Semester 1 Final

Question 0

Korean social structure

Answer 0

Ruling class, middle class, common people (“clean workers”), lower commoners (“unclean workers”)

Merchants at bottom

Question 1

Korean religion

Answer 1

Buddhism mainly with some Confucius influence

Question 2

Chinese influence on Korea in gov’t, social structure, etc

Answer 2

• writing system : simplified Chinese characters and associated them with sounds of local language
• belief system : Buddhism, Confucianism
• civil service exam
• architecture and art : Tang based off Chang’an
• gov’t : based off of Chinese court and bureaucracy; tribute system

Question 3

What was the most important religious impact on Africa?

Answer 3

Islam

Question 4

African society

Answer 4

Tribal/clan-based, emphasis on importance of family

Question 5

Stateless Africa

Answer 5

Sub-Saharan Africa was stateless. Comprised of small villages, none of which belonged to any state.

Question 6

Religion of Sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 6

• Animism : world view that non-human entities posses a spiritual essence
• Christianity

Question 7

Economy of Africa

Answer 7

• Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks (in E Africa)
• N Africa involved in trade with Mediterranean and Arabic regions
• gold and salt

Question 8

Mali Empire - Sundiata

Answer 8

•Empire of Mali rose out of Ghana

• Sundiata = “Lion King”
• expanded Islam
• Mansa Musa
• crumbled after Mansa Musa –> Songhai

Question 9

Downfall of Songhai

Answer 9

•Great expansion, became largest and most powerful region in W Africa
•Riches of gold and salt attracted invaders
-also relied too heavily on gold and salt
•late 16th-century : Moroccan army attacked capital of Songhai

Question 10

What was the nature of trade in East African towns?

Answer 10

• Trade with India and China

* urbanized on E African coast

Question 11

1001 Nights importance; Who’s it about?

Answer 11

• Height of literature in Baghdad

* Caliph of Rashid

Question 12

Changes to women during the Abbasid dynasty

Answer 12

• more veiling
• seclusion
• rights decreased

Question 13

Abbasid’s view on slavery

Answer 13

• couldn’t enslave Muslims
• greater demand for slaves (mostly domestic)
• converting to Islam could = freedom

Question 14

Crusades’ impact on Muslims and Christians

Answer 14

•Not a lot of impact on ME and Muslims
•For Christians
-reintroduction to trade
-education and growth

Question 15

Which Muslim leader defeated the Christians in the 2nd crusade?

Answer 15

Saladin

Question 16

Who the Abbasids traded with

Answer 16

Through Silk Road and Saharan trade routes; pretty involved

Question 17

Differences between Islam and Hindu

Answer 17

Islam
•monotheistic
•no hierarchy (caste system)
•not as many rituals
•social mobility
•sexual modesty
Hindu
•polytheistic
•strict caste system
•many rituals/traditions
•no social mobility
•open eroticism

Question 18

Which Indians were likely to convert to Islam?

Answer 18

Lower caste Hindus/untouchables, some Buddhists, those transitioning into settled agriculture

Question 19

What was the difference between the Islamic invasions of India and previous incursions of the subcontinent?

Answer 19

Barbarians before

Question 20

Bedouins in Arabia

Answer 20

• Clan-based
• pastoral-nomadism
• not a lot of technology
• some trading
• egalitarian

Question 21

Bedouin women’s rights

Answer 21

• didn’t have to be secluded
• could own property
• contract marriages
• could issue divorce

Question 22

Advantage of umma concept especially in Arabia

Answer 22

Community of believers

Tribal clans in Arabia

Question 23

Muhammad’s view on other monotheistic religions

Answer 23

People of the book

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Question 24

Cultural contributions of the Abbasid Muslims

Answer 24

Preserved texts of ancient Romans and Greeks, transmitted them to others

Question 25

Mansa Musa

Answer 25

Richest man of all time 1st look into a successful African Empire Caused inflation in gold prices

Question 26

Accomplishments of Byzantines

Answer 26

Architecture | Law codes

Question 27

Similarities between bureaucracies of Byzantines and Chinese

Answer 27

Educated individuals for bureaucracy

Question 28

Social groups that suffered under the Yuan dynasty

Answer 28

Peasants and Confucianists (elite bc Mongols took away Confucianism)

Question 29

Status of Mongolian women in the Yuan/Mongol dynasty

Answer 29

Fairly independent | Foot binding goes away (barbaric)

Question 30

How did bureaucracy change under Mongol China?

Answer 30

Confucianism goes away | Civil service examination goes away

Question 31

Impact socially on Russia during Mongol rule

Answer 31

Becomes more orthodox | Serfdom

Question 32

How did Moscow benefit during Mongol rule

Answer 32

Became tax-collectors

Question 33

Chinggis Khan religious policy

Answer 33

Tolerant of other religions

Question 34

What happened to the Chinggis Empire when he died (how administered)?

Answer 34

Only empire to get larger after death Empire divided into 4 regions ruled by his sons and grandsons

Question 35

Bushido importance

Answer 35

Chivalry, code of conduct

Question 36

Impact of the samurai on peasants of Japan

Answer 36

Became serfs under the samurais

Question 37

What religion helped bring Chinese culture to Japan?

Answer 37

Buddhism

Question 38

Pure land Buddhism

Answer 38

Chinese monks Appeals to lower classes Idea of salvation thru spirituality Time of war = religion

Question 39

Bureaucracy/Confucianism

Answer 39

``` Civil service exam comes back Could get political position thru -Birth -Family connections -Educated ```

Question 40

Why was the Grand Canal built?

Answer 40

Connected northern and southern China | Brought water for rice

Question 41

Foot binding impact on women

Answer 41

Confined to homes | No freedom