Question

unit 1 - state building in the global tapestry study guide

1. what were the three major keys to chinese success/unity? (remember \grg\)
2. what is the name of the chinese philosophy based on mutual respect and kindness towards others?
3. what is a bureaucracy?
4. what kind of test did you have to pass to be in the chinese bureaucracy?
5. what did buddhist monks in china do in their monasteries?
6. what was the name of the trade route that connected china with the west?
7. which crop was drought and flood resistant?
8. what major militaristic innovation allowed for the chinese to expand their empire?
9. muhammad
10. allah
11. quran
12. what does dar al - islam mean?
13. what united the abbasid caliphate?
14. who were the sufi muslims?
15. what is the hajj?
16. what was the jizya?
17. what was the house of wisdom in baghdad?
18. which three religions shaped societies in south and southeast asia?
19. who is the supreme god of hinduism?
20. what is karma?
21. what is the caste system? how do you move up and down the caste system?

Explanation:

1. Geography, Resources, Government.
2. Confucianism.
3. A system of government by departments and officials.
4. Civil - service exams.
5. Studied, meditated, taught.
6. The Silk Road.
7. Rice.
8. Gunpowder.
9. Abode of Islam.
10. Islam and Arabic language.
11. Mystical Muslims.
12. Pilgrimage to Mecca.
13. Tax on non - Muslims.
14. Center of learning.
15. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam.
16. Brahma.
17. The law of cause and effect.
18. Social hierarchy; not easily, based on birth.

Answer:

1. Geography, Resources, Government
2. Confucianism
3. A system of government by departments and officials
4. Civil - service exams
5. Studied, meditated, taught
6. The Silk Road
7. Rice
8. Gunpowder
9. Abode of Islam
10. Islam and Arabic language
11. Mystical Muslims
12. Pilgrimage to Mecca
13. Tax on non - Muslims
14. Center of learning
15. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
16. Brahma
17. The law of cause and effect
18. Social hierarchy; not easily, based on birth