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African/American/Asian Middle Ages Flashcards

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What were some of the major technological advancements made by medieval China?

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Gunpowder, paper money, and printing

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What were the city-like establishments that housed merchant groups along the Silk Road called?

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caravanserais

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How did the Silk Road impact the spread of ideas and beliefs in medieval Asia?

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Buddhism and math concepts spread from India, medical practices and Zoroastrianism spread from the Middle East, and technology spread from China

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Karma and dharma are ideas from which religion that began in medieval India?

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Hinduism

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Hinduism includes a social structure that still exists in some forms today in modern India. What is that social structure called?

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the caste system

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What does dharma mean?

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Duty. One must follow the purpose of their caste and live according the morals of Hinduism to receive the benefits of good karma

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Other than Hinduism, what was the other primary religion that rose from India?

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Buddhism

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Buddhism and its 4 Noble Truths are all about how to stop ______________.

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Suffering.

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The process of becoming enlightened in Buddhism is called the ________________.

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Eight-fold Path

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Who was the founder of Buddhism?

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Siddhartha Gautama, a wealthy prince who was shocked by all of the suffering in the world when he left the safety of his palace.

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What were the two main family dynasties that were responsible for India’s Golden Age?

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the Maurya and Gupta

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True or False: The emperor of Japan was the most powerful individual in the nation.

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False. Power was usually really held by the Shogun, a military leader who allowed the emperor to remain as a figurehead

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The samurai, the knights of Japan, followed the code of ____________.

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Bushido

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The code of Bushido was composed of three ideas. What were they?

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Loyalty, Politeness, Simplicity

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Why couldn’t the Mongols conquer Japan?

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Their attempts to travel from Korea to Japan were wrecked by cyclones (hurricanes)

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Who held the largest continguous (all one piece) empire in history?

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The Mongols

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Who was the most famous Mongol leader?

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Genghis Khan. The Khan dynasty was the only united, powerful dynasty during Mongol rule

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Genghis Khan’s real name was Temujin. What does “Genghis Khan” actually mean?

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Universal ruler

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The Mongols were nomads. What is a nomad?

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Individuals or groups who don’t settle permanently in one area (such as building cities) and prefer to live in easy-to-move settlements

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What were the three main Africa empires on the Western coast?

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Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

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Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were most famous for which trade good?

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Gold

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Who was the Mali ruler who brought massive amounts of gold with him on his haj to Mecca and likely inspired the myth of El Dorado?

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Mansa Musa

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What were the two main civilizations on the Eastern coast of Africa (not including Egypt)?

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Axum and Great Zimbabwe

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Axum was known for trading primarily with which areas of the world?

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India and the Mediterranean

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The Ottoman empire rose from which two previous civilizations?

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The Persians led to the Seljuk Turks, then the Seljuks lead to the Ottomans

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Who was the first leader who ultimately created the Ottoman empire?

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Osman from the Anatolian penisula

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Which previous empire did the Ottomans completely consume?

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The Byzantine Empire

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The Ottomans were largely successful in their conquests because of which technology?

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Gunpowder and cannons

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Which Ottoman ruler and general conquered Constantinople and finally defeated the Byzantines once and for all?

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Mehmed II

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Which Ottoman ruler was able to claim the territory around all the of the major holy cities?

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Selim I. This ultimately led to the Holy Roman empires excuse for the Crusades!

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What were the 3 main Mesoamerican civilizations?

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the Mayans, the Aztecs, and the Inca

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The Mayans are probably most famous for their ___________.

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Calendars

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All three civilizations practiced ritualistic __________, in which they either killed or mutiliated themselves or prisoners

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Sacrifice

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The Aztec territority is known today as which country?

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Mexico

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The Aztecs were a warrior culture, but their civilization fell to which European country?

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Spain, led by Hernan Cortez

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The Inca lived in which sort of terrain?

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Extremely mountainous terrrain

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What are some of the most famous ruins of Incan cities?

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Machu Picchu and Cuzco

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