AP World History: State Building, Trade, and Ideology

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on state building, economic transformations, trade networks, and religious/intellectual developments across Song China, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.

Srivijaya Commerce and State Building

The process by which Srivijaya controlled the Strait of Malacca, taxed merchant ships participating in Indian Ocean trade, and used this commercial wealth to fund state building and consolidate political power.

Srivijaya Maritime Strategy vs. Inland Empires

While inland states derived power mostly from taxing peasant agriculture and land control, Srivijaya leveraged its strategic geographic location along a maritime choke point to tax passing commercial traffic.

Neo-Confucianism

An ideological innovation and intellectual synthesis that legitimizing existing social structures and hierarchies by blending traditional Confucian ideas with Buddhist and Daoist concepts.

Delhi Sultanate Governance Strategy

The method used by the Delhi Sultanate in South Asia to bridge the gap between a Muslim ruling minority and a Hindu majority through a mix of military control, taxation (jizya), and administrative accommodation.

Jizya

A specific tax utilized by the Delhi Sultanate as part of its governance policy over the Hindu majority population.

Bhakti Movement

A syncretic religious movement that emerged in South Asia alongside religious tensions during the rule of the Delhi Sultanate.

Khmer Empire (Angkor Wat)

A Southeast Asian state that demonstrated a blend of Indian and indigenous influences by adopting Indian religious concepts (first Hinduism, then Buddhism) and architectural styles to legitimize royal power, while integrating them with traditional indigenous agricultural and water-management systems.

Indian Ocean Trade Impact on Southeast Asia

The trade network that facilitated state formation in Southeast Asia by providing rulers with financial resources, luxury goods for elite patronage, and ideological frameworks such as Hinduism and Buddhism from India.

Song Dynasty Military and Political Centralization

An administrative arrangement where Song emperors maintained direct control over the military by having armies answer to the imperial court rather than regional governors, while local governors retained authority over tax collection and provincial administration.

Economic Transformation in Song China

The expansion of a market-based commercial economy enabled by technological production innovations (such as iron, steel, and textiles) and financial innovations (such as paper money and specialized workshops).