Worlds Together, Worlds Apart
Vocabulary and Review
Chapter 1
(courtesy of Charlie Malcolm, NMH History and Social Science Department)
Vocabulary to learn….define each word you do not know.
perennial orthodox liturgical ubiquitous
nomadic creeds austerity disparate
foster venerate reciprocal perpetuate
conspicuous extol alms paradox
mosaic monogamous bequeath benign
impinge monolithic millennium astute
formative patronize arduous bureaucratic
polities heterogeneous impede pandemic
minaret idolaters ostentation
secular condescension calligraphers
revelation etymological meritocracy
austerity tenet dialects
Historical Terms
Marco Polo jihad Kshatryas Slavic
Ibn Battuta Sunni Vaishyas Middle Kingdom
Dar al-Islam Shiite Shudras Jurchen Dynasty
Umma Sufism Outcastes Song Dynasty
Mohammad polytheism jati Buddhism
Mecca Brahmans Feudalism Daoism
Chinese Tributary System
Patriarchal Confucian Ghinggis Kahn
Review Questions
- Why were the Worlds of 1300 considered “fragmented”?
- Describe the different methods of spreading Islam. How far did Islam spread? Where do you currently see the greatest political instability in the Islamic world?
- What divisions emerged within the Islamic World?
- Describe the caste system. How might the Caste system become a barrier to social and economic progress?
- Describe religion in Christendom. What divisions emerged within the Church? What region became most unstable? Why?
- Compare the issue of class in China and Europe.
- Why do you think there is instability in the “Borderlands”?