SPICES Intro quiz

Under Genghis Khan and his successors, the Mongol Empire expanded rapidly, creating the largest land empire in history, administered by bureaucrats from around the empire.

• Social

• Political

• Environment

• Cultural

Answer explanation

Political structures and forms of governance, legal system, political interest groups/factions, power bases; changes and functions of states; rise of nation states, nationalism; attitudes toward states; relationship between individuals and states; revolts & revolutions; regional, trans-regional, and global structures & organizations

The Ottoman Empire emerged and expanded its territory through military conquests, with a centralized administration, religious tolerance, and a system of legal codes known as the Kanun.

• Political

• Cultural

• Economic

• Science + Technology

Answer explanation

Political structures and forms of governance, legal system, political interest groups/factions, power bases; changes and functions of states; rise of nation states, nationalism; attitudes toward states; relationship between individuals and states; revolts & revolutions; regional, trans-regional, and global structures & organizations

Women in the Song Dynasty played various roles, including poets, artists, and even empresses, contributing to Chinese cultural and intellectual life.

• Social

• Political

• Cultural

• Economic

Answer explanation

Social:

Can include socioeconomic groups; class/caste; racial & ethnic constructions; family & gender roles & relations; systems of unfree labor (indenture, slavery, etc.), associations (guilds, etc.);religious groups

The Indian Ocean Trade Network connected East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, facilitating the exchange of goods and ideas.

• Social

• Science + Techonolgy

• Economic

• Environmental

Answer explanation

Economic:

Creation, expansion, & interaction of economic systems; natural, human, technological, & capital resources; agricultural & pastoral production; trade & commerce; labor systems;; industrialization; capitalism & socialism

The Inca constructed an extensive road system to facilitate communication and trade across their mountainous empire.

• Social

• Political

• Environmental

• Economic

Answer explanation

Interaction between people and environment: 

Human impact on environment, environment’s impact on culture; natural, human, technological resources; demography, patterns of movement and settlement, disease, pop. growth, decline;, rise of agriculture & manufacturing,  post-modern technology (computers, internet, cell phones, etc.

The use of gunpowder revolutionized warfare, leading to the development of explosive weaponry and firearms.

• Political

• Economic

• Environmental

• Science + Technolgoy

Answer explanation

Science & Technology:

Invention, Innovation, medicine & immunizations, weapons, mathematics, tools, technique, calendars, astronomy, machines.

Korean culture was significantly influenced by Chinese Confucianism, Buddhism, and other aspects of civilization.

• Political

• Social

• Cultural

• Economic

Answer explanation

Cultural & Intellectual: The arts, literature, philosophy,  architecture;; belief systems, religions, ethical and moral values, ideologies

The Inca society was structured hierarchically, with the mit'a labor system contributing to public works and agricultural projects.

• Social

• Political

• Cultural

• Environmental

Answer explanation

Social:

Can include socioeconomic groups; class/caste; racial & ethnic constructions; family & gender roles & relations; systems of unfree labor (indenture, slavery, etc.), associations (guilds, etc.); religious groups

The Trans-Saharan Trade Network facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures between Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa and the Mediterranean.

• Environmental

• Political

• Economic

• Cultural

Answer explanation

Economic:

Creation, expansion, & interaction of economic systems; natural, human, technological, & capital resources; agricultural & pastoral production; trade & commerce; labor systems;; industrialization; capitalism & socialism

The Little Ice Age was a period of cooling, affecting agriculture, population, and economic patterns across different regions.

• Political

• Environmental

• Economic

• Science + Technology

Answer explanation

Interaction between people and environment:

Human impact on environment, environment’s impact on culture; natural, human, technological resources; demography, patterns of movement and settlement, disease, pop. growth, decline;, rise of agriculture & manufacturing,  post-modern technology (computers, internet, cell phones, etc.