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W. History Ch. 5+6 Flashcards

1
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Which civilization used the still undecided Meriotic script?

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Kush

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2
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Which civilization has been a Christian oasis in Africa?

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Aksum

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3
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Who was the Syrian slave who may have led King Ezana of Aksum to the Lord?

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Frumentius

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What was the location of the first civilization in Western Africa?

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Djenne-Djenno

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5
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Who was the first leader of the Mauryan Empire in India?

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Chandragupta Maurya

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6
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Who is the Hindu Creator God?

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Brahma

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7
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Who is the Hindu Destroyer God?

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Shiva

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Who was the 1st Emporor of the Qin Dynasty, and the creator of the Great Wall?

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Qin Shi Huang

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9
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Who were the most respected people in Chinese society?

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scholars

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10
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Who was the Chinese teacher who wrote the Analects and taught people to maintain proper relationships?

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Confucius

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Which city is located on the Bosporus Strait that separates Europa and Asia?

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Istanbul

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12
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Who was the Emporor of the Byzantine Empire during its Golden Age?

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Justinian

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13
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Who was Justinian’s wife?

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Theodora

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14
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What is the greatest example of Byzantine Architecture?

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The Hagia Sophia

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15
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Which city sponsored crusaders to attack Constantinople to gain the advantage in their trade rivalry?

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Venice

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16
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Who were the attackers that took over Constantinople in 1453?

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The Turks

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17
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What is the name of Russia’s largest people group?

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Slavs

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18
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Who were the Swedish Norsemen who attacked and then assimilated in to their culture?

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Varangians

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19
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Who established the first ruling Rusian dynasty?

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Runik

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20
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What was the first capital of Russia?

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Kiev

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21
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Who was the Russian ruler who chose Orthodox as Russia’s state religion?

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Vladimir I

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Who were the missionary brothers from the Byzantine Empire who developed the Slavic written language?

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Cyril & Methodius

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Who was the Russian ruler who developed an empire through conquest, marriage alliances, and creating a law code?

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Yaroslav the Wise

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24
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What is Russia’s current capital?

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Moscow

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25
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What was the name of the nomadic herders with little organized government?

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bedouins

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26
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Which city is the Ka’bah located and a pilgrimage center?

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Mecca

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27
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Who claimed to be the last and greatest prophet of Allah and founded Islam?

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Muhammad

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28
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What was the city that the followers of Islam fled to in 622?

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Medina

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29
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Who are the political successors of Islam?

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Caliphs

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30
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Which European country was ruled by Muslims for hundreds of years?

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Spain

31
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What was the capital of the Muslim Empire during its Golden Age?

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Damascus

32
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Which Mauryan ruler conquered 75% of India before giving up warfare to promote Buddhism?

A

Asoka

33
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What was the empire during India’s Golden Age?

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The Gupta Empire

34
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Who is India’s most famous poet and dramatist?

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Kalidasa

35
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What form of Buddhism teacher that Buddha is a god to be worshiped?

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Mahayana

36
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What are Muslim places of worship with minarets, a courtyard, and a domed building?

A

mosques

37
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What is polygamy?

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When a man can have as many wives as he can afford.

38
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What is animism?

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The belief that spirits live in everything around you.

39
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What is the Silk Road?

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A trade route between China, Southeast Asia, Persia, Middle East, and Ethiopia.

40
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What is a mosaic?

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A decorative artwork of inlaid glass and stone in cement or plaster that forms patterns and pictures.

41
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Who is Allah?

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The god of the Islamic religion.

42
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What is the Qur’an?

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The holy book of Islam.

43
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What is a jihad?

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A holy war with a promise of Paradise if you die while fighting.

44
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What is calligraphy?

A

Fancy, beautiful writing.

45
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Why don’t we have as much knowledge of Sub-Saharan Africa’s ancient history?

A

There is a lack of decoded, surviving, written records.

46
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ESSAY:
What are some evidences of advanced Sub-Saharan African civilization?

A

There is written language, minted currency, terrace farming, canals and reservoirs, and steles.

47
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Traditionally, what does an African family look like?

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It is an extended family with polygamy.

48
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What is Africa’s tribal religion like?

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There is a High God, and then many lesser gods and spirits through animism. There is also ancestor worship.

49
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What areas are exceptions to the tribal religion of Africa?

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Ethiopia (Coptic Christianity), and Islam.

50
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What were Africa’s main trading products?

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yams, maize, gold, salt, ivory, and iron

51
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What have been the two constants to Indian society throughout history?

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Hinduism and subsistence farming

52
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What are the main two rivers in India?

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Ganges and Indus.

53
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What did Asoka accomplish that still effects Southeast Asia today?

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the promotion of Buddhism

54
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Why was the Gupta Empire considered the Golden Age of India?

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The Silk Road and it was the finest period in Indian universities, and scientific achievements.

55
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What contributions did the Gupta Empire make for the world?

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Arabic numerals, negative numbers, 0, laws of gravity, heliocentric theory, hospitals, surgical procedures.

56
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What is the difference between Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?

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Theravada Buddhism thinks that Buddha is a prophet, while Mahayana Buddhism thinks Buddha is a god.

57
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What contributions did the Qin Dynasty do?

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writing system, measurements, coinage, Great Wall.

58
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How did Emperor Wu Ti seek to improve China?

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drove back the Huns and established the Civil Service System

59
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What were some Chinese inventions?

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block printing, movable type printing, paper and ink, compass, gunpowder

60
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What religion is foundational to Chinese culture?

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Confucianism.

61
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What three religions other than Confucianism have influence the Chinese culture since the BC years?

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Taoism, Buddhism, and Ancestor Worship.

62
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Why was Constantinople an important city?

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It was a commercial center, it was the capital of the E Roman Empire.

63
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How was Byzantine culture different from Roman culture?

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Christianity was legalized.

64
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What were Justinian’s achievements?

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Recovering the Roman territory, revitalizing the Roman legal system.

65
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Compare and contrast the EOC and the RCC?

A

EOC: Emperor in power
clergy yes marry
icons yes
oriental and Greek influence

RCC: pope in power
clergy no marry
icons no
Roman and Germanic influence

66
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What were contributions of the Byzantine Empire?

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a shield to protect Europe from Islam, civilizations trying to copy, domed buildings, mosaics.

67
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What was the purpose of Byzantine art?

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to glorify God.

68
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How did the Byzantine culture influence Russia?

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close cultural ties, cut off from western thought, churches similar

69
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What made Yaroslav the Wise wise to the people of Kievan Russia?

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great territorial expansion, marriage alliances, sponsored Russian code of laws, made Kiev a rival of Constantinople, and built schools and public libraries.

70
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Where did Islam begin?

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Arabia

71
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ESSAY:
1. What are the basic doctrine and teachings of Islam?
2. How do they describe God?
3. What was their leader like?
4. What happens when you die?
5. What are the five pillars?

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  1. Monotheism is the unity of Allah.
  2. Allah is to be feared because he will reward good works and punish evil.
  3. Muhammad claimed he was the last and greatest prophet of Allah.
  4. Your soul goes to be with Allah.
    5a. Recite the Confession: (There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.)
    5b. Pray 5 times a day while facing Mecca.
    5c. Give alms to the poor.
    5d. Fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan.
    5e. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in your lifetime.
72
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What did the Abbasid Caliphate accomplish?

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They had more land that the Romans ever had.

73
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What were the contributions of the Muslim Golden Age to the rest of the world?

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A unified civilization, extensive trade routes copied and preserved manuscripts, hospitals, poetry and prose, brought Arabic numerals to Europe, mosques

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