Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (c. 1200 - c. 1450) Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the major political, cultural, and economic developments across Afro-Eurasia and the Americas from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Song Dynasty

A Chinese empire in the 13th century that used traditional methods of Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy to maintain and justify its rule.

Imperial Bureaucracy

A traditional method of governance utilized by the Song Dynasty to maintain order through administrative institutions and policies.

Neo-Confucianism

A belief system that, alongside Buddhism, continued to shape societies in East Asia during the Song Dynasty period.

Theravada

One of the specific branches of Buddhism that shaped societies in Asia.

Mahayana

A branch of Buddhism mentioned as part of the variety of schools and practices in Asia.

Tibetan Buddhism

A major branch of Buddhism that influenced cultural developments in Asia.

Champa rice

A technological innovation in agriculture that contributed to the flourishing economy and increased productive capacity of Song China.

Grand Canal

An infrastructure project whose expansion served as a transportation innovation facilitating trade and economic growth in Song China.

Filial piety

An East Asian cultural tradition that continued to influence the region, emphasizing respect for parents and ancestors.

Heian Japan

One of the neighboring regions to which Chinese literary and scholarly traditions spread.

Abbasid Caliphate

An Islamic political entity that fragmented, leading to the emergence of new states mostly dominated by Turkic people.

Seljuk Empire

A new Islamic political entity dominated by Turkic people that emerged after the Abbasid Caliphate's fragmentation.

Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

A Turkic-dominated Islamic state that emerged as the Abbasid Caliphate fragmented.

Delhi Sultanates

Islamic political entities that emerged during the period c. 1200 to c. 1450 as the Abbasid Caliphate fragmented.

Sufis

Islamic practitioners whose activities encouraged the expansion of Islam beyond military conquest through missionary work.

House of Wisdom

A center of intellectual innovation located in Abbasid Baghdad that encouraged scholarly and cultural transfers.

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

An intellectual in Dar al-Islam credited with significant advances in mathematics.

A’ishah al-Bu’uniyyah

A scholar in Dar al-Islam noted for her contributions and advances in literature.

Bhakti movement

A religious and cultural movement that, along with Islam and Buddhism, shaped societies in South and Southeast Asia.

Vijayanagara Empire

One of the Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged and demonstrated continuity and innovation in South Asia.

Srivijaya Empire

A state system in Southeast Asia that demonstrated state formation and development through diversity and innovation.

Khmer Empire

A Southeast Asian state identified as part of the regional developments from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Mexica

A state system in the Americas that expanded in scope and reach through continuity and innovation.

Inca

A major state system in the Americas that demonstrated state-building continuity and innovation.

Chinampas

A term associated with the development and technological innovations of state systems in the Americas.

Quipu

A recording or administrative tool used by state systems in the Americas.

Great Zimbabwe

A state system in Africa that demonstrated innovation and expanded in reach between c. 1200 and c. 1450.

Ethiopia / Kingdom of Axum

An African state that illustrated the diversity and continuity of state systems on the continent.

Kin-based societies

A form of social and political organization mentioned in the context of state building in Africa.

Feudalism

A system characterizing the decentralized monarchies of politically fragmented Europe.

Manorial system

An economic and social system in Europe during the Middle Ages, centered on agricultural production.

Serfdom

A form of coerced labor that the largely agricultural society of Europe was dependent upon.