Roman Society
Name of the two classes of landowners in Roman society
Patrician and Plebeian
Name of the Roman Emperor who ended persecution of Christians and eventually converted himself
Constantine
Region where Shi’ism most notably took hold
Persia/Iran
Name of the fiercely independent African kingdom that profited from the Red Sea trade networks
Aksum
What material was only produced in China and widely coveted by the rest of the world?
Porcelain
According to Juvenal, Romans of his time no longer cared about civic and martial responsibilities, but only about these two things
Bread and Circuses
What was the primary legacy of the Punic Wars?
Roman Hegemony Over Mediterranean
Name of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Hajj
Name of the West African Kingdom that became both a massive exporter of gold and a major center of Islamic learning
Mali
In which Asian monarchy was the monarch the least powerful?
Japan
Primary difference between Greek and Roman sculpture
Roman sculpture was less idealized and more true to life
Name of the tribes whose migration into Rome led to its collapse
Goths/Vandals/Barbarians
Name a scientific or artistic discipline that flourished in the Islamic Golden Age
Medicine, Mathematics, Literature, et al.
Name of the region/culture that was formed as a fusion of Arabic and Bantu cultures and participated in the Indian Ocean trade
Swahili Coast
What was the name of the Chinese dynasty established by Kublai Khan and the Mongols?
Yuan
Name of the emperor’s personal force of bodyguards
Praetorian Guard
Name of at least two of the three members of the first triumvirate (with bonus +200 for all three)
Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
What did the religious/economic life of Arabia look like before Islamicization?
Few permanent settlements, some wealthy traders, religious pluralism
Name of the southern African kingdom noted for its gold mines and walled city
Zimbabwe
What was the name of the city established by the Mongol dynasty as the capital of China?
Khanbalik/Beijing
Name of the system in which Rome’s conquered neighbors were forced to provide soldiers in exchange for participation within the system
Roman Confederation
Name of ALL THREE members of the second triumvirate
Octavius Caesar, Marc Antony, Lepidus
Main religious difference between the Shia and Sunni
Shia believed that only descendents of Ali could hold spiritual/political power in Islam
Name of the militaristic West African Kingdom ruled by Muhammad Ture and eventually conquered by Morocco
Songhai
What was the name of the foreign Islamic sultanate that established control over nearly all of India?
The Mamluk/Delhi Sultanate