Global History and culture I

* I have included handout #4 in the attachment, the book name is (The World: A History by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto (Combined Volume, 3rd Edition, Pearson 2016) ISBN# 978-0-13-393020-7) Read the chapters 8 &9, as well as Handout #4 and then following the same process as before: 1. Select 5 (five) of the Study Terms below, locate them in the text, and post brief definitions of each (2-3 sentences explaining the historical significance of each, including relevant information such as dates and related names etc.) You may also include additional information not in the textbook 2. Select 1 (one) of the Study Questions below and post your answer (5-10 sentences, min. 100 words) Answer the question in your own words and provide as much relevant and detailed information as possible. Study Terms: a) Manichaeism b) Mahayana Buddhism d) Theravada Buddhism e) Charlemagne f) Shinto ideology g) Vladimir of Kiev h) Constantine i) Monasticism j) Sufism k) Kaaba l) Lotus Sutra m) Benedict of Nursia n) Axial Zone o) Ghana p) Sahel q) Moche r) Maya s) Khmer t) Srivijaya u) Angkor v) Polynesians w) Mana Study Questions: 1. What is the connection between religion and sanctity? 2. What patterns of development do most, or all religions go through? 3. What role did war and commerce each play in spreading religion in parts of Eurasia and Africa? 4. What are some examples of the ways kings converted to Christianity or Buddhism that were beneficial to themselves? 5. How were Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism able to expand beyond their cultural origins? 6. What led to the developments of sects within major religions? 7. How did the states on the edge of the “Axial Zone” deal with environmental and human challenges 700-1000? 8. What was particularly unique about the geography of sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas? 9. What was the environmental impact of the establishment of the Islamic World? 10. How did policy in Indian kingdoms and China promote exploitation of the environment? 11. How did Christianity spread in the 8th and 9th centuries? 12. What role did monumental architecture and religious ritual play for many of the cultures discussed in this chapter?