WHAP SHE's writing exam

Disaporic communties

groups of people who settled in new areas to participate in trade.

Buddhism

 a religion started by Siddhartha Gautama that believes people can reach nirvana through personal growth and enlightenment through many lives.

Junk ship

 Giant Chinese ships that could carry thousands of people and thousands of pounds of cargo such as porcelain or gold. 

Dowries

paid directly to the wife, payments prospective husbands paid to secure their brides, traditionally they would be paid to the bride's father.

Footbinding

is the process in which a woman would crush their feet into tiny shoes, permanently deforming them, demonstrating wealth, power, and status in society. 

Islam merchants

believed that the rich merchants earned their wealth honorably and were highly respected within society.

China merchants

 were seen as below farm workers because they didn’t build their own goods such as textiles or porcelain.

Camel saddles

A object that could be put on a camel that allowed for up to 600 pounds of goods such as gold or salt to be carried by a camel across the desert.

Islam

a monotheistic religion started by Muhhamad who believed that there was only one god and an afterlife.

Tribute States

pay goods to dominate nation to keep peace.

Pax Mongolica

 a time of peace within Mongol rule, causing thriving trade between neighbors. 

Calligraphy (cultural)

the art of beautiful handwriting, established by the Muslims to get around a law that did not allow them to bring life to pictures.

 ONE impact the Indian Ocean Sea Trade had on South/Southeast Asia and/or Eastern Africa.

Diasporic communities

ONE cultural ideology that spread through both the Indian Ocean Sea Trade and the Silk Road

Buddhism

ONE difference between the transport methods in the Indian Ocean Sea Trade compared to the Silk Road.

Junk ships

ONE way the status of women improved under Islam from earlier time periods.

Dowries

ONE difference in the status of women in China compared to your answer above.

Footbinding

ONE way the status of merchants under Islam differed from the status of merchants in China during the period 1200-1450.

Islam merchants-significant (confucianism)

Chinese merchants- not significant

ONE innovation that enabled the Indian Ocean Sea Trade.

Junk ship

ONE innovation that enabled Trans-Saharan Trade.

Camel Saddles

ONE cultural similarity between Southeast Asia and West Africa.

Islam

ONE way in which Tang/Song China socially, politically, or economically influenced neighboring Asian societies.

Tributary states

ONE way the Mongols economically impacted Eurasia.

Pax Mongolica

ONE technological or cultural impact Dar al-Islam made on Eurasia.

Calligraphy