Vocabulary
A religious leader in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch
Islam experienced a golden age. What is a golden age?
A period of peace and prosperity.
The Tang dynasty ruler was responsible for taking the census. How often does the US conduct the census?
Every 10 years
Who had a revelation that led to the creation of Islam?
Muhammed
Class of Chinese officials who passes civil servant exams to work in the bureaucracy
Scholar-Gentry
The leader of the Muslims during the Jihad/Crusades
Saladin
During the Song Dynasty women made their feet smaller and thus more "attractive" by the practice of
Foot binding
What promise was made to Christians and Muslims if they joined the fight in the Crusades/Jihads?
Entrance to Heaven
Successor of Muhammed as political and religious leader of the Muslims
Caliph
There are two groups of Muslims: Sunnis and Shiites. Which group says that only descendants of Muhammed can become the caliph
Shiites
After passing their civil servant exams, members of the scholar-gentry were able to secure jobs which field?
Government/Bureacracy
In the Crusades/Jihads, the main goal of both the Christians and the Muslims was to take control of the city of -
Jerusalem
the lands comprising the political-religious state of Muslims ruled by a caliph
Caliphate
Name the two opposing Muslim groups
Sunnis and Shiites
The Song dynasty moved from using grain, rice, and silk as a form of payment and being to use ________ for the first time.
paper money
Which famous French church burned down in 2019?
Notre Dame de Paris
A division over a difference of opinion generally used in the case of a split over religious differences
Schism
The event of Muhammed fleeing from Mecca to Medina
Hegira
What was the name of the water trade route that stretched from Hangzhou to Beijing?
The Grand Canal
During the later Middle Ages, cities competed to build the largest churches and cathedrals. What architecture style were these cathedrals built?
Gothic