Unit 1: Global Tapestry Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
How did the Chinese government maintain order and prosper from 1200-1450? (1.1)
A
- Confucianism
- Meritocracy: Civil Service Exams
- Infrastructure and technology: Great Canal improves trade, champa rice and terracing, compasses, gunpowder, and woodblock printing
2
Q
What empires in the Middle East arose under different religious systems during 1200-1450? (1.2)
MSM
A
- Mamluks (Islam): Enslaved Turks who overthrew masters in North Africa
- Seljuk Turks (Islam)
- Muslim Turks conquered India - Delhi Sultanate
3
Q
What were the effects of intellectual innovation in Dar-al-Islam? (1.2)
A
- Baghdad House of Wisdom: held Greek and Roman works
- Scholars discovered more about astronomy, trigonometry, and medicine
- New irrigation techniques and trade that spreads Sufism (Mystical Islam)
4
Q
Which three religions contributed to new states forming in south and southeast Asia? (1.3)
HIB
A
- Hinduism: Vijayanagara Empire
- Islam: Delhi Sultanate
- Buddhism: Khmer Empire
5
Q
What states developed in the Americas and how did they change over time? (1.4)
MIA
A
- Mayan Empire: intellectual achievements in math, calendars, and writing; have obsidian and trade a lot
- Inca Empire: Chasqui messenger system, tributes, priestess sacrifice
- Aztec Empire: started by nomadic Mexica people; decentralized and utilized tribute
6
Q
What states developed in the Africa and how did they change over time? (1.5)
SEG
A
- Swahili: ruled by wealthy merchant families; Islam; traded by Indian Ocean
- Ethiopia: Christian kingdom; traded salt
- Great Zimbabwe: Started with cattle trade and then gold trade
7
Q
How did religion, agriculture, and decentralization affect Europe during 1200-1450? (1.6)
A
- Religion: fragmented Catholic Church and centralized Eastern Orthodox Church
- Open-field system: exhausts the soil; inefficient and depends on serfs
- Manorial system and feudalism: decentralized states
