The dynasty that reestablished centralized rule in China after the Han dynasty?
What is the Sui dynasty
100
The empire that ended Chinese rule in 1279
What is the Mongol Empire
100
Birthplace of Islam
What is Mecca in the Arabian peninsula
100
founder of Islam.
Who was Muhammad
100
Roman emperor that adopted Christianity as official religion
Who was Constantine
200
What made the Song dynasty different than other Chinese dynasties?
What is focus on education, civil service, and the arts over military power
Large bureaucracy, weak military
200
Who is Allah?
The one true God in Muslim belief, the same Jewish and Christian God.
200
The difference between Muhammad and other prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
What is the final prophet. Seal of the prophets.
200
Name of the empires that ruled Western Europe and Eastern Europe
What are Carolingian (West) and Byzantine (East)
300
The first and only empress of China. What was her one woman dynasty?
What is Wu Zhao, Zhao dynasty
300
Name 3 innovations of Post Classical China
What are printing, gunpowder, paper money, ship rudder, magnetic compass, seismograph, letters of
300
Annual pilgrimage to the Ka'ba
What is a hajj
300
The concept of struggle in Islam. It can be internal, it can be ideological, and it can be physical war.
What is jihad
300
What other large empire was a threat to both societies?
What is the Islamic empire
400
Describe the equal-field system
What is govt allocated agricultural land distributed based on individual need and changed as needed. Prevented wealthy from accumulating too much land.
400
Indian religion that became popular in China through connections made along the Silk Roads, its high standards of morality, intellectual sophistication, and promise of salvation.
What is Buddhism
400
The successor deputy of Muhammad's Islamic empire.
What is a caliph
400
The Islamic law code based on the teachings in the Quran
What is Sharia Law
400
Name the key rulers for each empire
Who are Charlemagne (West) and Justinian (East)
500
Describe 1 reason the Tang empire brought stability to China (other than the equal-field system)
What is transportation/communication networks, bureaucracy of Merit
500
Name all of the Chinese dynasties we have discussed this semester.
What are Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song
500
Name the 5 Pillars of Islam
What are:
1. Acknowledge Allah as one true God, Muhammad as his prophet
2. Daily prayer to Allah while facing Mecca
3. Observe fast during Ramadan (daylight hours)
4. Contribute alms for poor and weak
5. Undertake hajj to Mecca if able
500
Reason the Islamic empire is different than other empires we have studied so far.
The foundation of the Islamic empire is religion. Every aspect of life and society in the Islamic empire is based on doctrine and people are categorized as believers and non-believers. Conversion is necessary for full participation in political and spiritual life.
500
Who was in charge of the Christian church in the West? Who was in charge of the Christian church in the East?
The Pope (West) The Patriarch (East) Really, the emperor was in charge of the Patriarch.