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106 Cards in this Set
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The main reasons for the fall of the Han dynasty |
Court Intrigues increased Rich and poor gap grew and taxes raised |
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One of the most important ideas of Confucianism concerning family |
Filial piety |
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The most prized manufactured product of the Han dynasty |
Silk |
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How Chandragupta ensured a strong, centralized gov’t in India |
Arthasasrta- a book that called for strict state control, use of spies, and assassination |
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How Chandragupta divided his empire |
Districts with people to rule |
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Why Ashoka is considered one of India’s greatest rulers |
The Mauryan Empire reached its peak under him |
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Who promoted Buddhism in India |
Ashoka |
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Shi Huangdi |
Qin ruler First emperor of China |
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Wudi |
Greatest Han ruler Peaked under his rule |
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Ban Zhao |
One of few female Confucian scholar and writer |
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Silk Roads |
Network of trade routes from China |
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Who was Chandragupta Maurya |
Founder of India's first empire (Mauryan) |
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Who was Chandra Gupta |
Founder of the Gupta Empire |
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Who was Kalidasa |
Gupta writer (poet and playwright) who wrote Sakuntala |
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Chapter 9 |
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The reason religious pilgrims came to Mecca at the time of Muhammad’s birth |
Worship |
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The reason Muhammad left Mecca |
(His uncle died) He and his followers weren't safe |
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The 5 pillars of Islam |
1. Profession of faith 2. Performance of five daily prayers 3. Giving of alms (charity) 4. Fast during Ramadan 5. Hajj- Journey to Mecca |
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What Muslims must do during Ramadan |
Fast from dawn to dusk |
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The significance of the martyrdom of Husayn |
Marked Sunni and Shia split |
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The Muslim scholar who wrote a history of the world |
Ibn Khaldun |
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The reason there are few (human or animal) figures in Islamic art |
Idol worship is a sin |
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Islam |
Faith Muslims follow |
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Shia |
Believed Muhammad's descendants should be in charge |
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Kaaba |
Stone monument in Mecca |
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Qur’an |
Sacred text of Islam |
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5 Pillars of Islam |
Acts of worship |
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Sharia |
Law |
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Harun al-Rashid |
Abbasid caliph who helped bring Muslim culture to great heights |
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Ibn Sina |
(AKA Avicenna)Persian doctor |
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Chapter 10 |
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The most important resource in most Bantu societies by AD 900 |
Cattle |
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The reason for Aksum’s rise by AD 100 |
Trade |
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The king know for building impressive Christian churches carved out of solid rock |
King Lalibela |
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The one thing that made Ethiopia stand out in terms of religion from other East African people |
They weren't Muslim, they were Christian |
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The reason Islam began to be practiced along the East Africa coast |
Muslim foreign traders |
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The way Ghana’s kings ensured the price of gold remained high |
Only they (the kings) could posses gold nuggets. Other people could only own gold dust |
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How life in Mali under Mansa Musa can be generally described |
Prosperous |
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Savanna |
Open grassland |
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Great Enclosure |
Wall from The Great Zimbabwe |
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Sundiata |
Led Mali's rise to power |
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Mansa Musa |
Mali reached height under |
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Askia Muhammad |
First Muslim Songhai ruler |
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Stelae |
Stone monument |
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Timbuktu |
Africa's chief center of education, religion, and culture |
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Chapter 11 |
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The correct sequence of Chinese ruling dynasties (4 of them) from 206 BC to AD 1279 |
1. Han 2. Sui 3. Tang 4. Song |
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The only woman to hold the title of emperor in Chinese history |
Wu Zhao |
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The Tang or Song invention that eventually spread & revolutionized printing |
Movable type |
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What “Pax Mongolia” meant |
Mongol Peace (peace caused by Mongols) |
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The name of the dynasty Kublai Khan created |
Yuan Dynasty |
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The 2 most important water trade routes (straits) in Southeast Asia |
Malacca Strait Sundra Strait |
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The way Hinduism, Buddhism, & Islam spread in Southeast Asia |
Indian and Chinese traders and missionaries |
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Wendi |
First Sui ruler. Ended Period of Disunion |
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Taizong |
Tang ruler. Expanded empire the most out of Tang rulers |
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Movable type |
Blocks with letters/characters that can be re-arranged |
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Temujin |
Genghis Khan |
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Archipelago |
Large island chain |
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Prince Shotoku |
Regent to Japanese empress. Responsible for sending missions to Tang China |
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Anawrahta |
Pagan's first great king |
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Chapter 12 |
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What Emperor Heraclius did to Roman traditions in the Eastern Empire |
Ended them. Incorporated Greek culture into Eastern Empire |
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The reason some Christians objected to the presence of icons in churches |
Too close to the non-Christian worship of idols |
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What the schism of 1054 did |
East Orthodox Church West Roman Catholic |
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The method Yaroslav used to successfully deal with western Europe |
Maintained good diplomatic and trade relationships |
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The reason Cyril & Methodius were successful in converting many Moravians to Christianity |
They spoke the Slavonic language |
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The goal of the Teutonic Knights in attacking the Russians |
Force Russians to abandon Orthodox Church and convert to Roman Catholicism |
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The man responsible for the successful introduction of Christianity to England |
Clovis |
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The man instrumental in spreading Christianity to Ireland |
Patrick |
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Belisarius |
Justinian's top general who recaptured lost lands in northern Africa and Italy |
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Justinian’s Code |
Corpus Jurius Civilis |
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Cyril |
Brother of Methodius who converted Moravians to Christianity |
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Vladimir I |
From Kiev. Converted to Christianity |
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Prince Alexander |
Prince of Novgorod who encouraged Russians to not rebel against Mongols, this caused less destruction to Novgorod |
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Alfred the Great |
King of Wessex who est. a system of schools that educated adults and children |
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Abbot |
Leader |
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Chapter 13 |
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The most influential family in the expansion of the Franks |
Carolingians |
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Charlemagne’s views about education |
Encouraged education |
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The reason the Vikings began raiding northern Europe |
They needed new sources of food and wealth |
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The first European country to develop a strong central gov’t |
England |
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The king who drove the Vikings north of London |
Alfred the great |
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The name of the period when the Christians drove the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula |
Reconquista |
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The reason the Pope was so influential during the Middle Ages |
Series of clever and capable popes dedicated to reforming the papacy came to power |
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Carolingians |
Charlemagne's family |
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Leif Eriksson |
Viking who reached the Americas (Canada) |
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Fief |
Land given to a knight for his service |
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Manorial system |
Economic System |
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William the Conqueror |
Duke of Normandy who conquered England |
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Domesday Book |
Survey of England(Census) |
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Leo IX |
Pope who helped reform church, also caused the schism |
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Chapter 14 |
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The number of organized Crusades that set out from Europe between 1096 & 1291 |
9 |
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The goal of all the Crusades |
To take Jerusalem and the Holy Land (claim or protect) |
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The reason the Pope excommunicated all Crusaders taking part in the 4th Crusade |
They attacked a Christian City |
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The reason merchants asked the king for special charters for towns |
They didn't want to pay high taxes |
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The reason it was difficult for journeymen to become masters |
guild restrictions |
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The end result of the Wars of the Roses |
a new era of English history |
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The (economic) end result of the Black Death |
Ended manorial system |
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Pope Urban II |
Inspired Crusades |
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Saladin |
Muslim leader during third Crusade |
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Hanseatic League |
Northern German cities working together to promote trade and protect it |
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Dante Alighieri |
Wrote The Divine Comedy |
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Inquisitions |
Legal procedures. Judged heretics |
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Friars |
Members of new religious order for Christian education to combat heresy |
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Joan of Arc |
Young peasant girl who led French army |
