Tang and Song Dynasties
Europe
Islamic World
Miscellaneous
Enduring Issues/Essays 101
100

This philosophy shaped views on gender norms in China, and viewed that the role of a woman was to be subservient to her father and husband.

What is Confucianism?

100

This event was the permanent division between the Western Latin (Catholic) Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

What is the Great Schism?

100

The major and last prophet within the Quran.

Who is Muhammad?

100

This Individual United the Mongol Tribes and created the largest contiguous empire in history.

Who is Genghis Khan?

Or

Who is Temujin?

100

A challenge or problem that has been debated or discussed across time.

What is an enduring issue?

Or

What are enduring issues?

200

The concepts of "golden lotus," "silver lotus," and "iron lotus" relate to this practice in China.

What is foot binding?

200

This institution held the most power within Western Europe's feudal societies during the Middle Ages.

What is the Roman Catholic Church

Or 

What is the Catholic Church

Or 

What is the Western Latin Church

200

These are the duties and responsibilities all Muslims are required to do and/or follow.

What are the Five Pillars?

200

This expansive and flat grassland expanded across Europe and Asia.

What is the Eurasian Steppe?

Or

What is The Steppe?

200

In an enduring issue essay you need to write about __________ enduring issue(s).

What is one enduring issue?

300

The use of paper money, gunpowder and economic advances are all considered ___________________ in common with both the Tang and Song Golden Ages.

What are innovations?

300

The capital of the Byzantine Empire

What is Constantinople?

300

An Islamic empire ruled by the political and religious leader of Muslims.

What is a Caliphate?

300

The two major Islamic Caliphates.

What are the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates?

300

When given a text-based document, you should always include ____________________.

What are quotes?

or

What are quotations?

400

This individual was the only female sovereign of China who gained a reputation for using cruelty and force while in power.

Who is Empress Wu?

400

This hierarchical society was based on land, loyalty, and protection

What is feudalism?

400

This Islamic Scholar traveled the Islamic World for three decades and recorded his journey and experiences upon his return to Morocco.

Who is Ibn Battuta?

400

A woman who is in a long-term, non-marital relationship with a man. 

What is a concubine?

400

Besides analysis and evidence from the documents, within each body paragraph you must include  ____________ _________________.

What is outside information?

500

Within government, both the Tang and Song Dynasties required all candidates to complete _______________ ___________________ __________ to create a meritocracy where only qualified individuals were employed.

What are civil service exams?

500

This legal system, created within the Byzantine Empire, became the basis of legal systems in many societies across much of Europe.

What are the Justinian Codes?

500

This event ended the Islamic Golden Age.

What is the Mongol invasion of Baghdad?

Or

What is the Destruction of Baghdad?

500

The stirrup and composite bow were innovations used by this empire.

What is the Mongol Empire?

500

These are five examples of enduring issues:

What is 5 of the following:

Conflict, Desire for power, Inequity, Need for and impact of innovation, Impact of interconnectedness, Impact of ideas and beliefs, Environmental impact, and Scarcity?

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