Chapter 7 - Commerce and Culture
The Central Desert the Silk Roads maneuvered.
What is the Taklamakan Desert?
The dynasty(s) which was China's "Golden Age"
What was the Tang and Song dynasty?
Islam's founder's full name
Who was Muhammad Ibn Abdullah?
The religious building which Muslims and Jews constantly fought over in Jerusalem.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
One of the earliest powerful, large-scale pastoral empires before the Mongols
What was the Xiongnu Empire?
Name at least three products exchanged from India along the Silk Road
What are cotton textiles, herbal medicine, precious stones, spices, pepper, pearls, and ebony?
The Empire which devastated China from the north during the Han dynasty
What was the Xiongnu Empire?
The name for protected second-class subjects in Muslim kingdoms who could practice their religion, but they had to pay a special tax called jizya
Who were dhimmis?
Term of being the head of state and church in the Byzantine Empire
What is Caesaropapism?
The newly Muslim empire which incorporated much of northwest Africa and southern Spain, opposing Christian efforts to reclaim the region.
What was the Almoravid Empire?
A new type of ship which further facilitated Indian Ocean trade
What is the Chinese junk or Arab dhow?
Korean phonetic alphabet which contributed to Korea becoming more culturally independent
What is hangul?
Formal colleges in the eleventh century which offered more advanced instruction in the Quran and sayings of Muhammad
What were madrassas?
The reason Prince Vladimir Kiev converted to Eastern Orthodoxy
Why was Prince Vladimir Kiev looking to unify his region of many diverse people and link Kievan Rus into foreign exchange and communication?
What was Chinggis Khan's name as a kid?
Who was Temujin?
The kingdom formed through sea trade between India and China.
What was the Malay kingdom of Srivijaya?
The Vietnamese writing which was developed toward their independence
What is chu nom?
An academic center of Abbasid caliph al-Mamun for his research and translation
What was the House of Wisdom?
The capital city of Eastern Orthodoxy and who founded it
What is Constantinople founded by Constantine?
The dynasty initiated by China's Mongol Ruler, Khubilai Khan
What was the Yuan dynasty?
The name for Aztec professional merchants who undertook large trading expeditions within and beyond their empire
Who were the pochteca?
The Japanese novel, written by Murasaki Shikibu around year 1000, which shows the intrigues and romances or court life.
What is The Tale of Genji?
The shrine which many Muslims come to visit during their undertaking of the hajj.
What is the Khaaba?
The person who officially launched the Crusades
Who was Pope Urban II?
The first il-khan of Persia who led the second assault against Persia
Who was Hulegu?