Unit 1 - The Global tapestry Flashcards

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1
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Which dynasty unified China during the period 960-1279

A

Song

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2
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Under Song rule, the state structure was divided into how many departments?

A

6

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3
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Under Song rule, which of the following was the most significant and influential

A

Confucianism

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4
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Officials in the Chinese imperial bureaucracy were chosen in which of the following ways

A

bureacrats had to pass the Civil Service Exam

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4
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In AP World History, the entire region of “Afroeurasia”is treated as interconnected

A

True

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5
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During the Song Dynasty, which of the following economic development did Not occur

A

The Chinese became the first in world history to use coins as currency

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6
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Which of the following societies had the greatest influence on Japanese developments during the Mediveal time period

A

China

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7
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Which religion was spread to China along trade routes from India? This religion grew in popularity in China over time.

A

Buddhism

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8
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Which group of people in Europe could be compared to the samurai?

A

knights

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8
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What was similar about Japan and Europe during the Middle Ages?

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They both had a feudal system

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9
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What helped the samurai warriors defeat the army of Mongols when they tried to invade Japan?

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A storm depleted their army before they reached Japan.

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9
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Knights in Europe lived by a code of conduct called CHIVALRY. What was the code of conduct called for the samurai?

A

bushido

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10
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What helped reunite Japan at the end of the middle ages?

A

Traders from Europe introduced guns to Japan.

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10
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What is Dar Al-Islam?

A

The greater Islamic Empire

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11
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What was the social hierarchical system that was reinforced by the religious belief in Hinduism called?

A

the caste system

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12
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The Abbasid Caliphate

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Was considered the most powerful and influential of its time period

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12
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How did political Islam encounter India?

A

Through the Ottoman Turks

12
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Sufism….

A

Was extremely attractive to the lower classes of the Caste System in India

13
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These were all ECONOMIC and TECHNOLOGICAL innovations brought to parts of Afro Eurasia EXCEPT

A

Book Keeping

13
Q

How did political Islam encounter West Africa?

A

Trade

14
Q

Why did two brothers, who started the Vijayanagar Empire, convert to Islam?

A

for social mobility and power

14
Q

What kingdom was established in Southern India during the late post-Classical period?

A

Vijayanagara Empire

15
Q

What is Samsara according to Hindu beliefs?

A

the cycle of life which includes reincarnation

16
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This is the term used that is the sum total of one’s actions in life meaning if one was good or bad in life

A

karma

16
Q

What type of knowledge spread from India to the Islamic Empires during the Post-Classical period?

A

algebra
geometry
astronomy
All of these

17
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What movement attempted to bridge Islamic and Hindu beliefs by fixating on certain Hindu deities

A

the Bhakti Movement

18
Q

How did the Majapahit Empire maintain its power?

A

controlling major sea routes

18
Q

What are the Cahokia of North America most known for?

A

Building large mounds of earth

19
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Aztecs also left some areas purposefully unconquered in order to conduct “flower wars”. Why did they do this?

A

They used them for captives to sacrifice

19
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Because the Aztec capital was built on water they had to get creative with agriculture

A

Chinampas

20
Q

What kind of government did many African tribes have?

A

Loose confederations with councils of chiefs that met to solve problems

20
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The first large-scale civilization in North America was the…

A

Mississippian Culture

21
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What were the mounds of the Mississippian culture built for?

A

Religious purposes, ceremonies, residences for elites

22
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Where did the people of Chaco and Mesa Verde build their homes?

A

Into the sides of cliffs

22
Q

What did the Hausa Kingdom of Africa benefit from?

A

The Trans-Sahara trade network

23
Q

What happened to lead Europe to be politically fractured (broken up)?

A

Fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE

23
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The Magna Carta, signed in early 1200’s led to what in England?

A

Increased control by the noble class

23
Q

The bourgeoisie class was

A

the new middle class people in Europe

23
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Why was much of the European art from these High Middle Ages focused on Christian themes and images

A

To provide a visual education to the illiterate peasantry who couldn’t read

24
Q

The years before 1000 CE in Europe were called:

A

Dark Ages

24
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The era known as the Renaissance is called such because

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It was the “re-birth” of classical Roman and Greek ideals

24
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The Crusades was a war that aimed to…

A

take back control of the Holy Land for Christianity