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43 Cards in this Set
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What dynasty came after Maurya dynasty |
Gupta Dynasty |
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What belief system took place in Gupta life? |
Hinduism |
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Former Mauryan capital |
Pataliputra |
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Indian government was.. |
Strong central gov. with great power to local leaders |
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Women in India were.. |
placed under restrictions without many rights |
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What Himdu concept was greatly used in Gupta period |
The caste system |
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What determined a caste |
Karma |
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Indian families were patriarchal true or false |
True |
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Two mathematic contributions were |
The concept of Zero and the decimal system also Arabic Numerals |
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Stupas |
dome shaped shrines |
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Reason for Gupta decline |
weak rulers and foreign invasions |
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Who invaded the Guptas |
White Huns |
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Two main dynasties in China |
Tang and Song |
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What are Vietnam and Korea and Tibet considered |
tributary states |
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What main belief system was in China |
Confucianism |
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Gentry, Peasantry, and Merchants made up what in China |
The strict social structure |
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Women in China were.. |
holding of great authority but still under men. |
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Where did the worlds first paper money come from |
China |
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Chinese culture blended into what island country? |
Japan |
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Ruler of the Byzantine Empire |
Justinian |
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Greco-Roman culture was |
culture rooted in Grece containing Roman aspects as well |
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What wars took place under Justinians rule |
The crusades |
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What present day is Kiev in |
Ukraine |
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Who did Byzantines give a language to? |
Russians |
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Main sect of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire |
Orthodox Christian |
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Autocratic Rule |
Russian government |
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Islam spread over what continents |
Africa, Asia and Europe |
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Successor to Mohammad |
Abu Bakr |
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Islam mainly spread to |
North Africa and the Middle east |
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Arabs were strong fighters True or False |
True |
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Sharia |
Islamic system of law |
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Two sects of Islam |
Sunni and Shiite |
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two Islam dynasties |
Umayyad and Abbassid |
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Islams currency |
Guilds |
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The Middle Ages geography included |
fertile soil and seas and rivers |
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Feudalism is |
when lords owned large sections of land |
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Manoralism |
economic system around a lords manor |
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Tithe |
Tax owed to Christian church 10% of income |
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Middle Ages were a troubled time True or False |
True |
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The Crusades were fought over The Holy Land which is today the city of |
Palestine |
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Leader of the Muslim world |
Saladin |
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The main result of the Crusades was |
cultural diffusion and increased trade as well as more powerful popes and feudal kings |
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