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Post-Classical SPICE
Post-Classical SPICE and Definitions if needed 1200-1450
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Islamic (Social) | Mixed view of women (differed based upon culture and regions), slavery of non-Muslims (slavery of Muslims was prohibited), increasing diversity and population (through expansion). |
| Islamic (Political) | Sharia (Religious/Secular law and code for the government and social aspects), Umayyad, Abbasid, (succession of the Islamic empires). Caliph (religious and social leader) and then Sultan (princes as leaders), fragmented (states) |
| Islamic (Interaction) | Loot from conquest, Spain to India, impact on Asia and Africa (imposed Muslim rule and spread their religion). |
| Islamic (Cultural) | 5 pillars (Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage), Sunni Shia Split, Sufis, Golden Age: math, medicine, palaces and mosques decorated. |
| Islamic (Economy) | High view of merchants (Muhammad was a merchant), 2.5% wealth tax, tax on non-Muslims (Jizya) |
| Europe (Social) | Feudalism (Lords over commoners; fragmented) , chivalry, plague killed 1/3 of population 1300s |
| Europe (Political) | Fragmented except Charlemange, Magna Carta (Charter restricting the King's power), HRE (Holy Roman Empire) |
| Europe (Interaction) | Isolated except Muslims, Vikings, Reconquista, Crusades. |
| Europe (Cultural) | Monasteries (where monks lived under religious vows) , schisms (splits in Christianity & church), Gothic architecture. |
| Europe (Economy) | Manors (Lords over peasants) , 2nd half revival, guilds (Coalition of merchants or artisans). |
| China (Social) | Some women's opportunities due to Buddhism, Empress Wu, foot bindings (on women). |
| China (Political) | Tang aggressive (conquered further than most other dynasties), Song paid tribute (to nomadic attackers), Confucian exams dominated (and were the backbone of the scholar-gentry class). |
| China (Interaction) | Sinification (spread or syncretism of Chinese culture), Song lost north (to nomadic attackers), Mongol attacks. |
| China (Culture) | Backlash against Buddhism (due to neo-Confucianism), 7Ps (porcelain, painting, poetry, paper money, printing, compass, gun powder), neo-Confucianism. |
| China (Economy) | Grand Canal (connected North and South; transported goods), cities, destruction form invasion (from nomadic tribes, and the Mongols) |
| Mongols (Social) | Population destruction (of other places), some women's opportunities (when men were out for war), slavery, increased diversity (from expansion). |
| Mongols (Political) | Generally decentralized (due to many chieftains and no real leader until Genghis Khan or his grandfather on a smaller scale), Genghis Khan, 4 khanates (split the territory into four; khanates were originally Genghis Khan's children and grandchild). |
| Mongols (Interaction) | Kamikazes (name given to the winds that pushed back against the Mongols by the Japanese), Marco Polo (European who came to China when it was under the Yuan Dynasty) , Kublai Khan ruled Yuan. |
| Mongols (Culture) | Curious (Genghis Khan took in many different cultures and religions to learn more), tolerant (of all religions and cultures) , war science (focused on war science, such as the gunpowder cannon). |
| Mongols (Economy) | Pax Mongolica (peace under Mongol rule that allowed trade to grow due to little chance of bandits or interference from aggressors), pastoral (farming; i.e., raising roaming cattle), tribute (payment after the Mongols conquered the lands). |
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