Final Short Term Answer 2 Flashcards
Code of Manu
What?
A legal text that explained legal and social classes
Code of Manu
When?
100 CE
Code of Manu
Where?
India
Hinduism
What?
A religion that views everything and anyone as a God
Hinduism
When?
Started around the 2nd millennium bce
Hinduism
Where?
Indus Valley, India
Madhyamika Buddhism
What?
One of the major schools that taught Indian Buddhism
Madhyamika Buddhism
When?
Late 2nd Century
Madhyamika Buddhism
Where?
India
Five Pillars of Islam
What?
Five key practices that all Muslims are obligated to fulfill throughout their lifetime
Five Pillars of Islam
When?
632 CE
Five Pillars of Islam
Where?
Mecca
Jizya
What?
a per capita yearly tax aid by non-muslim populations to their muslim rulers
Jizya
When?
1414
Jizya
Where?
Arabian Peninsula
Civil Service Exams
What?
An exam that tests people applying for specific civil service job
Civil Service Exams
When?
581-618 CE
Civil Service Exams
Where?
China
Eunuchs
What?
Castrated men who work to gaurd women in the court system
Eunuchs
When?
Second Millennium B.C.
Eunuchs
Where?
Middle East, China
Yamato
What?
Ancient Name for Japan
Yamato
When?
250-710 CE
Yamato
Where?
Japan
Grand Canal
What?
Inland navigation network through artificial waterways and rivers
Grand Canal
When?
5th Century BC
Grand Canal
Where?
China
Shinto
What?
religion, believed there was no right of wrong
Shinto
When?
8th century
Shinto
Where?
Japan
Empresss Wu
What?
First and only woman emperor
Empresss Wu
When?
end of 7th Century to beginning of 8th Century
Empresss Wu
Where?
China
Chan Buddhism
What?
An indigenous form of Chinese Buddhism in school
Chan Buddhism
Where?
China
Chan Buddhism
When?
Sixth Century CE
Martyrs
What?
A person who voluntarily suffers death for refusing to renounce a religion
Martyrs
When?
1st Century CE
Martyrs
Where?
Roman Empire
Shogun
What?
The title granted by the Emperor to the country’s top military commander
Shogun
When?
9th century-13th century CE
Shogun
Where?
Japan