Period 1: 1200-1450 - The Global Tapestry Flashcards

Flashcards for Period 1: 1200-1450 - The Global Tapestry

What dynasty reasserted imperial control in China after the fall of the Tang Dynasty?

The Song Dynasty

What philosophy reinforced the Song Dynasty's centralized bureaucracy?

Neo-Confucianism

What agricultural product from Vietnam influenced East and Southeast Asian population growth?

Champa rice

What empire developed after the weakening of the Abbasid Caliphate?

Dar al-Islam

Name one of the sultanates that rose in the area of Dar al-Islam.

Mamluk Sultanate

What language and religion helped maintain cultural cohesion in Dar al-Islam despite political fragmentation?

Arabic and Islam

What trade network was critical to the development of South and Southeast Asia?

Indian Ocean Trade

Name one Hindu or Buddhist kingdom that flourished in South/Southeast Asia during 1200-1450.

Srivijaya, Majapahit, Khmer, or Malacca

What is the present day country that saw the greatest growth of Islam?

Indonesia

What trade routes enabled the rise of empires like Ghana, Mali, and Songhai in Africa?

Trans-Saharan trade routes

What was the role of Timbuktu in Africa?

Scholarly center

What leader's pilgrimage spread tales of African prosperity?

Mansa Musa

What connected East Africa to India, Arabia, and China?

Swahili city-states

What led to a decentralized Europe after the fall of Rome?

Feudalism

What reconnected Europe with Islamic and Byzantine civilizations?

The Crusades

What two cities became major trade powers, connecting Europe to the eastern Mediterranean and Silk Roads?

Venice and Genoa

What allowed the Mexica to dominate Mesoamerica?

Military strength and strategic alliances

What labor system did the Incas use to unite Andean peoples?

Mit'a labor system

What was the primary cause of the Silk Road's activity?

Demand for luxury goods (silk, spices, paper, porcelain)

What caused the development of banking, paper money and credit systems?

Larger and more complex trade networks