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

_________ technology and __________ made it to Europe from _______ in the 1200s, leading to a rise in ___________.

"Seafaring technology Improved with lateen sails, the stern rudder, the astrolabe, and the magnetic compass as Chinese, Indian, and Southwest Asians expanded their knowledge of astronomy and other aspects of the natural world." This quote most specifically and directly foreshadows the

Many cities grew and prospered during this era because of all of these EXCEPT

Many cities also declined during this time period because of all EXCEPT

Exposure to new ideas from Byzantine and Islamic cultures happened as a result of

"Secular" refers to

The Black Death reached Europe via trade routes and would have lasting effects on the feudal system because

Marco Polo's writings about his journey to the court of Kublai Khan

Ibn Battuta, a ____________, travelled throughout Asia and North Africa in order to ________.

Margery Kempe, an English mystic, is probably remembered most because

Along with people and ideas, new crops were also diffused. Drought resistant, flood resistant, Champa rice was significant because it

Cotton, sugar, and citrus crops spread to European markets, and European obsession with _____ would end up being a key factor in

Environmental degradation, such as overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion, led to

The Black Death was spread from

In terms of the Black Death, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Interregional trade began

Silk, tea, spices, dyes, porcelain, paper, and gunpowder are all examples of products that traveled __________ on the ___________.

During this period, slaves were traded primarily within

The typical social structures during this time were still defined by ___________ and with rare exceptions, were ____________.

"In the tank I saw so many people at work that there must have been fifteen or twenty thousand men, looking like ants, so that you could not see the ground on which they walked, so many there were; this tank the king portioned out amongst his captains, each of whom had the duty of seeing that the people placed under him did their work, and that the tank was finished and brought to completion." Narrative of Domingo Paes (1520—22) -- This excerpt from the text best foreshadows