The West & Byzantium
This church in Constantinople (now Istanbul), famously built by Emperor Justinian, is now a mosque
What is the Hagia Sophia
Hinduism, the majority religion in India during the early Middle Ages, conveniently supported what social organization?
What is the caste system
These are the two big categories of dangers faced by merchants and traders on the Silk Road
What are bandits and disease
The Chinese interpretation of Indian (Mahayana) Buddhism is called this
What is Chan Buddhism
North American cultures in the Early Middle Ages can be largely categorized by this
What is a lack of urbanization and centralization
This dynasty in Francia (modern-day France) supposedly descends from Merovech and is also referred to as the "long-haired kings"
What are the Merovingians
Easter Island and several other distant islands are referred to with this overarching geographical term
What is Polynesia, or the Polynesian Islands
Name two of the groups of people living on the Central Asian steppes after the year 100 CE
Xiongnu (Hsiung-nu), Huns, Turks, Turkish Uighurs
Also acceptable: Magyars, Pechenegs
The Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE) is famous for this construction project
What is the Grand Canal
Many early medieval South American civilizations did not have a written record, but instead used this to mark the passage of time and the telling of oral histories
What is the Quipu (knots)
This king, discussed in Gregory of Tours' History of the Franks, converted the Merovingians to Christianity
Who is Clovis
Why is it difficult to discuss African civilizations (throughout history) in broad, generalizing ways or in terms of shared characteristics?
Because of geography - specifically the significant difference in climate
What are 3 of the highly-sought-after goods sold on the Silk Road that originated in China
Silk, paper, porcelain, ceramic wares, metalworks (ie. broze), tea, jade
This kingdom, part of the Three Kingdoms Period (300-600 CE), went on to unify parts of Korea in the 7th century
What is Silla
The Nazca are famous for these, which survive to this day
What are geoglyphs (drawings on the surface of the earth)
The pope draws his identity through an association with this apostle, thought of as the first ___ of ___.
Who is Peter, the first Bishop of Rome
Christianity was introduced to this kingdom, in modern-day Ethiopia, in the 4th and 5th centuries
What is Aksum (c. 100-1000 CE)
This battle, fought in 624 between Muhammad's Muslim forces and the polytheists from Mecca, is so significant that it marks the first year of the Islamic calendar and is also commemorated during Ramadan.
What is the Battle of Badr
This is the ancient, indigenous Japanese religion
What is Shintoism
Andean civilizations did not have indigenous draft animals such as oxen or horses to use for agriculture or to pull wheeled vehicles. Instead, they utilized this animal to carry light loads.
What is the llama
This "great" Frankish king was also crowned emperor of the Romans by the pope in the year 800
Charlemagne = Charles le magne (the great)
While we don't have a significant number of written records for early medieval cultures across the African continent, numismatics can tell historians a great deal. What are 3 things we can learn from coins?
Ruler, mint location, important aspects of culture, religion
The still-existent sect of ___ Islam descends from the Umayyad Dynasty, while the sect of ___ Islam descends from the Abbasid Dynasty.
What are Sunni and Shia Islam
This period lasted from 794-1185 in Japan and is known for its extraordinary cultural output (such as literature, fashion, and artwork)
What is the Heian Period
This civilization, active from c. 600-1600 CE, likely sparked the legend of El Dorado and was located in this modern-day South American country
Chibcha, or Muisca, in Colombia