History, Politics & Society

Under traditional Islam and medieval Christianity, the country was bigoted, misogynistic, and hectic.

Its central location gave Muslim traders access to both land and sea routes between Europe and Asia.

Early Andean religion provided the foundation for Inca culture.

The people who worked the land were tied to it, and had few rights. (APEX)

. An adherent makes a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Before the Mongol invasion, Chinese officials were selected through civil service exams. After the invasion, this system was eliminated.

Cusco

Both invested in developing roads throughout the Inca Empire.

APEX: The Islamic Empire directly governed the people it controlled, but the Roman Catholic Church relied only on its influence with rulers.

The Olmec civilization created a culture that greatly influenced the Aztecs.

The development of Sikhism, which was influenced by both Hinduism and Islam

Songhai had converted to Islam, whereas Benin continued to practice it’s native religion - apex

There were two main form of Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Latin or Western Church was the main form in the western part of the empire and the Greek or Eastern Church was the main form in the eastern part. Later these two churches came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. Therefore, what later came to be called Catholicism was the form of Christianity practiced in the western part of the Roman Empire.

APEX: Roman Catholicism remained the dominant religion.

Q-Under the rule of Huayna Capac, the Inca Empire.

A-Reached the height of its power and doubled in size.

A store owner gives away some of his most valuable goods to the poor.