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?