1:1 Period One Unit One The Global Tapestry

Used by Chinese dynasties throughout history

Branch of Buddhism that includes worship of bodhisattvas

Continued to be influenced by Chinese scholarly and literary traditions

Chinese cultural tradition associated with Confucianism that emphasized a son's respect & obedience to his father

Continued to serve as China's primary source of agricultural labor

Luxury goods produced by Chinese artisans primarily for export

Caused a significant increase in agricultural production when introduced to China

Its expansion improved the transportation of goods in China

The world's leading producer of steel at the time

Monotheistic belief system based on the revelations of Muhammad that continued to shape societies in Africa & Asia

Helped spread Islam by traveling on trade routes along with Muslim merchants & other missionaries

Muslim states such as the Seljuk Empire

Poet and Sufi who made contributions to Islamic literature

Ruled by Muslims due to military expansion

Reincarnation and pursuit of spiritual enlightenment through rejection of worldly desires associated with Hinduism and Buddhism

Hindu devotional movement

Hindu states in South Asia and Southeast Asia

Buddhist states in Southeast Asia

Practice associated with Buddhism and Christianity

Ruled Mesoamerican city-states with control over exotic goods and human sacrifice

Maintained rule over Andean South America with a network of roads

Used by Ethiopian kings to bolster their legitimacy; its presence in Ethiopia demonstrates cultural transfers in the broader Afro-Eurasian world

Walls were built by its African rulers to enhance their power and legitimacy

Abbasid institution of Islamic learning that encouraged intellectual transfers

Used by states throughout the world to enhance their legitimacy or justify their rule

Deeply influenced by Christianity

Decentralized feudal monarchies

Coerced labor system on which Europe's agrarian economy and manorial system relied

Math of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Evidence of state systems in North America