Period 1: The Global Tapestry

Filial Piety

Filial Piety

In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.

Neo-Confucianism

A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements.

Spread of China's literature to Heian Japan and Korea

China influenced Japan for many years some times indirectly through Korea. Even some Japanese scholar's traveled to Japan to be educated by Confucian scholars and then return home to share their knowledge. Chinese Literature and law were the most popular subjects to study.

Theravada Buddhism

The oldest of the two major branches of Buddhism. Practiced mainly in modern day Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia. Their beliefs are relatively conservative, holding close to the original teachings of the Buddha

Mahayana Buddhism

One of two branches of Buddhism, followed in modern day China, Japan, and Central Asia. The focus is on reverence for Buddha and for bodhisattvas, enlightened persons who have postponed nirvana to help others attain enlightenment.

Tibetan Buddhism

The religion of Tibet, a form of Mahayana Buddhism. It was formed in the 8th century AD from a combination of Buddhism and the indigenous Tibetan religion. The head of the religion is the Dalai Lama.

Champa Rice

Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season. Originally introduced into Champa from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the tributary system.)

Grand Canal

Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south. At nearly 1200 miles long, the canal links the Yellow and the Yangtze Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.

Steel and iron production

The production of steel and iron increased the productivity of manufactures and farmers and expanded trade networks.

Textiles and Porcelains exports

Textiles and Porcelains were considered luxury goods. Mainly traded on the Silk Roads and Trans-Saharan trade routes with caravans. Increased manufacturing increased the productivity of textiles and porcelain.

Seljuk Empire

Middle East, 11th-13th centuries. Turkic empire ruled by sultans in Persia and modern-day
Iraq.Established Turks as major ethnic group carrying Islam across Eurasia, along with Arabs and Persians. Demonstrated weakness of Abbasid caliphate in its later years; sultans held real power in the empire Helped to spread the influence of Islam throughout the region. Defeated by the MONGOLS (Mrs. Casey's fave) in the 13th century!!

Mamluk Sultanate

A political unit in Egypt established by Mamluks. Did not set up a consistent, hereditary line of succession which hurt them greatly. Defeated the Mongols and the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt/Syria
Were relatively new to the Islamic faith (were born as non-Muslims) so they were proud that they were succeeding in the name of Allah; this gave them a drive to conquer. However, they failed to adapt to new warfare, and eventually the Ottomans brought guns and defeated them (disinterest in trade and their succession issues also contributed to their fall)

Delhi sultanates

Located in modern day India. Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khalji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526). The sultanate is noted for being one of the few states to repel an attack by the Mongols (from the Chagatai Khanate), and enthroned one of the few female rulers in Islamic history, Razia Sultana, who reigned from 1236 to 1240.

Advances in Mathematics (Nasir al-Din al-Tusi)<--- that's an important dude

Persian scholar. Accepted evolution.Discussed variation, and kinship of nonliving matter, plants, and animals

Advances in Literature ('A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah)<--- that's an important non-dude

Sufi master and poet. She is almost the only medieval female Islamic mystic to have recorded her own views in writing, and she probably composed more works in Arabic than any other woman prior to the twentieth century

House of Wisdom

A center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s. In this Academy, translators, scientists, scribes, authors, men of letters, writers, authors, copyists and others used to meet every day for translation, reading, writing, scribing, discourse, dialogue and discussion.

Bhakti Movement

Indian movement. Theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism. It originated in eighth-century south India (now Tamil Nadu and Kerala), and spread northward

Sufism

An Islamic mystical tradition that desired a personal union with God--divine love through intuition rather than through rational deduction and study of the shari'a. Followed an ascetic routine (denial of physical desire to gain a spiritual goal), dedicating themselves to fasting, prayer, meditation on the Qur'an, and the avoidance of sin.

Buddhism monasticism

One of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism in the history of religion. It is also one of the most fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns are considered to be responsible for the preservation and dissemination of the Buddha's teaching and the guidance of Buddhist lay people.

Hindu/Buddhist Empires

Vijayanagara Empire, Srivijaya Empire, Rajput Kingdoms, Khmer Empire, Majapahhit, Sukhothai Kingdom, and Sinhala Dynasties

State systems in the Americas

Maya city-states, Mexica, Inca, Chaco, Mesa Verde, and Cahokia

State systems in Africa

Great Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, and Hausa Kingdoms