chapter 10 questions

  You must use the required text book. https://ereader.chegg.com/#/books/9780393903195/cfi/95 Answer all of the questions (1 – 13) using only 1 page. Guided Reading Exercises, Chapter 10: Becoming “The World,” 1000–1300 CE In 1 – 2 sentences answer EACH of the following questions. Answers must emanate from your reading of the Worlds Together, Worlds Apart textbook. Commercial Connections (pp. 360–64) Question 1: New trading routes over sea-lanes made trade both faster and more economical. What necessary preconditions allowed for sea routes to develop and overtake land as the preferred method for commercial shipping? Sub-Saharan Africa Comes Together (pp. 364–68) Question 2: After 1000 ce, sub-Saharan Africa became more firmly integrated into world trading networks. How did its regular entry into these networks alter trade and political organization in West Africa? Question 3: The spread of Islam had reached sub-Saharan Africa by the time the Mali Empire came to power. How did Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca and the cities of Jenne and Timbuktu highlight Malian wealth and the importance of Islam? Question 4: Africa’s east coast had been integrated into world trade patterns for some time. How did the spread of Islam and the development of sea-lanes alter trade from East Africa? What commodities became important? Islam in a Time of Political Fragmentation (pp. 368–73) Question 5: Though it played a major role in spreading Islam, Sufism was looked down on by many in the Muslim world. What aspects of Sufism helped make it both a popular form of the religion and a bane to clerics? How did Sufism represent a more adaptable brand of Islam? Question 6: Islamic leaders in the Abbasid Empire respected Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians. Explain the dhimma system and how it allowed for religious toleration within the Abbasid Empire. Question 7: Describe the transition of Islam from a majority Arab-dominated religion to one in which other peoples and languages gained increasing influence in culture, law, and administration. How did these changes foster a cultural blossoming and make Islam into a truly universal religion? India as a Cultural Mosaic (pp. 373–76) Question 8: India’s place as a cultural crossroads was only reinforced by the growth of Islam in the region. At the same time, the arrival of Turkish warriors upset the traditional order established by rajas and Brahmans. Describe this process, and the development of the Delhi Sultanate. Question 9: How did Indian culture adapt to the influx of other people and cultures from around Afro-Eurasia? In what ways was cultural mixing visible in the region, and how did the many cultures exist side by side? Question 10: Among the many adaptations made in India was the merging of Buddhism into Hindu practices. Explain this process. Song China: Insiders versus Outsiders (pp. 376–80) Question 11: The civil service exam remained an important aspect of Song China. How did those who passed it represent a power shift and become the new elite within the dynasty? Question 12: How did increasing contact with outsiders—either through trade or at the fringes of the empire—help to crystallize a stronger sense of Chinese identity? China’s Neighbors Adapt to Change (pp. 380–83) Question 13: How did Japan try to separate its identity from Chinese influence during the period 1000–1300 ce? How did these efforts help to create a volatile society in the country?