history quiz 1

song dynasty

a Chinese dynasty that ruled from 960-1279 ce

mandate of heaven

the way that China justified the rule of their emperors. Basically saying that heaven is in charge of who should be the emperor.

Imperial bureaucracy

an imperial nation that hires people to do government jobs who aren't royalty(bureaucrats)

Civil service exams

the test that you would have to take to become a bureaucrat.

Foot Binding

beauty ritual practiced by the song dynasty where women would bind and warp their feet so that they would be super small and "beautiful" usually only practiced by rich people

Filial Piety

important confucian belief that you shall respect your elders and honor your family name’s legacy

Champa rice

cool rice variety brought in by vietnam that everyone loves cause its super duper efficient.

Grand Canal

HUGE trade canal built by china for china in the middle of china. over 1000 miles long

Silk Textiles

expensive textiles made from the cocoons of silk worms.

Neo-Confucianism

new modern version of confucianism that combines it with daoism and buddhism.

Mongol Empire

second biggest empire ever. It still exists but is much smaller. Known for their brutal conquering methods.

Genghis Khan

the guy who ruled the mongol empire

Pastoralism

non-agricultural form of society that uses animals to do their bidding

Yuan Dynasty

the dynasty in china that was actually just the mongols when they took over china for a while. ruled after the song dynasty.

Pax Mongolica

the 100 years of peace that happened in the peak of the mongol empire

Diffusion

ideas, inventions, or beliefs spreading into other parts of the world

Patriarchy

when men decide that they should have and rule everything

Khanates

what the pieces that broke off of the mongol empire were called when they were a bunch of them and not a whole nation

The Silk Roads

one of the biggest trade networks ever. Spanned from the edge of Europe all the way to the edge of China and traded everything from exotic fruit to fine pottery. And silk because that's important I guess.

Bills of Exchange

the first versions of cheques

 Banking Houses

the first versions of banks. They sold loans in trading cities.

Luxury goods

goods that are expensive and hard to get; The reason why everyone walks around with fake louis vuitton

Merchants

people who sell things either while traveling or in trading cities.

Missionaries

people sent to sell you their religion

Mamluk Sultanate

the people that stopped the mongols in africa

 Delhi Sultanate

the people that stopped the mongols in india

Sufis

mystics of islam that wore cool capes and were really good at converting people and spreading Islam to other parts of the world.

 Swahili

an important language spoken in africa

Great Zimbabwe

the capital of ancient zimbabwe

 Ethiopia

a country in Africa now, back then they created an isolated Christian empire in the middle of africa