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Post Classical APWH Cram Chart
Feudalism lasted for how many years?
1000
What is Feudalism and where was it found.
Loyalty for protection. Japan, Russia, Europe.
What is Patriarchy(1200-1450) and where was it found?
Ruling by men. China, monarchy, Roman Catholic Church
Old world slavery
Not racial and not permanent
New world slavery
racial and permanent
Abolitionism
philosophy attempted to end slavery
Slavery ended because
Industrial Revolution
Hinduism
Oldest of the 5 world religions
Origins in India
Caste system
Confucianism & The 5 Principals
Factor in the flourishing of Song China
Justified their rule over the people
Ruler above subject (Employee - Employer)
Father above son
Husband over wife
Older brother over younger brother
Older friend over younger friend
Filial piety & Veneration of ancestors (within Confucianism)
Respect of one’s parents, elders, and ancestors
Feudalism 4 levels
(top)
King or Monarch
Nobles or lords
Knight
Peasants or serfs
(bottom)
Caste System
Social class that you are born into and can not move in
Song Dynasty (960-1279)
China
Paper money, gunpowder, compass, navy
Flourishing during this period compared to Delhi Sultanate (India)
The Vinegar Tasters
Famous Chinese painting
Shows syncretism in China between Taoism (Daoism), Confucianism, and Buddhism.
“The Four Great Inventions”
China
Compass, gunpowder, paper, printing
The concept of credit
Relates to the Song Dynasty with paper money
Used by the Medici family to fund the Renaissance
Buddhism
Emerged in India, spread throughout Asia
Four Noble Truths:
To live is to surfer
Suffering comes from attachment
To become happy you must free yourself from attachment
Reach Nirvana (personal contentment) by following the Eight-Fold Path
Ying Yang
Symbol for Taoism (Daoism)
Represents duality
Islam
Most recant of the 5 world religions
The Five Pillars:
Declaration of Faith, belief in Allah and his messenger (Shahada)
Prayer, 5 times a day (Salat)
Fasting, during Ramadan (Sawm)
Almsgiving, giving to the poor (Zakat)
Pilgrimage, to Makkah (Hajj)
United under a shared belief and language
The four world zones prior to Columbus
One being the most important
Afro Eurasia - the most important
Austrasia
Pacific
The Americas
Astrolabe
worlds first computer
Yuan (1279-1368)
Mongols
Marco Polo observing china
Marco Polo
Wrote “The Travels of Marco Polo”
Introduced the west to the east
Diaspora & examples (of groups)
Leaving your home (push or pull) but keeping your culture.
African Americans, Jewish, Irish
Champa Rice
Very hard to grow
Increased government in Asia
Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
1347
Fleas, Rats, Bacteria
Killed 1/3 of Europe
Strengthened immune systems and increased wages
The Camel
Used in trading routs like Silk Road and Trans-Saharan trade network
Vital to trade like trucks
Trading Centers
Novgorod (Russia), Bagdad (Iraq), Melaka (Malaysia), Venice
Byzantines
Started after Rome
Civil law (money) and Justinian's code
The Great Schism, The Byzantines (Orthodox Christianity) VS Roman (Catholic)
Swahili
East Africa
Indian Ocean Trade route
Mali
West Africa
Trans-Saharan Trade route, gold, salt
Constantinople
Capital of the Byzantines
Turned to Istanbul in 1453 marking the rise of Islam and goodbye to Christianity (Ottoman empire)
Mansa Musa
Ruler of Mali
Wealthiest man alive due to the Trans-Saharan Trade route
Trans-Saharan Trade route
Gold and Salt trade
Mali, Songhai, Ghana (Western Africa)
Delhi Sultanate
India
1206-1526
5 distinct dynasties
Not very successful due to tension between Islam (Muslim Turks) and Hinduism (India)
Dying during this period compared to Song Dynasty
Inca
Mesoamerica, South America
Invented roads through mountains
Aztec
Mesoamerica, Mexico
Huge Empire by remote ruling
Very powerful military, fighting people
How was Mesoamerica ended
Smallpox
Conversionist Religions
Religions that send out missioners to convert people
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
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