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World History 7th
rome, islam, africa, mesoamerica, and japan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what year did Rome fall? | 476 |
| Which side of the Roman empire fall? | The western side |
| What were 5 of Rome's internal weaknesses? | Over taxation and spending, political corruption, decline in education, news didn't spread, and people stopped caring. |
| What was their language? | Latin |
| What were the three languages that Latin influenced? | French, English, and Italian |
| Whater were 3 external weaknesses that caused Rome to fall? | It stopped expanding, there were no new taxes, and it was too big to maintain. |
| What is Islam's main teaching? | There is only one god, Allah. |
| What did Muslims think of Christians and Jews? | They called Christians and Jews people of the book because they all had holy books about their god. |
| What did Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common? | They all believed in the same god, abraham, heaven, hell, and judgement day. Also, they all had holy days and holidays. |
| Who was Muhammad? | A religious, military, and political leader. He was called to be the messenger of God. |
| What was the Muslims' holy book called? | Qur'an |
| What was the Sunnah? | Muhammad's teachings of how people should live. |
| What was the 5 pillars of Islam and what were they? | It was muslims' duties to live a life worshipping Allah. They are faith, fasting, prayer, alms giving, and pilgrimage to Mecca. |
| What were Mayan religious beliefs? | they had 160 gods |
| What were Aztec religious beliefs? | they had over 1000 gods |
| What were Incan religious beliefs? | they had religous temples and gods. |
| How did the Mayans fall? | Famine and disease |
| How did the Aztecs fall? | Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs |
| How did the Incans fall? | Francisco Pizarro defeated the Incans |
| How did the Spaniards defeat the Aztecs and the Incans? | They had guns, horses, weapons, and diseases. |
| How did China Influence Japan? | Buddhism was spread into Japan and the people combined it with Shinto. |
| What was Shinto? | It was a religion focused on respect for nature and ancestors. |
| What did Prince Shotoku do? | He sent scholors and artists to China and made an embassy in China. |
| What was the main focuses of the Bushido code? | Honor, Loyalty, and Bravery |
| How did the Samurais treat the poor? | They needed to be generous. |
| What kind of social system did the Japanese have? | They had an unwritten feudalism. |
| What was Japanese feudalism? | Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, and Peasants. |
| What was Lord Vassal? | The citizens had to be loyal in return for protection. |
| Who caused feudalism? | the daimyos because they refused to pay tax and caused a decline in central government. |
| What was the biggest form of Japanese Buddhism? | Zen Buddhism |
| What was Zen Buddhism? | inner peace through meditation |
| What were the three vegetation zones in Africa? | Desert, Grassland (Savannah), and Forest |
| Where was the desert and what was in it? | It was in the north and it had salt. |
| Where was the Savannah and what was in it? | It was in the center and it had crops. |
| Where was the forest and what was in it? | It was in the south and it had gold. |
| Why did the Africans keep gold a secret? | They wanted it to be rare and worth a lot. |
| What was labor specialization? | The process of specific types of work by trained or knowledgable workers. |
| What did labor specialization lead to? | A more diverse economy |
| Why was the Niger River important? | Trade |
| Where did people trade from, where to, and what? | West to east; gold |
| What was the biggest invention of the Tong and Song dynasties? | Paper Money |
| What was a scholar official? | An educated person with a government position |
| What was a bureaucracy? | A government divided into departments |
| Why did china need a bureaucracy? | It was too big to maintain |
| What was the three main teachings of Buddhism? | Suffering is a part of life, it is caused by worldly attachments and selfish ideas. If you live morally and thoughtfully, you can have a better life. |
| What are six of the tong and song inventions and what did they do? | Paper (leading to books and money), tea (which became very popular), moveable type (that also led to books), gun powder (that led to better weapons), compass (that helped the Spanish explorers), and porcelain (that was one of chinas main trade items). |
| What was wood block printing? | How people printed a whole page by carving a whole page on one block |
| How was moveable print different? | One character was carved on each block so it could be moved around and reused. |
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