Unit 1 Summary

Important stuff from Unit 1

Period 1

What time period are we going over?

1200 to 1450 CE

What dates did this time period span?

Centralized

Stronger, ___________ states arose.

Nomadic

What kind of societies started to fade?

Song

What dynasty in China worked on technological and cultural progress?

Technological and cultural

What progress did Song Dynasty make?

Abbasid Caliphate

What caliphate was broken up by invaders?

Africa, Middle East, and Spain

Where did Muslim states form?

Srivijaya and Majapahit

What empires used the sea to trade and grow in wealth.

Tributary empire

What kind of empire did the Aztecs create?

Strong military

Aztecs military:

Mit'a system

Inca Empire used this to build an elaborate state:

Shogun

Feudal Japan used _________ to keep clans in line.

Neo-Confucianism

Song Dynasty used _________ to run administrative government.

Korea and Japan

What other countries did Neo-Confucianism spread to?

Hinduism and Buddhism

Rulers of South and Southeast Asia used these religions to strengthen their states:

Organize wars

What did the Aztecs use religion for?

Christian

What religion was Ethiopia mainly?

Islam

What religion was Ethiopia's biggest minority?

Europe

What continent was most associated with the Roman Catholic Church?

Charlemagne

Who was the "emperor" of the Holy Roman Empire?

Pope

Who named Charlemagne the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

Holy Roman Empire

What was Charlemagne the emperor of?

Trade, conquest, missionaries

How did religions spread?

Champa rice

What was the rice called that increased China's population?

Vietnam

Where was Champa rice from?

Tang and Song

What dynasties did Champa rice impact?

China

Where did paper come from?

Middle East and Europe

Where did paper spread to and increase literacy?

State-building

What did nomadic people play a key role in?

Yuan

What dynasty did Mongols form?

Abbasid

What caliphate did Mongols fragment?

Stability and cultural interactions

What did Mongol conquests bring in a positive way?

Feudalism

Mongol attacks contributed to the rise of what in Europe?

Turks

What race spread out and established separate empire?

Byzantine Empire

What did the Turks destroy?

Patriarchal

What kind of society did Neo-Confucianism promote?

Foot binding

What practice in Song China demonstrated extreme patriarchy?

Ummah

What was the name of the nation based on Islamic doctrines that Muhammad established? (Not Dar al-Islam)

Balance to the cosmos

What did Aztecs believe human sacrifice did?

Western Europe

Where did Ethiopia establish relations with?

Catholic Church

What provided societal structure for Western Europe?

Shinto

What did Buddhism in Japan syncretize with?