WH 1200-1450

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In 1200, the largest "state" was...

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China

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What are chieftaincies, confederations, and empires all examples of?

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Organized communities

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Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus were present in the same South Asian populations. How might we describe these populations?

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Religiously pluralistic

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Which response lists religions or belief systems primarily associated with China in the thirteenth century? Sufism, Shiism, Sunniism; Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism; Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism; Christianity, Islam, Confucianism

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Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism

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What is one piece of evidence that Western Africa was much more connected to the rest of Eurasia in the 13th and 14th centuries?

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Western African leaders’ devotion to Islam

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Why did West African kings attempt to blend Islam with traditional religion in the lands they ruled?

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It allowed them to maintain a connection to the people they ruled while also benefiting from trade with the Berbers from the north.

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How did societies on the eastern coast of Africa differ from those in the west?

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They were comprised of autonomous city-states instead of centralized kingdoms or empires.

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Who was the leader credited for uniting several tribes that would ultimately form the Mongol Empire?

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Genghis Khan

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What happened to the Mongol Empire when it grew too large for one person to rule over?

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It was divided into four khanates.

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As he conquered different societies, Genghis Khan included lower classes into his community and promoted people to positions of power based on merit. What did these two factors help him do?

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These two factors helped him unite Mongol confederations.