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- 5. Paper money invented by the Chinese; this helped create an easier method of trade within nations because of the versatility of the bills when large amounts of money is carried.
- 6. Guesthouses built specifically for caravans traveling along along the trade routes from the eastern Mediterranean to China; these sites helped encourage the spread of culture and religion.
- 8. Kinds of Chinese and Arab ships. Chinese ships were designed to have square sails, while Arab ships were designed to have more triangular sails, facilitating trade.
- 10. A civilization that lived by the Mississippi River with large pyramids in the areas that the civilization lived in. This civilization had minimal contact with other civilizations in terms of trade.
- 11. A mixture of the high moral standards of Buddhism and the classical texts of Confucianism, represented the religion and cultural diffusion throughout China and the spread of Chinese ideals.
- 14. A language widely spoke in Eat Africa today, the language was grammatically an African tongue, but was written in Arabic script; this shows the mixing of cultures and their intellect by collaboration.
- 16. A form of Buddhism that was involved in China; the religion became highly Chinese in nature, which shows the cultural and religious diffusion of Buddhism from India to China.
- 17. A Hindu temple complex containing the longest running bas relief; the temple is located in Cambodia, a predominantly Buddhist territory, showing religious diffusion.
- 18. The process of settlement and societal organization among the peoples of Chaco Canyon; this shows how little information there is of Chaco canyon mainly because of their lack of trade and overall interaction with other civilizations.
- 19. A major trading city in West Africa; was a marketplace for both goods and ideas, which started the spread of certain facets of certain cultures, religions, and fields of study.
- 20. The spread of agricultural products and practices from one region to another - this event increased food production, which in turn increased the population of the Islamic world.
- 21. Traditional West African storytellers who spread important cultural knowledge through generations; they are basically the memory of the culture and also play a large role in cultural diffusion.
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- 1. The ruler of Mali who is the richest man in history; he built mosques and destabilized economies of the cities that he traveled to because of his spending on gold. He had a large impact on society overall.
- 2. A symbol of the lack of worry for material things (money, belongings, etc.) in Buddhist religion; however, because the monks became prosperous, the begging bowl went from a daily activity to a symbol.
- 3. A kingdom in central Java; the Borobudur temple was built there (the largest Buddhist monument); the religion, Buddhism itself is an Indian religion, but the architecture and carvings of the monument are Javanese, signifying cultural exchange.
- 4. A variant of Buddhism that formed in Japan, which shows the religious influence of Buddhism, an Indian religion, and its impact on the world and many areas throughout Asia.
- 7. An animal that could travel long distances on sand without drinking much water; this assisted and facilitated trade on the Trans-Saharan trade routes.
- 9. A Muslim eunuch under the Chinese emperor of the time, who commanded an extremely large and condescending fleet of ships to try to facilitate trade and to exert power on foreign trade.
- 12. A tower in modern day Delhi; the tower was built after the establishment of Muslim rule in India. This tower represents the fusion of Islamic and Hindu architectural styles, which also shows diffusion of culture.
- 13. Communities established primarily by merchants; these merchants brought cultural and religious elements to these groups that the merchants would often form, which led to cultural and religious diffusion in the communities.
- 15. An Arab scholar, merchant, and public official that traveled the Islamic world to compare it with Mecca; Ibn Battuta facilitated cultural and religious diffusion throughout the places that he traveled.