ap world unit 1!

a state of perfect understanding of all things

moksha

religious duties

dharma

the main, overarching god of hinduism

brahmin

a persons soul reborn into another body

reincarnation

A set of social classes that determine the Hindu occupation and social and economic position

caste system

The sacred text of Hinduism

vedas and upanishads

sacred animal to Hinduism

cows

A woman must throw herself into the fire after her husband dies to join him in the afterlife

sati

The lowest class. These people have unpure jobs

untouchables

what river is worshiped by Hindus?

ganges

A Prince who spent his life searching for enlightenment

siddhartha gautama

what is the only way to achieve peace in buddhism?

stop wanting material things

what do buddhist believe happens when you die

reincarnation

what do buddhist believe happens when you die

reincarnation

avoiding extremes and finding balance in all aspects of life

the middle way

Believe people are teachable and can improve themselves as individuals and as a community

confucianism

doing nothing is better than doing the wrong thing. do not fight the natural course of life

taoism

people must be controlled by strict laws and harsh punishments

legalism

chinese influence

sinification

which one of these is not somewhere that sinification impacted?

india

what was the limitation of sinification in Korea?

they never established a functioning bureaucracy

what was the limitation of sinification in Vietnam?

The people never really wanted to accept Chinese things

what was the limitation of sinification in Japan?

they conserve aristocratic power

are more Muslims sunni or shia

sunni

people of the book

dhummies

The political and spiritual leader of Islam

muhammad

what is the word for dynasty in Islam

caliphate

Who do Muslims worship?

allah

what is the Muslim holy book that stresses equality?

quaran

tax imposed on non-Muslims in an Islamic state

jizya

Capital of the abbasid caliphate

baghdad

Who did the Abbasids take over for?

the umayyads

why did the abbasid caliphate lose its power?

the seljuk turks

Who was the downfall of the Abbasids?

the mongols

nomads from the central Asian steppe

seljuk turks

Who was the figurehead during the seljuk empire

The caliphate, but the Turks had all the power

The seljuk empire tax was called

iqta

The seljuk Empire was very diverse since they did not impose cultural or artistic traditions

true

Who was the leader of the Turks?

sultan

syncretic Muslim religion with personal connection to Allah

sufism

every year on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, the emperor gives a great entertainment there

hippodrome

Capital of the Byzantine Empire

Constantinople

The city had a giant wall to protect it

Constantinople

city that was protected half by land and half by sea

constantinople

what color did the emperor wear?

purple

One of the richest cities like ever

constantinople

Who has the authority in the Catholic Church?

pope

Who has the authority in the Orthodox Church?

emperor

what language is used in the Catholic Church?

latin

very ruthless and feared, and destroyed everywhere

vikings

knobles hold land from the king for military service

feudalism

economic/social system around the lords estate

manorialism

Labor system when the labor has not volunteered to

Coerced labor

Labor and peasants are bound to a hereditary land

Serfdom

which one of these is something the Crusades did not bring

silk

what ends feudalism by making serfs more important?

The black death

The capital was Tenochtitlan

aztecs

this empire did lots of conquest

Aztec

The conquested people were not assimilated here

aztecs

Who did the Aztec sacrifice to?

the sun god

how often did the Aztecs sacrifice?

Every day

this empire was very hated by the conquered people

aztec empire

had cities and towns built on water

aztecs

this instrument made everyone be afraid of the Aztecs

death whistle

The capital was Machu Picchu

Inca

A multifaceted process that began in southern Asia and spread from their to various other places around the globe

southernization

first domesticated in the Indus River Valley

cotton

this is where bullion was found

malay peninsula

sales that were square in shape and mounted so that they could pivot

lug

native to New Guinea and domesticated there

sugar

these people laid the foundation for modern math

indians

indians invented this very important number

0

dry resistant, early ripening variety of rice

champa rice

why was champa rice so important?

more people could be fed and this helped the empire be stronger

A canal that could deliver things from north to south

grand canal

what direction was the compass needle pointing

south

where was silk domesticated

china

lead to increase in long distance, commerce, and the discovery of new sources of bullion

the arab conquests

these people were the first ones to use the compass for marine navigation

the arabs

who invented the compass, printing, and gunpowder?

china

this is a very bad thing that southernization spread

black plague

this person singled out three technologies that change the face and state of things throughout the world

francis bacon

respect for one’s elders

Fillial piety

this made patterns of life that endured into the 20th century and incorporated buddhism and taoism

neo confucianism

if you want to access to China’s resources you had to pay for them

the tribute system

this place made women do foot binding as a symbol of status

song china

people in China took this to see if they were qualified for government

the civil service exam

everyone traded for this because it was very rare and luxurious

silk