Midterm review

What continuities helped China maintain their power?

• Merchants and missionaries

• Islam

• Imperial bureaucracy and Confucianism

• The Enlightenment

How were China and Aztec similar in how they dealt with people on the periphery of their empires?

• Made them pay tribute to show dominance

• They were forced to practice Islam

• They had to follow other religion

• They weren't similar

Who was most responsible for the spread of Islam to West Africa and SE Asia?

• The Mongols

• Sufi Missionaries

• Traders

• Muslim Merchants

Which nation had the greatest manufacturing capacity in the period 1000-1450?

• Japan

• China

• England

• Spain

What was an important factor in the spread of the bubonic plague in Eurasia?

• Atlantic slave trade

• Mongol expanision

• Indians coming into the US

• Disease

What led to an increase in China’s population in the period 1000-1450?

• The Enlightenment

• Crop rotation

• Agricultural outputs such as rice

• Mercantilism

What social class held power in the time period 600-1450?

• Landholding Aristocrats

• No one

• Merchants

• Muslims

Angkor Wat in Cambodia is an example of?

• A monarchy

• Islam influence

• Dominance

• Hindu influence in Southeast India

What helped agricultural techniques in the Song dynasty?

• Improvements to the grand canal

• More routes for maritime trade

• Expansion

• Military dominance

How did the Mongols help trade along the Silk Roads?

• They had all the ships

• They had control over everyone

• All of the above

• They protected trade routes from attacks