World History

Strong central government

Trade along the Silk Road

Free enterprise economic system

Government controlled by priest

Speaking the same language throughout its territories

Genghis Khan’s invasion of Japan

Cultural emphasis on social structure and legalism

Trade with Hindu kingdoms in classical India

The spread of Christianity

Buddhism east toward China

Islam from the Middle East to North Africa

Judaism northwest into present-day Russia

Hindered the movement of large armies

Led to the spread of Renaissance literature across Europe

Facilitated the spread of different ideas and cultures

Increased tensions between China and Egypt

decentralized their governments in order to rid themselves of bureaucracies

experienced long-standing political corruption and unequal distribution of land

had strong rulers who equally expanded the tax base to include both rich and poor

shared a common language that discouraged outside economic contact and expansion

Corrupt governments and ongoing conflicts with nomadic tribes

Inequitable distribution of lands and unemployment

Decline in moral values and urban decay

Location along major trade routes and extent of empires

The Qur’an

Jewish Ten Commandments

Justinian’s Code of Law

The Magna Carta

Greece

Rome

India

Tang

had significant political influence and legal rights

did not testify in court or attend school

were not permitted to participate in agricultural activities

ran households and educated their own children

Islam

Hinduism

Christianity

Judaism

Christianity

Buddhism

Islam

Judaism