World Cultures 2 Word Scramble

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