AP World Unit 1 Global Tapestry Review

A movement in religious philosophy derived from Confucianism in China around AD 1000 in response to the ideas of Taoism

A powerful state in the African interior that emerged from the growing trade in gold to the East African coast

The belief of Chinese rulers that they had direct authority from above to rule

Rectangular, raised garden beds in swampland or shallow water used by the Aztecs to grow crops

Originally from India, then sent to China as a tribute gift, this quick-maturing grain makes 2 harvests annually

A term meaning "house of Islam" in Arabic, known as the expanse of the Islamic world.

The political and social order of medieval Europe; based on a hierarchy of lords and vassals

System that described economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers

Coastal empire in the Andes Mountains considered the largest American civilization

The kingdom established by Muhammad's successors to spread Islam in India.

A seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia creating even more trade opportunities

A world religion or philosophy based on the teaching of the Buddha

A mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life.

Most powerful king in West Africa who brought Mali to its peak of power and wealth

A series of eight Christian military expeditions fought against Muslims for the Holy Lands

Begun in the Han period, this is an 1,100-mile waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers