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China
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100
This emperor used the Buddhist concept of Maitreya to legitimate her rule
Empress Wu
100
He is the general who led the rebellion against the Tang dynasty in the mid 700s
An Lu-shan
100
This is the recorded sayings and doings of Muhammad and his associates
Hadith
100
This was one of the earliest universities in Europe. It was established by the Normans to train government officials
University of Naples
100
Books in Medieval Europe were very expensive because they were made from this material unlike books in the Islamic empire, which were made from paper, a Chinese invention
Parchment
200
According to this emperor, "A foolish emperor [...] rebuffs remonstrations and punishes critics. As a result, high officials do not make any comment lest they lose their lives."
Taizong
200
This position was created in the Tang dynasty to transmit public complaints to the emperor as a check on official power
Censors
200
These are the Five Pillars of Islam
Declaration of faith (shahada), Prayer, Fasting, Alms giving, and Pilgrimage (hajj)
200
The growing publishing industry in the Sung dynasty allowed for the government publication of texts concerning models and handicraft, agriculture, and this
Health/Health Services/Malaria
200
During the Sui dynasty, this connection between the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers was created to connect northern and southern China
The Grand Canal
300
Charlemagne inherited the beginnings of his empire from this man, his father
Pepin
300
The blue glaze, for which Chinese porcelain and ceramics have become famous, was an import from this society
Persia
300
It was under this dynasty that the Persian system of government was adopted by the Arabs
Abbasid
300
Under the Abbasid, there was a government-sponsored program to translate texts from this society/language into Arabic
Greece/Classical Greek
300
We get our word from this system of mathematics from Arabs, who transmitted the idea from India
Algebra
400
He is chosen as the first caliph after the death of Muhammad
Abu Bakr
400
This text reads, "But the Earth reels. War drums fill East Pass. Drown out 'The Feathered Coat and Rainbow Skirt'. Great Swallow Pagoda and Hall of Light, Are bathed in dust- the army fleeing Southwards. Out there Imperial banners wavering, pausing Until by the river forty miles from West Gate."
The Song of Everlasting Sorrows
400
This is the group of protected peoples in the Islamic empire who were subject to a higher tax for their protection
Dhimmi
400
During the Sung dynasty, Buddhism was de-emphasized not because it was foreign, but because education in the Sung was focused on this
Physical/Political/Social/Material world
400
The Tang dynasty had one of the greatest militaries in Chinese history, arguably due to the development of this weapon
Crossbow
500
This man declares himself the fifth caliph of Islam
Mu'awiyya
500
In this year all foreign religions are prohibited by imperial decree
What is 845
500
This Muslim scholar wrote, "Every day they wash their heads and faces but they do it in the dirtiest filthiest manner. Each morning a young servant girl carries in a big basin of water. She presents it to her master, who washes his hands and face, washes and combs his hair, and blows his nose and spits into the water and makes it as dirty as possible."
Ibn Fadlan
500
This is the Arabic term for rational theology
Kalam
500
In 1024 CE the Sung dynasty created and distributed the first government-issued this, which was a major economic advancement.
Paper money