APWH Semester (Units 1-3)

Which innovation during the Song Dynasty most directly increased food production and population growth?

Champa Rice

Which best describes the political structure of Song Dynasty China?

Bureaucracy strengthened by the civil service exam

Which East Asian society adopted Chinese Confucianism and Buddhism but kept its native Shinto traditions?

Korea

Which social practice in Chine reflected the patriarchal nature of the Song society?

Foot binding

Which factor contributed MOST to the decline of the Song Dynasty?

Mongol invasions and internal corruption

Which factor most contributed to the spread of Islam across Afro-Eurasia?

Missionaries and trade system

Under Islamic law, which group could not be enslaved?

Muslims

What is the strict and rigid social hierarchy found in South Asia?

Caste System

Which new language developed in South Asia as a blend of Hindi, Arabic, and Persian?

Urdu

What was the primary reason some lower-caste individuals in India converted to Islam?

To escape low status, or due to merchants, or corruption within their own religion

Which architectural site shows both Hindu and later Buddhist influence in Southeast Asia?

Angkor Wat/ Angkor Thom

What was a major economic strength of the Khmer (Angkor) Empire?

Advanced irrigation system for rice

Which statement BEST describes merchants in the Islamic world compared to Europe?

Merchants held high status due to trade

Which innovation did the Islamic Empire adopt from China, greatly increased learning?

Paper-making

Which of the following best describes the political structure of the Mayans?

A system of city-states ruled by divine kings

The Aztecs controlled their empire primarily through which system?

Mita labor system

Which innovation was created by the Mayans?

Concept of Zero

The Inca used the mita system for what main purpose?

Mandatory public labor for state projects

Which factor contributed most to the decline of the Aztec Empire?

Collapse of the tribute system and disease

The language “Swahili” developed as a blend of Bantu and and which other language?

Arabic

Which West African kingdom became wealthy through gold and salt trade and was ruled by Mansa Musa?

Mali

What connected Africa to Asia and Middle East?

The Indian Ocean Trade

The political system of Medieval Europe

Feudalism (Lords, Kings, Kights)

What Increased Europes Contact With The Islamic World?

Crusades

Crusades

Conflicts between Christianity and Islam

What Increased the Spread of The Black Plague?

Labor Shortage

What had a major environmental impact on agricultural in Medieval Europe?

Little Ice Age

Learning Greek and Latin arts is known as?

Renaissance

What empire improved roads and made routes safer?

Mongol Empire

What innovation inspired banks?

Money Economy/Flying Cash

What factor contributed most to the growth of Indian Ocean Trade?

Monsoon Winds

Why were Diasporic Communities formed along the way?

Merchants would stay in port cities while waiting for favorable weather

What spread along trade routes and transformed European navigation?

Astrolabe (invented by Muslims)

Trans-Sahara Trade expanded after this invention

Camels/ Camel Saddles

Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage is known for demonstrating

He gave away a lot of gold (Helped the economy)

The Culture effect of increased Afro-Eurasian trade

Buddhism spread to China, then (with Confucianism) to Japan and Korea

The environmental effect of crops

Champa Rice led to new farming techniques, migration of people, and growth of cities

How did the Bubonic Plague spread during the 14th century?

Spread through trade

What contributed to the rise of new monarchies in the 1500s?

The desire for centralized power (controlled taxes, army, and aspects of religion)

What did Louis XIV’s political strategy aim to do?

Limit their power (intimidate them/prevent them from plotting)

What did Peter the Great do to gain more power in Russia?

Abolished the position of patriarch and incorporated the church into the government

Who expanded the Ottoman Empire to take over Constantinople and rename it Istanbul?

Mehmed II

The Devshirme System was described as?

Recruits of Christian boys aged 8-20 who were taught to be scribes, diplomats, body guards, militia, for the sultan

What empire used Janissaries?

Ottoman Empire

The Mughal Empire’s religious policy is best characterized as?

Under Akbar, who tried to blend Islam and Hinduism together (did not work)