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1200-1450 Mind Map - Coggle Diagram
1200-1450 Mind Map
Political
East Asia
China = Middle-Kingdom society around which the entire world revolved, imperial bureaucracy
Song Dynasty (960-1279): transition from military rule to scholar gentry class; well-versed in Confucian thought but not military tactics
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Dar-al-Islam
Abbasid Caliphate (758-1258)= united by Arabic language & Islamic traditions, collapses but religion of Islam flourishes
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Europe
Feudalism: system of mutual obligations; power lies with feudal lords; decline in trade, standard of living, & intellectual life; fueled Dark Ages
Monarchies: Kings consolidated land and power with large bureaucracies & conscripted standing armies; fueled High Middle Ages
Manorialism: self-sufficient manors run by serfs & owned by nobles, rendered serfs dependent on lords; power in the hands of landowners
Americas
Aztecs (Mexicas) used a tribute system through which conquered people essentially paid to remain conquered. (ex: money, land, military services, etc.)
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South and Southeast Asia
Establishment of New Empires: Khmer Empire (802-1431): land-based & Majapahit Empire (1293-1527): sea-based
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Culture
Belief Systems
Buddhism: originated in India (South Asia); follow 8-fold path to achieve nirvana, teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
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Confucianism
Revived by the Song Dynasty; one of China's main historical continuities, similar to Hindu caste system
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Dar-al-Islam: follow teachings of Muhammed, worship Allah
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Diffused along trade routes; religious syncretism & created power shift in cultural landscape (ex: Bantu peoples & formation of Swahili language)
Religious Syncretism: cross-cultural blending of religion that results in new religions (ex: Neo-Confucianism & Mahayana Buddhism)
Social
Hindu caste system: basis of social organization in India, status can only be changed in the next life if one has enough karma
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