APWH Time Period 1 Unit 1 Review

What was the main form of governance in the Mayan civilization?

The Aztecs built floating gardens called chinampas to increase the space for food production.

Who were the scholar gentry?

Northern India was more politically stable than southern India.

What were two sea-based kingdoms in Southeast Asia?

What were the negative effects of the Chinese bureaucracy?

What is one famous example of the blending of Hindu art with Islamic architecture?

What state was the first to develop a bureaucracy and what was this government called?

The manorial system provided economic self-sufficiency and defense.

One characteristic of the Renaissance was humanism which focused on the individual rather than God.

Chan Buddhism or Zen Buddhism combined beliefs and ideas from Hinduism and Daoism.

What led to the creation of the modern state of Russia?

The Bhakti movement focused on emotion and developing a strong attachment to one deity.

What decline factors contributed to the decline of the Aztec Empire?

The Incan mit'a system was a system in which conquered people were subject to mandatory public service.

Who established the Vijayanagara Empire?

What Chinese dynasty replaced the Tang Dynasty in 960?

What was the main form of governance in Japan in the period circa 1200 to 1450?

The Magna Carta required the king to respect certain rights, like the right to a jury trial.

Islam prohibited Muslims from enslaving other Muslims or monotheists but permitted enslaving others.

What was the main form of governance in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The Sinhala dynasties were established in Sri Lanka and became an important center for Hinduism

What was the main form of governance in Europe?

After the fall of the Gupta Empire the Rajput Kingdoms were formed.

In Vietnam customs of foot binding and polygyny were rejected.

Emperor Song Taizu created the meritocracy and the civil service exam in China.

What advancements in science and technology did the Mayans make?

Shifting trade routes led to the decline of Baghdad.

What were three key economic developments in post-classical China?

How did the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt prosper?

What Islamic group took control of a region of Spain and what was this state called?

What is proto-industrialization?

What is the main difference between Muslims and Sufis?

The Chinese civil service exam was based on...

What were some of the effects of the Little Ice Age?