Dynasties
This Islamic dynasty was nominally ruled by the Seljuk Turks for two centuries before being taken over by the Mongols in 1258
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
This cosmopolitan city located at the entrance to the Black Sea was named after the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
What is Constantinople?
This Mongol leader proved exceptionally adept at Steppe Diplomacy, eventually forming a massive confederacy.
Who is Temujin/Chinggis Khan?
This West African kingdom, located between the Senegal and Niger rivers, was introduced to Islam through the Trans-Saharan trade, its name literally means "King,"
What is Ghana?
This religion became more thoroughyl entrenched in South India during the post classical period?
What is Hinduism?
This Chinese dynasty only ruled for 37 years but its revival of centralized rule had a lasting effect on later dynasties
What is the Sui dynasty?
This system of administration in the Byzantine Empire relied on generals ruling military/civil districts of free peasants ready to take up arms to defend their provinces
What is the Theme System?
This was the name of the Khanate that ruled over Russia after the division of Ghenghis Khans empire.
What is the Golden Horde?
The trans-Saharan trade largely revolved around the trade of this mineral from the north for this mineral from the south.
What is salt for gold?
These institutions were centers of south Indian communities, playing various roles in finance, agriculture, craft production, education, and religious services among other roles.
What are temples?
This Chinese dynasty had to move its capital to Hangzhou after it was split into two after the invasion of the northern Jin people who themselves were later displaced by the Mongols
What is the Song dynasty?
Who is Justinian?
Chinggis Khan was an excellent one of these but not one of these, a crucial role for any empire to last
What is a conqueror not an administrator?
This Malian emperor once crossed the Sahara on his way to Mecca with 60,000 slaves, passing out so much gold that he lowered the price of gold in many of the cities he stopped in.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This south Indian language, spoken by one of your science teachers, is the 18th most widely spoken language in the world
What is Tamil?
This Chinese dynasty was initially hostile toward Buddhism, resulting in the closure of some monasteries, while a later female ruler of this dynasty embraced the religion
What is the Tang Dynasty?
The Byzantine Emperor Leo III began to destroy images of Christian saints in this controversy that played a part in the eventual division of European Christianity
What is iconoclasm?
What is the Ilkhanate?
Partially as a result of the Bantu migrations, post-classical African society and politics practiced this form of social and political organization based on extended family networks.
What is kinship or kin-based societies?
This system became a central feature of southern Indian society during the post classical era
What is the caste system?
A grandson of Ghenghis Khan established this dynasty in 1279
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
This Byzantine concept of political legitimacy fused together political and religious authority
What is Caesaropapism?
Steppe diplomacy valued these three skills, crucial for gaining power in nomadic society and politics
What are: courage (in battle), loyalty (to allies), the ability to unite with other clans, and the willingness to strategically betray allies.
In ATR, these individuals acted as intermediaries between society and the supernatural world
What are diviners?
Funan and other southeast Asian kingdoms were heavily influenced by this south Indian kingdom
What is Chola?