Studied by 1 personEffects of new religions
unity, language, blended with other religions
How was Buddhism introduced to China?
Silk Roads, monks, printing
___ appealed to elites, while ___ appealed to peasants
Confucianism = elites, Buddhism = peasants
Khmer Empire
diverse - Hinduism then Buddhism
The spread of Islam caused
equality through caste system and blended with other religions
Hangzhou
city in China - trade center, diverse, more than one million people
Two declining cities
Kashgar - fell to nomads / Constantinople - fell to crusades, Black Death, and Ottomans
Marco Polo
visited Yuan Dynasty. Europeans didn't believe China's size and wealth
Ibn Battuta
Muslim Scholar who travelled throughout Dar al-Islam. wrote about rulers and culture from Muslim POV
Margery Kempte
English mystic female - first account of middle class medieval woman. described spiritual visions and feelings on pilgramages
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