world history vocab

al-Andalus

•Spain under Muslim rule around 10^th -15^th century CE

•Center of learning for Islamic world

•Large transfer of culture and ideas to Europeans (West)

•Cordoba had largest library in world

Sufism

•Islamic group came out of Umayyad Caliphate around 7^th century

•Adaptable resulting in the spread of Islam to Africa and Asia

•a mystical form of Islam emphasizes the inward search for God and rejects materialism.

•Rumi (poet) is most famous Sufi

Bhakti Movement

•12^th century in Southern India

•Hindus whose main spiritual practice is the fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti.

•Questioned rigid caste system

•Did not discriminate against women

•Most famous figure: female poet Mira Bai

Syncretic

Fused religions (combined to make new)

Ex: Buddhism + Daoism= Zen Buddhism

Ex: Christianity + African Ancestorial Worship=Vodou

Tribute

•source of income for governments

•States had to pay goods or services to a dominate state to show loyalty

•Ex: China- Japan and Korea are tribute states (kowtow)

•Ex: Aztecs-forced tributes on local smaller groups

Mexicas

•AKA Aztecs (1200-1500’s CE)

•Civilization in central America

•Capital city: Tenochtitlan (Mexico City today)

•Tribute empire that built vast aqueducts and pyramids

•Developed floating gardens called chinampas

Great Zimbabwe

•Massive East African capital city surrounded by stone wall (fortification)

•Wealthy trading economy based on gold

•20,0000 people resided in city

•Example of urbanization and cultural prosperity in Africa

Griots

•Storytellers

•Used extensively in Sub-Saharan Africa as oral historians

•Put history to poems and songs

•Men played instruments

•Women (griottes) sang

Often sought out by leaders over political matters

vernacular

•Using common language to share ideas

•Example: y’all instead of you all.

Neo Confucianism

•Evolved in China between 770 and 840 CE

•Syncretic belief system that combined Confucianism with Buddhism and Daoism

•Emphasized ethics over God and nature