Ap world study guide unit 1

Jinshi

Name given to those who passed the literature test in China.

scholar-gentry

Rich people who would go to school in China and take the civil service exam. Gentry means rich people.

Censorate

civil service exam

An exam in China that if passed gave out government positions. Made government positions based on merit not inheritance.

Censorate

A part of the Chinese court that attempted to catch illegal activities. Think modern day FBI.

Magistrate

The magistrate was the title for someone who governed a district. The population of a district could exceed 100,000 people. Job was to collect taxes and maintain the law.

Who governed villages?

Villages often governed themselves. Most of the time there would be a group of elders and a chief to assist the magistrate, organize militia, and handle local matters.

Why did the tang dynasty collapse?

Failure to distribute land after there system of?

Mansa

chief of a village in Africa

Main money making product of timbuktu

Salt

4 exports of Africa

salt slaves ivory gold

What kingdom came before Ghana?

Ghao

What were the 4 civilizations of Africa(hint:one of them is ghana) IN ORDER

Ghao Ghana Mali Song High

Hajj

Pilgrimage to Mecca

Who was the most influential leader of Mali

Mansa Musa

What were the

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