AP World History: Modern - Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (Comparison in the Period 1200-1450 C.E.) - Knowledge

Basic knowledge for 1.7 APWH.

What trend did many European states follow?

centralizing power

What was the largest empire in history and where was it?

Mongols in Asia

What was used to build states in West Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia?

Islam

What was used to build states in Europe?

trade

interactions with the Middle East

What happened when centralized states began to grow in the 15th century?

nomadic societies began to wane

What did the Chola Kingdom and Vijayanagar Empire use to grow strong states?

trade

How did the Delhi Sultanate grow?

being land-based

What was a similarity in state building everywhere?

religion was a key component

What happened to the Church when new states began to rise in 1200-1450s Europe?

it sometimes became a rival

What religions encouraged conversion of non-believers?

Christianity

Islam

Buddhism

How did the Mongols help trade expand Eurasia?

political stability

What religions provided women the opportunities to join convents?

Christianity

Jainism

Buddhism

What states arose from land once controlled by another empire, and which empire?

Mamluk Empire (Abbasid)

Seljuk Empire (Abbasid)

Delhi Sultanate (Gupta)

What empires were a revival of a former one, and which one?

Song Dynasty (Han Dynasty)

Mali Empire (Ghana Kingdom)

Holy Roman Empire (Roman Empire)

Which states had a synthesis of traditions, from where?

Japan (Chinese & Japanese)

Delhi Sultanate (Islam & Hinduism)

Neo-Confucianism

What states used expansion to thrive?

Aztecs

Inca

City-states in Southeast Asia/East Africa