APMWH Unit 1 Vocab

A system in which officials obtain their positions by demonstrating their knowledge through standardized examinations, allowing for some upward mobility in Chinese society, is known as a:

• Primogeniture

• Meritocracy

• Tributary system

• Manorial system

A syncretic faith combining rational thought with the metaphysics of Daoism and Buddhism, which became the core of the civil service exams in the Song Dynasty, is known as:

• Zen Buddhism

• Theravada Buddhism

• Neo-Confucianism

• Shintoism

These were enslaved people, often ethnic Turks, purchased by Arab states to serve as soldiers and bureaucrats, who eventually established a Sultanate in Egypt:

• Serfs

• Janissaries

• Mamluks

• Scholar-Gentry

This was an Islamic kingdom established in North India in the 13th century, ruling for 300 years and contributing to the interaction of Hindu and Muslim traditions:

• Chola Dynasty

• Vijayanagar Empire

• Delhi Sultanate

• Mughal Empire

A branch of Islam that emphasizes mystical experience and an emotional connection to God, whose followers played a key role in spreading Islam to India and Africa:

• Shi'a

• Sunni

• Sufis

• Kharijites

The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on a lake and featuring monumental architecture and extensive trade:

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Timbuktu

• Teotihuacan

The political structure in the Mississippian culture where social standing was determined by the woman's side of the family:

• Patriarchy

• Matrilineal society

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

The tax imposed on non-Muslim subjects of Islamic states, such as the Delhi Sultanate and parts of Africa:

• Quipu

• Mit'a

• Jizya

• Tithe

The term for the trade network that connected West and North Africa across the Sahara Desert, primarily trading gold and salt:

• Silk Road

• Indian Ocean Trade Network

• Trans-Saharan Trade

• Mediterranean Trade

The body of Islamic religious law, based on the Quran and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, that governed various aspects of life in Islamic societies:

• Canon Law

• Shariah

• The Five Pillars

• Justinian's Code