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World Cultures 2

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Sui Wendi   emperor of the Sui Dynasty who reunited the north and south  
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Tang Taizong   Took the throne after his dad. brilliant general, government reformer, historian and master of calligraphy. most admired emperor  
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Wu Zhao   empress who helped restore the Han system of uniform government throughout China. rebuilt bureacrucy  
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Li Bo   Greatest poet whoe spent most of his life moving from place to place  
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Kubla Khan   Genghiz grandson who toppled the Song emperor. tried to prevent the Mongols from being absorbed into the Chinese civilization  
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Marco Polo   Italian merchant who wrote about China, and Kubla Khan's royal palace. his books astonished many readers in Medieval Europe  
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Zheng He   Oversea adventurer who commanded 7 expeditions. Set up an engraved tablet listing the dates, places, and achievements of his voyages.  
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Shilla   Kingdom that united the Korean peninsula. ruled from 668-918. under this dynasty, Korea became a a tributary state.  
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Koryo   Dynasty that ruled from 918-1392. Buddhism reached its greatest influence on Korea during this Dynasty. the capital was built at Kaesong  
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Choson   Dynasty that ruled from 1392-1910. Was set up by Yin Song-gye  
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Yin Song-gye   Set up the Choson Dynasty. Reduced Buddhist influence and set up a government based upon Confucian principles  
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Sejong   Koreas most celebrated ruler. He decided to replace the complex Chinese system of writing.  
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Ring of Fire   The region that Japan lies in. The region is subject to many earthquakes and volcanoes.  
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Yamato Clan   came to dominate a corner of the largest Japanese island, Honshu. Heartland of of Japanese government.  
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Amaterasu   Sun goddesses that they claimed to have direct descent from.  
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Shinto   Worship of the forces of nature "the way of the gods" never really evolved into a international religion, but the traditions have still survived to present day  
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Shotoku   Prince of the Yamato clan who decided to learn about China directly. He sent young nobles to study in China  
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Sei Shonagon   a lady-in-wating to the empress who wrote the Pillow Book.  
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Murasaki Shikibu   Best-known Heian writer who wrote The Tale of Genji  
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Minamoto Yoritomo   A shogun who set up the Kamakura shogunate, the first of three military dynasties  
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi   Brillant general who had brought most of Japan under his control  
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Tokugawa Leyasu   Defeated his rivals to become master of Japan and three years later was named shogun. ruled Japan until 1868  
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Zen   Buddhist sect from China that emphasized meditation and devotion to duty  
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Alexius 1   Byzantine emperor wgie requested help from the west to stop the Seljuk turks  
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Edward 1   English monarch who established Model Parliament  
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Innocent 3   Pope who ruled at church's height, claimed supremacy over all rulers  
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Isabella   Spanish monarch who initiated the Reconquista  
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Joan of Arc   17 year old peasant woman who inspired French victory  
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Otto 1   Crowned by the pope in 962, he established the Holy Roman Empire  
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Philip 2 Augustus   French monarch who regained much of lost territory through the war  
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Philip 4   French king who established French parliament known as the Estates General  
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Saladin   Muslim general who recaptured the Crusader States  
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Thomas Becket   Archbishop of Canterbury who became a martyr  
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Urban 2   Pope who initiated first crusade saying, "God wills it!"  
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William   King who established a census, blended Anglo-Saxon and French cultures  
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What was a main goal of KIng John in agreeing to sign the Magna Carta   To regain the allegiance of the rebel baron  
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What was not affirmed by the signing of the Magna Carta   The king had absolute power and was not subject to the law  
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The Domesday Book was established for what purpose   To build an efficient system of tax collection  
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The Concordat of Worms was   A treaty that ended that struggle between emperors and popes over lay investiture  
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What were the Hoy Roman emperors less effective than those in England of France in creating a strong Monarchy   They were more focused on capturing Italy so the nobles took more power  
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The Holy Roman Empire claimed authority over which parts of Europe   Most of the central and eastern Europe and parts of France and Italy  
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What was the chief goal of the Crusades   To fee the Holy Land  
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Why did Pope Innocent 3 launch the Albigensian Crusade   The Albigensians wanted to purify the Church  
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What is not one of the Crusader states established after the First Crusade   Cario  
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The medieval characteristics that made the Crusades possible included greed, piety, and pugnacity but didnt include   pride  
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The Reconquista refers to   the campaign to drive the Muslims out of Spain  
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A key feature of Gothic architecture is   flying buttresses  
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Romanesque architecture included thick walls, gloomy interiors, and towers, but didnt include   large windows  
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What created a need for education in Europe during the High Middle Ages   Rulers needed government officials who could read and write  
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What city was not home to an early European university   Milan  
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What subject was not included in the traditional liberal arts curriculum   algebra  
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How did medieval cathedrals help to educate people who could not read   the featured sculptures and stained glass that portrayed biblical stories  
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Which most accurately describes womens role in medieval society   women were not allowed to attend the universities  
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what describes the Church during the late middles ages   it grew weak and divided  
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what was not one of the Three Beasts of Worldliness that block Dantes path   The Snake of jealousy and Envy  
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The religious court whose job it was to find and try heretics was called the   inquistion  
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Two important pieces of literature from the High MIddle Ages include ___ by Dante Alighieri and ___ by Chaucer   The Divine Comedy and The Canterbury Tales  
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Both __, and English professor, and __ a reformer from Bohemia, were persecuted for their attacks on church corruption   John Wycliffe and Jan Hus  
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in the 1300's and the 1400's Gothic style was applied to _, the artistic decoration of books   Illumination  
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New military technology such as the __ used by the English and the __ used by the French helped bring an end to armored knights and castles   long bow and the cannon  
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Anna Comnena   Western world's first important female historian, wrote the Alexiad  
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Genghiz Khan   Chief who united the Mongols of central Asia, began extreme absolute power  
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Justinian   Eastern Roman emperor who sought to restore the glory of Rome  
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Michael Romanov   Czar whose 300 year long dynasty was ended by revolution in 1917  
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The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of   Greece and Rome  
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What was true about the Byzantine economy   It was prosperous  
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What best explains why Constantinople was advantageously located   It was situated on a crossroads between Europe and Asia  
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Byzantine artists made a lasting impact in   religious art and architecture  
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What group finally conquered the Byzantine Empire   Ottoman Turks  
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Under the Ottomans, Constantinople became   a center of Muslim culture  
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Kiev was strongly influenced bu the culture of   the Byzantine empire  
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What provided a natural highway for Russians   the southern steppe  
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What kind of government did Russian rulers develop   autocracy  
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what city became the capital of Russia under the czars   Moscow  
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How did Mongol rule affect Russia's relations with Western Europe   It isolated russia from the west  
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Eastern Europe is a region of   diverse peoples and cultures  
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Jewish refugees fled to Western Europe because   Christian Europeans persecuted them  
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Poland was unlike Russian or Western Europe in   allowing nobles more power than the monarch  
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What Byzantine influences did Russian rulers not adopt   diet  
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Justinian's most significan accomplishments inclue building the __, or the Church of Holy Wisdom, and ____, a law code that had an impact far beyond the Byzantine Empire   Haiga Sophia and the Body of Civil Law  
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Two missionary brothers, _ and _, converted many of the Slavic groups to Byzantine Christianity   Cyril and Methodius  
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Because of the color of their tents, the Mongols looted, burned, and ruled Russia for 240 years which was known as the __   Golden Horde  
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The vikings who settles among the Slavs in and around the Kiev were known as   Verangians  
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the _ were Russia's great landowning nobles   Boyars  
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Disputes of succession, peasant uprisings, and foreign invasions from 1604 to 1613 led to Russia's ____   Time of Troubles  
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Much like the Magna Carta, the king of Hungary was forced to sign the ____, which severely limited royal power   Golden Bull of 1222  
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in the Polish _, the vote of a single noble was enough to block the passage of law, making it hard for the government to take decisive action   diet  
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Harun al-Rashid   Caliph whose reign is considered the golden age of Abbasid dynasty  
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Muhammad al-Razi   Muslim physician who advised treat the mind well as the body  
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Omar Khayyam   Scholar and astronomer who wrote the Rubaiyat  
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Saladin   Muslim general who ousted Christian from Jerusalem in 1187  
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Suleiman   Ottoman sultan known as the "Lawgiver" who ruled over empire's golden age  
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Before Muhammad became the prophet of Islam, he was a   merchant  
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Islam, in common with Christianity and Judaism, teaches   Charity the poor  
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The law code drawn up by Islamic scholars, based on the Quran is   The Shari'ah  
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How does Islam's law code differ from the law codes that evolved in the West   It doesnt separate religious matters from the criminal of civil law  
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What about women's status in the early years of Islam is true   Women were given spiritual equality with men  
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Which city didnt serve as a capital of the Islamic Empire   Barcelona  
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In what dynasty did caliphate succession become hereditary   Umayyad  
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Hw did the Abbasids make Islam a truly universal religion   they ended Arab dominance  
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Extensive trade in the Middle East included China, India, and the Byzantine Empire but didnt include   Africa  
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Which best describes Muslim trade   Extensive  
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Traditional Muslim art included   intricate floral patterns  
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What was not one of the new banking practices pioneered by Muslims   coins and paper money  
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A significant contribution of Islamic culture to Western Europe was   advancements in math and science  
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What did not contribute to Muslim success in India   Upper class Hindus converted to Islam in larger numbers  
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What was not among the changes Muslim rule had on India   trade declined between India and the Muslim world  
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How did Akbar the Great win the support of his Hindu subjects   he practiced a policy of toleration  
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What was not one of the social classes established to bring order to Ottoman society   Men of the Land  
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The Ottoman's and Safavids built powerful, prosperous empires by   Using new weapons such as the musket and cannon  
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Why was the Ottoman Empire outpaced by European powers   the Ottomans remained dependent on agriculture  
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_ was a form of Islamic religious belief that focused on a close personal relationship between Allah and human beings   Sufism  
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The _ is a collection of Mohammed's early sayings   Quran  
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Islam considers Muhammad, like Jesus and Moses, to be a _   Prophet  
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The _, who believe Islamic leaders should be followers of Muhammad's example but not a religious authority, are a majority in the Muslim world   Sunni  
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The library in Baghdad where Muslims collected the works of Greek scholars is known as the   House Of Wisdom  
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Because they share a monotheistic belief in the same God, Muslims refer to Jews and Christians as   People of the Book  
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The first year of the Islamic calendar begins with the _, which marks the journey of Mohammed and his followers from Mecca to _   Hijra, Medina  
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many in the Islamic community known as the _ see _, or struggle in God's service, as an important day   Uma, Jihad  
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Cecil Rhodes   British businessman who "discovered" present day Zimbabwe  
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Ibn Battuta   One of the most widely traveled and entertaining Muslim writers  
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Lalibela   Ethiopian ruler who had churches carved into the mountains  
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Mansa Musa   Mali emperor who converted to Islam and completed the Hajj  
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Africa's trade was spurred by its mineral resources, which included iron, copper, and diamonds, but didnt include   silver  
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Which kingdom was called the "land of gold"   Ghana  
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Gold was plentiful in Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, but not in   Benin  
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What West African cities was a center of learning for Muslims   Timbuktu  
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Axum prospered partly because it has a port of the   Red Sea  
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King Ezana of Axum strengthened ties with the Mediterranean world by   converting to Christianity  
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Monsoon winds aided trade between East Africa and   India  
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What kingdom were churches carved into mountains   Ethiopia  
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How did religion play a role in the decline of Axum   Religion isolated people of Axum from many of their former trading partners  
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what was not one of the East Africa trading city   Madagascar  
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By the mid-12th century, Axum became present day   Ethiopia  
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Besides controlling trade, Zimbabwe was center for   manufacturing  
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When Europeans first discovered Great Zimbabwe, they thought it was the work of the ancient   Phoenicians  
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Which practice represents adaptation to the environment   using slash-and-burn agriculture  
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what statement describes a matrilineal culture   Inheritance was traced through the mother's side  
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Art in Africa was closely tied to   religion  
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how did small clans in the African desert make a living   they gathered roots and herbs and hunted small animals  
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How were the beliefs of many village Africans similar to the beliefs of Hindus   they worshipped many gods  
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What statement is true about African art   African artists made statues and masks for religious ceremonies  
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the elders played a vital role in many African villages by   making most of the major decisions  
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What african society didnt leave behind any written records   Sofala  
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What do African's oral literature, religion, and art have in common   Encouraged a sense of community and common values  
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_ is a language that resulted from the introduction of the Hebrew religion to Axum   Geez  
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Primarily through marriage and trade, _ grew out of the blending of East African and Muslim cultures   Swahili  
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Migration led to the spread of the root language _ through the west and south africa   Bantu  
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The process of _ continues today, drying out thousands of acres of the Sahara every year   desertification  
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The _ is Africa's most populated climate zone   Savanna  
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Many families belonged to a _, or group of households who claimed a common ancestor   Lineage  
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Many African societies were _, meaning that descent was traces through the mother   matrilineal  
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A sense of community and common values was fostered in part by the ancient stories recited by a   griot  
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Africa has 5 distinct climate zones: _, _, _, _, _   Desert, Dry woodlands, Rain forest, Savanna, Mediterranean  
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Although African music varied from one society to another, a common feature was the used of the   drums  
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Children's responsibilities were often assigned based on their __   age groups  
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Under both the Tang and Song dynasties economy, foreign trade, and art and literature flourished but ___ did not   military strength  
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Mongol rule in China was a time of   Peace and order  
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Because of Korea's geography, most people met their need for food by   fishing  
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which of the following cultures had the greater influence on Korea   Chinese  
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What influence did Japan adopt from China   Pagoda architecture  
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Two religions that greatly influenced Korean cultures were   Buddhism and Confucianism  
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Heian women influences Japanese culture by   Producing important works of literature  
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Which statement reflects a Confucian value that influences both the tang and Song dynasties   Merchants had lower social status than peasants  
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At its greatest extent in 1294, the Mongol empire stretched from   Easter Europe to Korea  
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How was the subordinate position of women reinforced during the late Song dynasty   Women were introduced to the custom of footbinding  
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The Mongol conquest of China resulted in   Increased contact between China and the western world  
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How did Korean women lose many of their rights during the Silla dynasty   Koreans adopted Confucian ideas  
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The Tokugawa shoguns created an orderly society by   imposing central government on all of Japan  
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Unlike China, Korea had only 3 dynasties, which included Choson, Koryo, and Shilla, but did not include __   Paekche  
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The early Japanese were prevented from uniting because of   Japan's mountainous terrain  
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What is true about the Ming dynasty   in 1433, the Ming cut off China from the rest of the world  
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Who held the real power in Japan feudal society   the shogun  
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Similar to chivalry, _ is the samurai code of values that emphasized honor and bravery ad loyalty   Bushido  
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_ were warrior lords directly below the shogun in feudal Japan   Daiymo  
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Although they remained independent, Vietnam, Tibet, and Kreoa were forced to acknowledge Chinese supremacy during the Tang dynasty and became ___   Tributary states  
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_ was a Japanese writing system that used phonetic symbols to represent syllables   Kana  
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Korean experts developed _, and alphabet that used symbols to represent sounds of spoken Korean   Hangul  
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"The way of the gods," of _ was a local Japanese religion that worshipped forces of nature   Shinto  
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__ __, a writer in the Heian court, wrote __ __ __ __, the world's first full-length novel   Lady Murasaki, The Tale of Genji  
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The __ __ is the waterway that connects the Yangzi and Huang He rivers   Grand Canal  
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__, the Buddhist sect that emphasized meditation and devotion to duty, gained widespread acceptance among Japan's samurai class   Zen  
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Japanese theater included __ plays that were produced in Japan in the 1300's, a less refined form of drama known as a __, and puppet plays that catered to the middle class known as __   No, Kabuki, Buhraku  
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Koreans perfected the techniques of making __, porcelain with a blue-green glaze   Celdon  
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Japan's four main islands, __, __, __, __, form a chain of islands known as an __   Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kynusu Archpelago  
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Japan in one of the several countries in a Pacific region known as the __ __ __, which is subject to earthquakes, volcanoes, and underwater earthquakes called __   Ring of Fire Tsunamis  
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