people,

Question 20

Dar al Islam

Answer 20

House of the Islam,

Question 21

Maritime

Answer 21

connected to the sea in relation to navigation,shipping,trade