Unit 1- Circa 1200-1450

The formation, expansion, and decline of various states/ civilizations.

What is a state?

A territory that is politically organized under a single government.

What was confucianism?

A system of thought it China that was used to maintain rule.

What is Neo-confucianism?

Combination of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism.

Was China Hierarchical?

Yes

What was Filial Piety?

A core idea of Confucianism where children had to obey and honor their parents and elders.

Describe Women’s status in Song Dynasty China.

• Women had a lower status than men.

• Elite women participated in foot binding

What is a Bureaucracy?

A government arranged in a hierarchical fashion that carries out the emperor’s will.

How did the Song Dynasty maintain rule?

• Imperial Bureaucracy

• Civil Service exam- jobs were given to those most knowledgeable/ qualified. (This exam was open to all men; however, in order to study and pass, men typically needed to be wealthy.)

Where did the tactics China use to maintain rule spread to?

• Korea

• Japan

• Vietnam

What is important to know about Buddhism?

New branches were created as it spread and interacted with Asian cultures

Why was China’s economy prosperous?

• Porcelain and silk (luxury goods)

• Champa rice- was drought resistant and could be harvested multiple times a year leading to EXTREME population growth

• Expansion of Grand Canal facilitated trade.

What innovations were in the Song Dynasty?

• Gun Powder

• Guns

• Woodblock printing

  (moved across the silk roads)

What Does Dar-Al-Islam refer to?

All the places in the world where Islamic faith was the organizing principle of civilization.

What is a Monotheistic Religion and some examples?

One God

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

True or false:

Muslim empires like the Abbasid Caliphate were still around but the dominant empires were now led by ethnic Turks and not Arabs?

True

What was the central religious text of Islam?

The Quran

What does the Sharia Law do?

Govern how Muslims live

Where was the House of Wisdom located?

Baghdad

What three belief systems vied for dominance in South and Southeast Asia?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

What was the Bhakti movement?

Devotion to only one of the Hindu gods was emphasized. This challenged social and gender hierarchies.

In South Asia what was difficult for the Delhi Sultanate?

The Delhi Sultanate had difficulty holding onto rule of Northern India and imposing a Muslim state on a Hindu population.

What were the Rajput Kingdoms?

Fighting Hindu Kingdoms who worked together to keep Muslim rule at bay.