WH 1200-1450

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

• China

• Europe

• Baghdad

• Angkor Empire

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

• Networks of exchange

• Organized communities

• Sultanates

• Belief systems

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

• Religiously Sufistic

• Religiously polytheistic

• Religiously monotheistic

• Religiously pluralistic

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

Western Africa was much more connected to the rest of Eurasia in the 13^th and 14^th centuries than many previously thought. What is one piece of evidence for this?

• Western African leaders’ devotion to Islam

• The salt trade

• The large amount of gold Mansa Musa had

• The development of the Swahili language

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

• It helped them gain them favor with the Muslims to the north who they could use as allies in their wars against other kingdoms.

• It helped them create a new religion that was widely popular and even spread north, expanding their influence.

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

• It allowed them to travel across both Muslim and non-Muslim lands and trade beyond their kingdom.

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

• The east was made up of kingdoms, while the west mostly consisted of independent trading centers.

• Those in the east traded heavily with the Islamic world unlike those in the west which bolstered their economy.

• Those in the east lived in relative peace compared to those in the west.

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

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

• Chagatai Khanate

• The Sultan of Delhi

• Genghis Khan

• Pax Mongolia

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

• The Song Dynasty came to power and overtook the Mongols.

• It was divided into four khanates.

• Climate change forced the population to migrate.

• A leader name Genghis Khan conquered them.

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?

• These two factors helped him unite Mongol confederations.

• These two factors helped him gain the support of the wealthy elite.

• These two factors helped promote his religion to people of all classes.

• These two factors helped him keep power within his family.