Chapter 2: The Global System Around 1200 CE

• Song Dynasty


  The dynasty that expanded culturally in trade and manufacturing
• Tangut

  Xi An's rulers in Northwest China during the Song Dynasty that threatened the ruling class of China .
• Jurchens

  Replaced the rulers of Song Dynasty

  Started by building a rival empire along Northern China and Korea
• Shinto


  The religion of early Japan that worshipped many gods, inspired by China
• Abbasid


  The successor of the Umayyads that conquered regions outside and expanded their empire
• Timur-i Lang


  The leader of the Turkic nomads who's forces defeated the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate
• Zenj


  The term for East African coast. Lots of Muslim-dominated trading centers developed there
• Maghrib


  Mountain regions in Western North Africa. People of Maghrib gained power of the Abbasid caliphate by the late 8th century
• Sundiata


  Known as the "Lion Prince", unified the Mali Empire in the 13th century
• Griots

  A professional career that includes being an oral historian, keeping tradition, and advising the king in the Mali Empire
• Ibn Battuta


  Muslim Arab traveler who recorded African societies and culture on his travels
• Great Zimbabwe


  The kingdom established by the 15th century; Bantu Confederation
• Three-field system


  A system for crop rotation to maximize food production and increase the amount of land that could be planted
• Scholasticism

  Theology and philosophy in Europe during the 12th century
• Thomas Aquinas


  A lecturer who practiced Scholasticism and taught many in Europe
• Toltec


  A civilization that produced many monuments and massive statues. Faded away because they relied on hunting and gathering
• Tenochtitlan

  The Aztec capital built in the 14th century that populated 100,000 people
• China was able to strengthen their government, philosophies/religions, literary works, and arts, which influenced Korea, Japan and Vietnam. In Korea and Vietnam, they benefitted from the structure of China's bureaucracies, though Vietnam was occupied by China at first. Japan borrowed script from China and was influenced by China's family ideals, reducing women's role in society.
• The Abbasid Caliphate had good trade on the silk road and had spread their Islamic ideals on the road. They manufactured goods like textiles and rugs that were in high demand. Due to rebellion from the peasants and other interferences, as well as their decaying political system, caused them to collapse.
• From the merchants and trade, Islamic control spread over India and brought unity between north and Central India. Their mercantile links helped spread Islam to Southeast Asia
• There were new empires which had major market centers instead of trading towns. Sundiata the "Lion Prince" united and ruled the Mali Empire, increasing the importance of storytellers and culture. In the coastal rainforest, people persevered to survive the harsh conditions and thrived on forest crops, which many women were in charge of.
• The Byzantium Empire had too many bureaucracies which made them weaker than China who had a strong government combined with their philosophies. Similar to the Abbasid caliphate, both produced many good relative to their area.
• The Aztec built floating lands for crops that were incredibly successful. The Inca built large cities only with stone and could domesticate llamas and alpacas.