Song China Government
imperial buraucracylarge organization in which appointed officials carried out policies
Civil service exam
high scoring exams were awarded with more desirable jobs
Song China Innovations
Grand Canal, Steel/Iron Production, Champa Rice, Luxury Goods, gun powder
Confucianisms influence on Song China Government
Confucianisms beliefs involved obedience to government
Confucianism on Song Chinas Society
filial piety - families desires are subordinate to male head of family and rulerneo-confucianism emphasized ethics over mysteries of god and nature
How did buddhism arrive in china?
Silk Road
Cultural impacts of buddhism in china
Government unhappyconfusions embraced buddhism and applied ideas to their daily lives
effects of great canal on song china
became most populous trading area in the wordl
Champa rice Song China
fast ripening crop allowed people to have pre foodmore food = greater population
Chines production of textiles and porcelain
created better trade which created a better country
Core beliefs/practices of islam
-believe in God and his teachings-charity-pilgrimage -fishing
Core beliefs/practices of Judaism
-one main god- an agreement with the people- God rewarded good practice - punished bad practice
Core beliefs/practices of christianity
one main godheaven and hellhave charity
Abbasid Caliphate
One of two major empires to rise after death of muhammedFaced four invasions from mamluks,seljuk turks,christian crusaders, and mongols
Seljuk Empire
Central AsiaMuslim conquered part of middle eastleader called himself sultan which reduced role of highest ranking abbistad
Expansion of Muslim rule
spread rapidly after death of muhammed trade routes helped and society was more progressive -Arabian peninsula to spain
Effects of rise of Islamic states
more economic and involved in trading spread of intellectual advancements
Intellectual innovations of islamic states
mathematic advancement as well as literature and medicineGreek philosophy preserved
Effects of islamic innovations on Dar al-Islam
led to more advances and interactions with different cultures
Significance of House of Wisfom in Abbisid Baghdad
Scholars traveled therecenter of leaninghelped community gain more knowledge
Sufi Missionaries spreading Islam
Adapted to local cultures and traditions interweaved local religions into islam
Srivijaya Empire development
Authority used power in four different zones trade routes were established each zone was controlled by different parts of kingdom
Mayan City States
2 million mayanskings ruled city and surrounding city polyesthic trade routes established
The Inca
polytheisticfour different provinces w/government powerful king invented quipu system - knotted strinfs
Aztec/Mexica
-valuable cloth-Gods sacrificed themselves to make world betterchinampas- floating gardens
Great Zimbabwe
taxes on gold transport first stone walls built without mortartrade
Ethiopia
Christianity power expressed through agriculture
Roman catholic church impact on western europe
most powerful institution in EuropeDivided into small political stateschurch led education and art
Feudal europe political organization
no strong government people needed protection from invadersimplemented code of chivalry serfs we're not slaved but tied to property monarchies
Manorial system
Ecosystems revolved around self sufficient farming
hierarchy of feudal Europe
1)Monarch2)Lord3)Knight4)Serf
Serfdom in Europe
Peasants who were not slavestied to the land of their lordworked to produce crops
What eventually happened to serfdom?
it eventually disappeared as peasants bought their freedom or ran away