Culture, Science, and Technology, 600-1450

China

________ invented (wood) block printing, and movable- type printing.

Latin

________ was the international language of learning.

Islam

________ extended from North Africa to the Middle East and Persia, and even beyond.

African literature

________ was preserved through oral tradition.

Forbidden City

________: architectural masterpiece of the early Ming period.

Buddhist culture

________: spread throughout East Asia, Korea then to Japan.

Islamic culture

________ powerfully shaped artistic and intellectual life in many parts of Africa.

Neo Confucian

________ principles of hierarchy and filial piety spread widely, reinforcing social stratification and gender inequality throughout East Asian societies.

Mulsim

________ scholars derived much of their expertise from encounters with mathematical writings from India and ancient Greece.

Geocentric theory

________: the sun revolves around the Earth.

Quipi

________: knot tying instead of writing.

Tang

The ________ and Song dynasty were the worlds scientifically and technologically advanced society.

Interregional Travelers

________ created ties between distant societies through writing, travel and raised geographical and cultural awareness.

largest place of worship

Temple of the Sun was the ________.

Buddhist culture

spread throughout East Asia, Korea then to Japan

quipi

knot tying instead of writing

Far From Home

Interregional Travelers

Old and New Traditions

Cultural Developments by Region

Geocentric theory

the sun revolves around the Earth

Artists could not violate Church dictates, and humanism

the conviction that o be human is something to rejoice in

Forbidden City

architectural masterpiece of the early Ming period