AP World - Strayer Chapter 2 Vocab

Song Dynasty

The Chinese Dynasty that rose to power after the Tang Dynasty, gave rise to Neo-Confucianism, made China the richest and most populated country on the planet.

China’s Economic Revolution

A rise in prosperity, rapid production growth, urbanization, etc that took place in China during the Song Dynasty.

Foot Binding

The Chinese practice in the Song Dynasty of tightly wrappling girls’ feet to keep them small.

Hangul

A phonetic alphabet developed in Korea in the 15th century as an act toward greater cultural independence from China.

Abbasid Caliphate

An Arab dynasty of caliphs beginning in 750 CE, before its overthrow by the Mongols in 1258.

Seljuk Turkic Empire

An empire in Persia that existed during the 11th and 12th centuries.

Ottoman Empire

A major Islamic state that included parts of the Middle East and much of North Africa, which lasted from the 14th to the early 20th century.

al-Andalus

A Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) from 711-718 CE.

Byzantine Empire

The surviving eastern Roman Empire that stood until its conquest by Muslim forces in 1453.

Constantinople

The new capital for the eastern half of the Roman Empire.

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

A branch of Christianity that developed in the eastern part of the Roman Empire (no pope)

Crusades

A term used to describe the “holy wars” waged by Western Christendom, especially against the forces of Islam.

Roman Catholic Church

A branch of Christianity that developed in the western part of the Roman Empire (has a pope)

European Renaissance

A cultural blossoming of Italy in 1350 to 1500.

Maya Civilization

A major civilization in Mesoamerica that flourished from 250 to 900 CE.

Aztec Empire

A major state that developed in what is now Mexico in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Inca Empire

The Western Hemisphere’s largest imperial state in the 15th and early 16th centuries.