Assessment AMSCO WH 2.5-2.7

The period of 1000-1500 was characterized by growing _______________ in Afroeurasia.

Buddhism originated in ___________ and spread to ___________ via the ________________.

Unifying groups of people and providing justification for the leadership in a kingdom were just two effects of the diffusion of different _________________ during this period

"Neo-Confucianism fused rational thought with the abstract ideas of Daoism and Buddhism and became widespread in Japan and Vietnam. It also became Korea's official state ideology." Neo-Confucianism serves as a great example of

Zen Buddhism fused together ____________ and is another example of _______________ during this time.

Buddhist writers wrote in __________________, which greatly influenced both the spread of their ideas and the literature of the areas to which it spread.

"In Korea, the educated elite studied Confucian classics, while Buddhist doctrine attracted the peasants... [Neo-Confucianism] became Korea's official state ideology." Something becoming an official state ideology sounds like probable _______________ diffusion.

Hinduism and Buddhism spread mostly through ____________ diffusion.

"Hindu artwork and sculptures of Hindu gods adorned the city. Later, when Khmer rulers had become Buddhist, they added Buddhist sculptures and artwork onto buildings while keeping the Hindu artwork." This best represents the ____________ mentality of acculturation.

While Islam spread through merchants, missionaries, AND conquests, it primarily spread through _________, which is an example of ___________ diffusion.

The new technology of _____________ and the use of _______________ worked hand-in-hand to spread ____________ to many different groups of interested people.

"Islamic scholars translated Greek literary classics into Arabic, saving the works of Aristotle and other Greek thinkers from oblivion." This quote best foreshadows the period of