Unit 1 Flashcards: 1200-1450 State-building

Flashcards covering key concepts from Unit 1 (1200-1450) focusing on state-building, dynasties, and empires.

What Chinese dynasty justified male rule through Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy, leading to a flourishing economy?

Song Dynasty

What was the significance of Champa rice in relation to the Song Dynasty?

It was a trade item from the Champa kingdom that contributed to the Song Dynasty's economy.

What major trade route was important to the Song Dynasty?

Grand Canal

What happened to the Abbasid Caliphate during this period?

It fell, leading to the emergence of new Islamic political entities.

Name two Islamic entities that emerged after the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Delhi Sultanate and Mamluk Sultanate

What is unique about the Delhi Sultanate compared to the Abbasid Caliphate?

It was Turkic, not Arab or Persian.

Besides military expansion, what other factors contributed to the spread of Islam?

Merchants, revival of trade on the Silk Road, and Sufis.

Name three innovations that spread with Islam.

Mathematics (Algebra, Trigonometry), and Literature

How did Muslims contribute to the preservation of Greek knowledge?

Muslims in Spain translated Greek texts to Arabic.

What three religions deeply influenced state building in South and Southeast Asia?

Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam

What type of state was the Delhi Sultanate?

Islamic State

What type of state was the Vijayanagara Empire?

Hindu Kingdom

How did merchants influence Southeast Asia?

They introduced Hinduism and Buddhism.

Name a Hindu empire that was created because of trade.

Srivijaya Empire

Name another Empire that was created because of trade.

Majapahit

Name the three major civilizations of the Americas that developed complex societies.

Lahoria, Aztecs, and Mushika

What civilization's continuities came from the Maya?

Aztecs

What was the Aztec's capital city?

Tenochtitlan

Describe how the Aztecs gained items.

Tribute system: items from conquered lands.

How was African state building facilitated?

Through participation in trade networks and religion.

What African state participated in trade networks and had a unique architecture?

Great Zimbabwe

What religion was practiced in Ethigpid?

Christian

What characterized state building in Europe?

Feudalism and decentralized monarchies.

Describe the Manorial System.

Peasants lived on the manor and never left.