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Question 1

Marcus Aurelius, What happened when he died?

Answer 1

His son Commodus succeeded him as the Roman Emperor.

Question 2

What are the five pillars of Islam? - What pillar involves giving alms?

Answer 2

Shahada (faith), Salat (prayer), Zakat (Charity), Sawm (fasting), Haji (pilgrimage). - The pillar Zakat.

Question 3

What is another name for Makkah?

Answer 3

Mecca, A holy city in Islam.

Question 4

Haji. What is that?

Answer 4

One of the 5 pillars. A term to refer to a muslim who has completed the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Question 5

King appointed a viceroy to be ruler of what?

Answer 5

A king appoints a viceroy to rule on his behalth in a specific territory or region.

Question 6

What is the Hadith? - What does it say about religious art?

Answer 6

Collections of sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.

Question 7

List some chines inventions during the Tang Dynasty.

Answer 7

Clockwork escapement Mechanism, Playing Cards, Cultural and artistic inventions .

Question 8

(Catholic Monasticism) What is a monasticism? - What did Saint Benedict Do?

Answer 8

A religious way of life where individuals live in a monastic community, following script spiritual discipline. - provide a succinct and complete directory for the government and the spiritual and material well-being of a monastery

Question 9

Chivalry, What is it? - When was it popular?

Answer 9

A code of conduct associated with knighthood, emphasizing qualities like honor and bravery. It was popular during the High Middle Ages.

Question 10

How were serfs different than peasants? - What peasants had to pay a tithe of what?

Answer 10

Serfs were bound to the land they worked on, while peasants were generally free individuals. Peasants had to pay a tithe of one-tenth of their agricultural produce to the church.

Question 11

Dominican order was found ed by whom? - What did the founder want to do? - What is heresy?

Answer 11

By Saint Dominic to combat heresy through preaching and education. Heresy refers to beliefs contray to orthodox religious doctrine and was viewed as a serious offense in medieval times.

Question 12

(Spain) Castile and Aragon are what? - How were they united?

Answer 12

Powerful kingdoms in Spain. United through the marriage of Aragon and Isabella of Castile.

Question 12

The incas were great builders Machu Picchu; tell me about it

Answer 12

An ancient Inca citade in Peru built in the 15th century. Showcasing advanced engineering and architectural skills of the Inca civilization.

Question 13

(Family and Marriage Italian Renaissance) Define a dowry - Women’s duties?

Answer 13

A sum of money or goods brought by the bride to her marriage for financial security. Duties were managing household, raising children, supporting husbands, and upholding social norms.

Question 14

(Martin Luther) Who was he? - What did he believe? - What religion did he form?

Answer 14

A German theologian who believed in justification by faith alone and the authority of the Bible. He formed the Lutheran Churce as a major branch of Protestant Christianity.

Question 15

(Catholic Reformation) Who is Ignatius of Loyola? - Were Jesuits successful?

Answer 15

The founder of the Society of Jesus, known as Jesuits. Succesful in missionary work, eductaion, and intellectual contribuitions, most infulential religions orders.

Question 16

Spain funded what explorer? - What did he accomplish?

Answer 16

Chirstopher Columbus. The discovery of the Americas in 1492.

Question 17

(Ottoman Empire) How do they like to administer? - What are pashas?

Answer 17

Through a centralized system with the sultan as the absolute ruler. - Pashas were high-ranking officals appointed by the sultan to govern provinces, cities, or military districts.

Question 18

(Absolutism) What is it? - Where did these rulers receive their power from?

Answer 18

A form of goverment where a single ruler holds absolute power. - Absolutists rulers received their power from the concept of divine right, which asserted that their authority came directly from god, making their rule absolute and unquestionable.

Question 19

(Fall of the Ming Dynasty) Who were Manchus? - What did they do when the Mind Dynasty fell?

Answer 19

An ethnic group from Manchuria who established the Qing Dynasty after the fall of the Ming Dyansty. They invaded China, led by Nurhaci, and eventually captured Beijing in 1644, marking the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.

Question 20

Who was first to heed the spice trade?

Answer 20

The ancient civilizations of the middle East, including Phoenicians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, were the first to dominate the spice trade and establish trade routes for the exchange.

Question 21

(The spice trade) Why were spices so sought after?

Answer 21

Flavoring and and preserving food, medicina purpose, symbol of status and wealth, trade and commerce, perfumes.

Question 22

(Ghana) What did the people of Ghana Trade their gold for?

Answer 22

Salt, horses, cloth, swords, and books.

Question 23

(Islam and Indian Society) Why were Muslim rulers tolerant towards the Hindus in India?

Answer 23

They had liberal views and didnt force non-Muslims to convert to Islam

Question 24

(The Crusades) Who led the Muslim forces to retake Jerusalem from the crusaders?

Answer 24

Sala al-Din (Saladin)

Question 25

(The Reign of Justinian) What was Justinian’s most important contribution to the legal system of Europe?

Answer 25

The Code of Justinina, unified law into one body.

Question 26

(The Manorial System) What was the tithe that peasants paid to their local village churches? - How much of their produce?

Answer 26

A regular percentage of the foodstuffs produced on their own land, typically one-tength.

Question 27

(People of the Southwest: The Anasazi) Where did the Anasazi people build cliff dwellings.

Answer 27

In the mountains of the Mesa Verde region of Colorado.

Question 28

(Political and Social Structures) What form of government di the Maya civilization use?

Answer 28

Hierarchial government made up of kings, priests, and other members of the aristocracy.

Question 29

(Religion and Culture) For what purpose did the Aztec practice human sacrifice?

Answer 29

A way to honor the gods and ensure the world’s continued existence.

Question 30

(Vernacular Literature) Why was Chaucer’s the Canterbury Tales an important work?

Answer 30

The English vernacular in mainstream literature, instead of French, Italian, or Latin.

Question 31

(Huguenots) How much of the French population were Huguenots?

Answer 31

7-8% or 1.2 million people

Question 32

(The glorious Revolution) What was the Glorious Revolution? - Why was it “glorious”? - Who invaded that kingdom?

Answer 32

The revolution involved the overthrow of Catholic King James II and his repalcement by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange.

Question 33

(Korea) Like Japan, how many kingdoms/leaders did Korea have?

Answer 33

Three kindgdoms (Baejke, Goguryeo, Silla.

Question 34

Tell me about Romanesque architecture during the middle ages

Answer 34

Style of medieval architecture that originated in France and spead across Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Question 35

What are Huguenots? - Where were they located?

Answer 35

All over Europe, in the United States and Africa

Question 36

(Renaissance) What were women’s roles?

Answer 36

The duties of housewife.

Question 37

Tell me about the Sahara Desert.

Answer 37

The largest hot desert in the world in Northern Africa.