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Ms. Taylor
World History
Fall 2012
Study Guide for Chapter 12 (Part II)
1. What, other than the Mongols, traveled over the expanse of their vast empire? (Note: if you
look at the section headings, there are 4 basic answers. For each, give a few details and/or
examples to enhance your response!)
How has our understanding of these diffusions contributed to the “revision” of historians’
assessment of the Mongols and their importance in world history?
2. Gupta Empire: What were the chronological and geographic boundaries of this empire?
(When and where?)
What kind of culture existed/developed? (religion, arts, livelihood, government, etc.)
How did they fund their empire?
What do you think life was like for the average Joe Schmo in the Gupta Empire? Explain, using
info from the text.
What do you think life was like for members of the Royal court? Explain, using info from the
text.
Why did the Gupta Empire decline?
4. What impact did Islam have on the Indian subcontinent during the medieval era—positive and
negative? (Consider political control, economics, religion)
5. What was the Delhi Sultanate? When? Who ruled?
What did the famous traveler Ibn Battuta think of the sultan of Delhi and why?
6. Describe the caste or jati system.
7. What was life like for women in medieval India? Give several examples. What is sati?
8. Southeast Asia: terms to know (not just the quick definition in the glossary, but more about
why each was significant in the development of the region and interactions with other regions).
Funan
Khmer
Angor Wat
Srivijaya
Strait of Malacca
Sanskrit
9. What impacts did India have over its neighbors in SE Asia?
10. Who built the cool statues on Easter Island, when, and what happened to these people and
their land?