REVIEW - 1.1 & 1.2 - Song Dynasty and Dar Al Islam

2. – Term describing lands under Muslim rule, connected by trade and religion.
7. – Chinese invention later adapted for weapons, dramatically changing global warfare.
11. – Diplomatic practice where neighboring states paid respect and gifts to Chinese emperors.
14. – Chinese philosophy emphasizing order, hierarchy, and filial piety, reinforced by government exams.
16. – Holy city in Arabia, central to Muslim pilgrimage and trade.
17. – Moroccan traveler whose accounts reveal the breadth of Islamic societies in the 14th century.
18. – Islamic school where students studied the Qur’an, law, and sometimes science or philosophy.
19. – Chinese dynasty noted for prosperity, innovation, and cultural flourishing (960–1279).
20. – Chinese belief system that combined traditional Confucian thought with Buddhist and Daoist ideas.

1. – Administrative system of officials in China that helped centralize dynastic control.
3. – Field of mathematics refined by Muslim scholars, later transmitted to Europe.
4. – Network of trade routes linking East Asia to the Middle East and Europe.
5. – Major Islamic dynasty that ruled from Baghdad and oversaw a golden age of science, trade, and culture.
6. – Vast waterway in China that connected northern and southern regions, aiding trade and grain transport.
8. – Song Dynasty innovation that made commerce more efficient than coins alone.
9. – Fast-ripening crop from Vietnam that boosted Song Dynasty agriculture and population growth.
10. – Islamic mystical tradition that emphasized personal connection to God through devotion.
12. – Religion that spread into China, influencing art and philosophy despite Confucian resistance.
13. – Muslim government established in northern India that blended Islamic and Hindu influences.
15. – Baghdad center where scholars translated and preserved Greek, Persian, and Indian texts.