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History Exam 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which dynasty brought unity to China? | Quin |
| Which dynasty does Shi Huangdi belong to? | Quin |
| Who slaughtered scholars and burned books in their brutal rule? | Shi Huangdi |
| What dynasty directly proceeded the Quin? | Han |
| Under which dynasty does Emporer Wu belong? | Han |
| Which emporer eleveated Confusionism to schools? | Emporer Wu |
| Following 3 centuries of disorder, stabilty returned under what 2 dynasties? | Sui and Tang |
| WHat was significant about the Tang dynasty? | Unique reign of empress Wu |
| What 3 things illustrate the sophistication of the Chinese? | Gunpowder Paper money and Buereaucratic reform |
| What is the key to chinese culture? | Civil service exam-selecting talent for leadership rather than blood |
| What were 2 key narratives in Japanese culture by Izanagi and Izanami? | Nihon Shoki and Kojiki |
| Who was the earliest Japanese emporer? | Jimmu |
| Who was Jimmu a descendent of? | Sun godess |
| What does the name Jimmu mean? | Divine Warrior |
| What is key to understanding Japan? | limited arable land |
| What is shintoism? | the way of the gods. It is a worldview focusing on the sun godess |
| When did Buddhism reach Japan? | 538 |
| What are 5 characteristics of Japanese culture? | 1. Balance with nature 2. Restraint in showing emotion 3.delecite precision 4. economy 5. utilization of space and resources |
| Who was a great persecuter of Christians in the 3rd century? | Diocletian |
| Who established the doctrine of the trinity? | tertulian |
| who gave grudging toleration to Christianity? | Galacius and constantine |
| What was the edict of milan? | Gave full legal equality with restoration of church property? |
| Who called the council of nicea? | Constantine |
| What happened at the council of nicea? | Church defined the divinity of Jesus |
| Who made christianity the state religion? | Theodocious |
| Who was saint augustine? | Great western theologan |
| What were 2 things that Saint Augustine declared? | city of God-Gods kingdom transcendence and confession |
| Who began the Pax Romana and who did it end with? | Octavian began it Marcus Arelius ended it |
| What was the key factor to the fall of Rome? | No reinvestment: Gap between rich and poor |
| Under whom did the Germanic invasions peak? | Visigoth leader Alarac and his sack of Rome (marking the traditional end of the western Roman empire) |
| What were some significances of the barbarian migration? | - Shattered the centralized western Roman Empire - Codified Roman law and the emergence of tribal law - Shatters communication - Shattered trade and economy - Fragmentation led to increased localization and the eventual rise of Feudalism |
| Def Great wall | A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the first emporer |
| Def Confusian classics | The ancient texts recovered during the han dynasty that the Confusians treated as sacred scriptures |
| Def Records of the Grand Historian | A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Quian |
| Def Silk Road | THe trade routes across central asia through which chinese silk and other items were traded |
| Def Tributary system | A system first established during the Han dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and recieved gifts in return |
| Def Eunichs | Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants |
| Def Age of Division | The period after the Han dynasty when China was politically divided |
| Def Grand Canal | A canal built during the Sui Dynasty that connected the Yellow and Yangzi rivers. Notable for strengthening Chinas internal cohesian and economic development |
| Def pure land | A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on Buddha Amitabha and his chief helper, one could achieve rebirth in paradise |
| Def Chan | A school of Buddhism that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superioritt of mind to mind transmission of Buddhist truths |
| Def Shinto | The way of the gods. it was the native religion espoused by the Yamato rulers in Japan |
| Def Nara | Japan's capital and first true city established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an |
| Def Corpus Juris Civilis | The 'body if civil law" composed of the code the digest and the institutes |
| Def dioceses | Geographic administrative districts of the church each under the authority of a bishop and centered around a cathedral |
| def Arianism | A theological belief originating with Arius(a priest in alexandria) that denied that Christ was co-eternal with God the Father |
| def popes | Heads of the Roman Catholic church who became political as well as religious authorities |
| def pontiface | period of pope's term in office |
| Def orthodox Church | Another name for the eastern christian church over whoch emporers continued to have power |
| Def iconoclastic controversy | The contradiction over the veneration of religious images in the Byzantine Empire |
| Def sacraments | Certain rituals of the church believed to act as conduit of God's grace such the eucharist and baptism |
| Def penance | Ritual in which christians asked a priest for forgiveness for sins and the priest set certain actions to atone for sins |
| def Saints | People who were venerated for haveing lived or died in a way that was spiritually heroic or noteworthy |
| def wergeld | Compensatory payment for death or injury set in many barbarian law codes |
| Def merovingian | A dynasty founded in 481 by the frankish chieftain Clovis in what is now france. Merovingian derives from Merovech the name of the semi-legendary leader from whom Clovis claimed descent |
| Def Carolingian | A dynasty of rulers that took over the frankish kingdom from the Merovingians in the 7th century. Carolingian derives from the latin word for Charles the name of several members of the dynasty |
| Who was the most powerful ruler of the Carolingians? | Charlemenge |
| def treaty of Verdun | A treaty ratified in 843 that divided Charlemegne's territories amoung his 3 surviving grandsons their kingdoms set the patterns for France, Germany, and Italy |
| Def Qu'ran | The sacred book of islam |
| Def hadith | Collections of sayings and anctecdotes about Muhammad |
| Def sunna | An arabic term meaning trodden path. Refers to the saying and deeds of Muhammad which constitute the obligitory example for muslim life |
| def five pillars of islam | The basic tenents of the islamic faith |
| List the five pillars of islam | 1. Profession of faith "There is no god but god and muhammad is his prophet" 2. Praying 5 times a day 3. Fasting at certain times (ex Ramadan) 4. Giving alms to the poor 5. Pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca once if possible |
| Def umma | A community of people who share a religious faith/commitmentment rather than a tribal tie |
| def diwan | a unit of goverment |
| def imam | The leader in community prayer |
| def Shia | Arabic term meaning supporters of ali. Make up one of 2 main divisions of islam. |
| def sunnis | Members of the largest group of muslims who accepted Mu'awiya as caliph and insisted that central issue was adhearing to beliefs of umma based on Muhammad |
| Def ulama | a group of religious scholars whom sunnis trust to interpret the Quran and the Sunna |
| def emirs | Arab governors who were given overall responsibility for public order, maintenance of military, and tax collection |
| Def sharia | Muslim law which covers social, politica, criminal, and religious matters |
| Def vizer | The caliph's chief assistant |
| def dhimmis | A term meaning "protected people" they include jews, christians, and zoroastrians |
| def madrassa | a school for the study of muslim law and religious science |
| def Mozarabs | Christians who adopted some Arabic customs but did not convert |
| def Hamitic thesis | A ninteenth century concept tied to scientific racism that a subgroup of the caucasian race, the Hamites, brought superior technology and knowledge to africa in the ancient past. now completely discredited |
| def Bantu | Speakers of a Bantu language living south and east of the Congo river |
| def Sudan | The african region surrounded by the sahara, gulf of guinea, atlantic ocean, and mountains of ethiopia |
| Def berbers | North african peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the meditranian and the sudan |
| Def Mogadishu | A muslim port city in East Africa founded between the 8th and 10th centuries. Today it is the capital of Somalia |
| Def stateless societies | African societies bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than political states |
| Def Ghana | From the word for ruler, the name of a large and influential african kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people |
| Def Koumbi Saleh | The city in which the king of Ghana held his court |
| Def Timbuktu | Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under mansa musa |
| Who was mansa musa? | King of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler |
| Def Aksum | A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and center of Christian culture |
| Def Swahili | The east african coastal culture named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences |
| def Kilwa | The most powerful city on the east coast of africa by the late 13th century |
| def Great Zimbabwe | A ruined South African city discovered by a german explorer in 1871. Considered the most powerful monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands |
| Def Byzantium | Old Eastern Roman Empire |
| When was Muhammad born and where? | 570 medina |
| Def KaBah | Cubical structure in Mecca built by Abraham to celebrate the glory of the One God |
| What was the religious state during Muhammad's time? | Idol worship and animism |
| What happened to Muhammad in 610? | Saw an archangeal Gabriel who revealed god's word to him in 3 fold calling. |
| What does Islam mean? | Peacefull submission (to god's will) |
| What happened to muhammad in 622? | Muhammad was expelled and migrated(hijrah) to medina. Begining of Muslim calandar |
| Where was the first islamic society established? | Medina |
| What does Caliph mean and who were the Caliphs in order? | Sucessor 1. Abu Bakr 2. Umar 3. Uthman 4. Ali |
| Who was the end of the rightly guided caliphs? | Ali |
| What does Jihad mean? | Holy endeavor |
| What was the key to Islam? | Nature of spreading was military not wanton killing |
| When did islam cross the strait of Gibraltar? | 711 |
| What was the most important event in this area as far as the relationship between Islam and western world? | Crusades |
| Why was their civil war under the Umayyad dynasty? | refusal to acknowledge Ali |
| Under the Umayyad Dynasty what happened to the caliphate? | became hereditary |
| When Abbasid Caliphate emerged in mid 8th century where was the capital moved to? | Bagdad |
| What were the 4 major power bases of decentralized islam? | Codoba, khurasan, egypt, and tunisia |
| What tension led to the crusades? | Seljuk Turks agrassive take of control in late 10th century |
| What is key in sub-saharan africa? | Geography |
| What is East africa called? | Cradle of humanity |
| What are some root languages? | Bantu &arabic |
| What made up Nok culture? | Gardeners/iron workers |
| Where were the 2 major migrations? | 1. Eastward then south around rainforest. HUGE. 2. Straight through rainforest |
| What 2 factors contributed to migration? | agriculture and iron |
| Describe the Bantu culture | Authority in village by elders, predominantly patriarchal, economy, value system |
| What are the 3 empires of western Sudan? | 1. Ghana 2. Mali 3. Songhai |
| What is the tripod of Ghana? | 1. Military 2.Sophisticated government 3. Extensive taxation |
| Who was the key figure in Ghana? | Kaya Maghan. Great warrior led against Berbers |
| What was the government like in Ghana? | Highly centralized with local officials |
| Where was most of the wealth found at in Ghana? | Agriculture- sophisticated irrigation and Gold trade |
| Who was the first leader of Mali? | Sundiata |
| What 2 things was Mansa Musa famous for? | 1. Encouraged Islam and order |
| What were the key elements to all 3 great kingdoms? | 1. Embraced or traded with Islamic culture(slave trade) 2. found wealth in gold 3. Sophisticated governments and societies |
| Who relocated the Japanese capital to Heian? | Emperor Kammu |
| Who forved the emperor to grant him as shogun? | Yoritomo |
| What was a shogun? | Gave loyalty to emperor but essencially ran the show |
| What were 2 differences between Japan and Europe? | Agricultural methods lagging and shortage of metals did not keep up with military |
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