Ap World History 1200-1450

Neo-confucianism

Chinese philosophy in place in the Song dynasty

Imperial bureaucracy

Hierarchical government that carries out emperors will

Civil service exam

Test used to staff imperial bureaucracy in China

Champa rice

Strain of rice from Vietnam that was used in China to grow the population

Grand Canal in China

Expanded during the Song dynasty and led to economic flourishing

House of Wisdom

Intellectual center in Dar-al-Islam

Sufis

Practitioners of a form of Islamic mysticism

Bhakti Movement

Religious movement in Hinduism that sought to bring salvation by devoting to one personal god

Buddhist monasticism

Buddhist monks

Straight of Malacca

Sea route between India and china, allowed malacca sultanate to control and regulate trade

Floating gardens

Transforming swamps into gardens, used by Aztecs

Mit’a system

Mandatory service for indigenous people for the Incan empire

Arabian camel

Camel used on sand roads that could travel long distances and carry heavy loads

Feudalism

Agricultural based system with king having lords who had serfs

Manorial system

Method of land ownership in feudalist Europe

Serfdom

Peasants bound to lord and the land

Caravanserai

Roadside inn where traders could rest from a day of traveling

Uyghur script

Script Genghis Khan adopted to unify his empire

Diasporic communities

Communities of a certain group of people away from their homeland or place of origin

Monsoon winds

Seasonal changes in wind patterns in the IO trade region

Syncretism

Blending of two religions or culture

Mansa Musa

Pilgrimage to Mecca, spread Islam

Ghengis Khan

Created mongol empire

Zheng He

Sailed through IO and enrolled states in Chinese tributary system

Marco Polo

Write about travels across Eurasia