AP World History Unit 1 Cliffnotes

The __________ Dynasty strengthened and bolstered China until the Mongols took over.

Song

The Song Dynasty’s government was based on __________ and __________.

bureaucracy, Confucianism

The __________ exam gave men upward mobility, leading to a better/more efficient government.

civil service

Wealth in the Song Dynasty led to new __________, new __________, and dominance of East Asia.

technology, trade

Innovations of the Song Dynasty included __, __, __, __, __, and __.

gunpowder, paper, compass, champa rice, paper money, porcelain

__________ adopted Buddhism from China but remained isolated.

Japan

__________ was directly taken over by China.

Korea

__________ infused their local customs with Chinese traditions.

Vietnam

Muhammad was a __________ before founding Islam, which made trade central to the religion.

merchant

Trade spread Islam to every continent except __. (exclude Americas and Australia)

Europe

Islam spread mostly through __________ Muslims.

Sufi

Islam was tolerant of other religions, but they were __.

taxed/sometimes treated differently

The __________ Caliphate did the most to spread and build up Islam.

Abbasid

Islam acted as the __________ that brought people together socially.

glue

South/Southeast Asia benefited most from __________ Trade (Southernization).

Indian Ocean

In South Asia (India), society was shaped by __

Hinduism/Caste system

The __________ Sultanate showed Islamic influence in India.

Delhi

South Asia’s culture was a __________ of different religions and groups.

mix

The __________ Empire dominated mainland Southeast Asia.

Khmer

Southeast Asia (Indonesia & Java) had a huge influence from __________.

Islam

The Americas were too __________ and __________ to address all natives in Canada/US.

splintered, diverse

In Mesoamerica, the first major kingdom was the __________, and the first empire was the __________.

Maya, Aztec

The Maya developed ___ ___ through trade and created ___ calendar.

city-states, scientific

The Aztecs were conquerors through __________, built __________ gardens, and focused on __________.

tribute, floating, sacrifices

The Inca were more ___ but stretched ___; they used a ___ system and were ___.

stable, thin, tribute, isolated

(Africa) Largely ___ based, varying ___ ___, especially in ___ ___

clan, ethnic groups/tribes, Sub-Saharan Africa

___ influence spread ___, ___ and ___

Bantu, tools, language, agriculture

The sequence of West African kingdoms was ___ → ___→ __.

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

The Swahili Coast & Ethiopia were influenced by ___ and ___ cultures.

Arab, Indian

The fall of Rome led to the __________ __________ with scattered people and kingdoms.

Dark Ages

Europe after Rome mostly used __________ (no centralized power or stability).

feudalism

New smaller kingdoms in Europe constantly __________ with one another.

bickered

___ held power in Europe, but not enough to unify everyone. The ___ and the ___ weakened it further.

Christianity (Church), Crusades, Black Death

The Silk Roads connected China to ___ and ___.

China, Middle East, South Asia

The Silk Roads mostly traded __________ goods such as silk, gold, and porcelain.

luxury

Three financial innovations of the Silk Roads: __________, __________, __________.

rest depots, bills of exchange/paper money, banking houses

Religions spread along the Silk Roads included everything except __________.

Judaism

Mongolia was too ___ and ___ to farm, so the people became nomadic warriors.

cold, flat

__________ Khan united tribes and created the largest land empire.

Genghis

After Genghis Khan’s death, the Mongol Empire split into parts (Name all partd)

Four (Central Asia, Russia, China, Middle East)

Mongols were , women had more __ , and they defended the ___ to encourage trade.

tolerant, rights, Silk Road

The period of peace under Mongol rule is called ___ ___.

Pax Mongolica

Indian Ocean trade focused on __________ goods like food, resources, and supplies.

practical/regular

Three technologies of Indian Ocean trade: __________, __________, __________.

monsoon winds, lateen sails, astrolabe

Indian Ocean trade led ___ ___ to being set up across the region, leading to massive ___exchange.

trade communities, cultural

Trans Saharan trade was __ in scope than ___ ___, ___ ___ but still important.

Smaller, Indian Ocean, Silk Road

___ nomads with ___ ___ and __ made trade across the Sahara easier.

Berber, camel saddles, caravans

The main goods traded were __________, __________, and __________.

salt, gold, slaves

The biggest religion spread through Trans

Islam

___ ___made a pilgrimage to Mecca, gave away gold, and made ___/___ a cultural hub for Muslims.

Mansa Musa, Mali/Timbuktu

The biggest spreading religion during this era was __________.

Islam

__________ spread to Japan and China.

Buddhism

__________ spread to Southeast Asia.

Hinduism

__________ spread to Indonesia.

Islam

Cross pollination of ideas included __, __, and ___.

paper, gunpowder, navigation technology

__________ traveled to China and wrote about it.

Marco Polo

____ _____traveled throughout the Muslim World and documented it.

Ibn Battuta

The ___ ___ spread from China via trade routes.

Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

__________ lost about 25% of its population to the Plague.

Europe

___ and ___ fruits spread from Southeast Asia due to Arab merchants.

Bananas, citrus

__________ rice led to increased farming to meet demand.

Champa

Similarities across trade routes: They spread___ /___ /___, led to rise of __, and created __.

religion, culture, science, cities, innovations

Differences across trade routes: Their ___ differed, each route represented its ___, and each region was affected __ as trade flourished.

purposes, region, differently