AP World Strayers Chapter 2 Vocab

Varieties of Civilizations: Eurasia & the Americas, 1200-1450

Song Dynasty

The Chinese dynasty (960-1279 CE) that rose to power after the Tang dynasty. During the Song dynasty, an explosion of scholarship gave rise to Neo-Confucianism, and a revolution in the agricultural production made China very wealthy.

China’s Economic Revolution

A major rise in prosperity that took place in China under the Song dynasty, which was marked by urbanization, economic specialization, and the development of a network of waterways.

Foot Binding

The Chinese practice of tightly wrapping girls’ feet to keep them small, prevalent in the Song dynasty

Hangul

A phonetic alphabet developed in Korea in the 15th century (1400s) in a move toward greater cultural independence from China

Abbasid Caliphate

An Arab dynasty of caliphs who governed much of the Islamic world from its capital in Baghdad beginning in 750 CE.

Seljuk Turkic Empire

An empire of the 11th and 12th centuries (1000-1100) centered in Persia and present day Iraq.

Ottoman Empire

Major Islamic state centered on Anatolia that came to include the Balkans, parts of the Middle East, and much of North Africa

al-Andulas

Arabic name for Spain, most of which was conquered by Arab and Berber forces between 711 and 718 CE. Muslim Spain represented a point of encounter between the Islamic world and Christian Europe.

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Branch of Christianity that rejected the authority of Roman popes

Maya Civilization

A major civilization in Mesoamerica known for the most elaborate writing system in the Americas and other intellectual achievements