Final Vocab

Question 1

Elusive goal sought by many Daoist priest

Answer 1

Immortality

Question 2

Effort by Europeans to revive Greco-Roman culture in the 14th century.

Answer 2

Renaissance

Question 3

Political problem at the center of the Zhou state.

Answer 3

Decentralization

Question 4

Castrated man Chinese emperors relied upon as high ranking civil servants.

Answer 4

Eunuchs

Question 5

Chinese dynasty that prospered due to its establishment of a powerful, professional bureaucracy.

Answer 5

Tang

Question 6

Style of scholarship in Europe that encouraged to return to Greek and Roman sources.

Answer 6

Humanism

Question 7

Ethnic group that came to dominate trade in western Africa beneath the Saharah desert.

Answer 7

Mande

Question 8

Native Chinese religion/philosophy that seeks to connect individuals to the universal force flowing through all creation.

Answer 8

Daoism

Question 9

Institution upon which the Roman economy depended.

Answer 9

Slavery

Question 10

Term used for humanlike beings who walked direct and proceeded modern humans.

Answer 10

Hominids

Question 11

Basic duties every Muslim has to fulfill.

Answer 11

Five pillars of Islam

Question 12

Body of Roman deletes it pretty much determined government policy in the old republic.

Answer 12

Senate

Question 13

Group who conquered one of the largest empires in world history due to their horsemanship and mobility.

Answer 13

Mongols

Question 14

Rich of Buddhism that urged followers to put off going into Nirvana in order to carry out acts of compassion for others.

Answer 14

Mahayana

Question 15

Device mad he Madhyamika Buddhist used to demonstrate the shortcomings of reason.

Answer 15

Paradox

Question 16

Era of Greek history that featured the philosophers of Cynicism, Stoicism, and Epicureanism.

Answer 16

Hellenistic

Question 17

Faction of Muslims who supported the election of the first three Caliphs.

Answer 17

Sunnis

Question 18

Literary language of India.

Answer 18

Sanskrit

Question 19

Europeans began to seek an alternate route to China because of this.

Answer 19

Ottomans

Question 20

Term used to do note the belief in multiple gods and goddesses like in Egyptian religion.

Answer 20

Polytheism

Question 21

Earthquakes, floods, drought, and played were all signs of Chinese emperors may have lost this.

Answer 21

Mandate of heaven

Question 22

System in which Christians in the Balkans paid the Ottomans attacks in young boys to enjoy living under the sultans rule.

Answer 22

Devshirme

Question 23

Term that means “Chinese peace” that refers to the peace and prosperity associated with the Han Empire

Answer 23

Pax Sinica

Question 24

Process of bringing a wild animal or plant under human control.

Answer 24

Domestication

Question 25

Area of military expertise in which the Parthians excelled.

Answer 25

Calvary

Question 26

Era of Egyptian history in which pharaohs identified themselves as protectors of the poor and "Shepherd's" tending to the people of Egypt.

Answer 26

Middle Kingdom

Question 27

Group whose conquest of India and patronage of Buddhism allowed the religion to spread into eastern Asia.

Answer 27

Kushan

Question 28

Daoist inspired Chinese radicals who chafed under Han rule and worked to overthrow the dynasty to ensure a better life for peasants.

Answer 28

Yellow Turbans

Question 29

Series of rules the Brahmans used to regulate the lives of the members of India's caste system.

Answer 29

Law of Manu

Question 30

Lock code that governs the spiritual and practical lives of Muslims .

Answer 30

Sharia

Question 31

Institution that held the people of Western Europe together after the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in 476.

Answer 31

Roman Catholic Church

Question 32

Figure at the center of the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 32

Pope

Question 33

Class in Han China who were subject to many regulations and were belittled for not doing physical labor.

Answer 33

Merchants

Question 34

Empire of Persia that grow Rich by controlling the silk Road trade.

Answer 34

Sassanian

Question 35

Caliphate brought down by a violent Mongol invasion.

Answer 35

Abbasid

Question 36

Indian city that served as the nucleus around which Islamic power would grow in the subcontinent.

Answer 36

Delhi

Question 37

City that launched conquests due to migrations of foreign people's, military reorganization, and political innovations.

Answer 37

Rome

Question 38

South American empire that grew wealthy do too it's highly integrated commercial economy.

Answer 38

Chimu

Question 39

Petra and Palmayra are good examples of these.

Answer 39

Caravan Cities

Question 40

Branch of Buddhism that rejects the existence of demigods and bodhissatvas.

Answer 40

Hinayana

Question 41

First Ming emperor who solidified his grip on China by creating a bureaucracy personally loyal to him.

Answer 41

Hongwu

Question 42

Group that represented the greatest military threat to Han China.

Answer 42

Xiongnu

Question 43

Chinese dynasty that began to experiment with using paper money.

Answer 43

Song

Question 44

This Macedonian conquer established an empire that included Grace, Egypt, Persia, in northwestern India and even Afghanistan!

Answer 44

Alexander the great

Question 45

This Indian war Lord, inspired by the example of Alexander the great, launched a series of conquests that led to the creation of the Mauryan empire.

Answer 45

Chandragupta Maurya

Question 46

This Mahrian Emperor promoted the concept of dhamma, which encouraged people to be obedient to the natural order, to be tolerant of others, and to have respect for all lifeforms.

Answer 46

Asoka

Question 47

This Han emperor was devoted to Taoism and the principle of spontaneous living, which caused him to adopt a "hands off" approach to ruling his vast empire.

Answer 47

Emperor Wu

Question 48

This minister seized power from the Han but was overthrown himself by a group called the "red eyebrows."

Answer 48

Wang Mang

Question 49

The first creed, or statement of belief, for the Christian church was rendered at this important church meeting in Turkey.

Answer 49

Council of Nicaea

Question 50

Pope urban the second called on Christian warriors in 1083 to join in this set of military campaigns, he's ultimate aim was to seize the holy land from the Muslims.

Answer 50

Crusades

Question 51

This ruler of Mali gained a worldwide reputation after handing out copious amounts of gold on his hajj to Mecca.

Answer 51

Mansa Musa

Question 52

As a result of this epidemic, Western Europe rallied around traditional Catholic believes about the same time continuing to fragment into autonomous states headed by powerful national monarchies.

Answer 52

Black death

Question 53

This leader of the red turbans overthrew the Yaun dynasty and establish the new Ming Dynasty.

Answer 53

Hangwu

Question 54

This Carthaginian general led his forces across the Alps and invaded Italy in the second Punic war.

Answer 54

Hannibal

Question 55

This mesoamerican group developed a system of writing, hd a religion focused on blood sacrifice, and developed calendars that dictated the performance of religious rituals.

Answer 55

Maya

Question 56

In 750, the Tang were driven from Turkestan by Muslim forces following a defeat at this pivotal battle.

Answer 56

Battle of Atalanta River

Question 57

This city was the capital of Toltec Empire, which was created by migrants who moved from the North.

Answer 57

Tula

Question 58

During the Ming era, this substance became a big export from China to the West.

Answer 58

Porcelain

Question 59

The longshan culture, which flourished in this area, was known for making black pottery.

Answer 59

China

Question 60

As a result of its victory at the Battle of Megiddo, this empire established a presence in Palestine.

Answer 60

Egypt

Question 61

The Chavín culture was located in this part of Latin America.

Answer 61

Andes

Question 62

As a result of the conquests of Alexander the great, trade began to spring up between Europe and this far flung country.

Answer 62

China

Question 63

Shi Huangdi, founder of the Qin dynasty, ended the Warring States Period by conquering all his rivals and bringing unity to this country.

Answer 63

China

Question 64

This Hellenistic Kingdom was important because it served as a bridge between South Asia and the Greek work of the Mediterranean

Answer 64

Bactria

Question 65

In 378, the Goths overwhelmed Roman forces under the command of the Emperor Valens, leading to a shocking defeat for the Romans.

Answer 65

Battle of Adrianople

Question 66

After the fall of the Roman Empire in the west, the spirit of Rome continued in Byzantium, the eastern half of the old empire headquartered at this city.

Answer 66

Constantinople

Question 67

The temple known as Angkor War in Cambodia demonstrates the level of influence on Southeast Asia of this country.

Answer 67

India

Question 68

While Western Europe turned to Rome for cultural and religious leadership, the Russians turned to this city, the capital on Byzantium.

Answer 68

Constantinople

Question 69

In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror transformed the Ottomans into a world power by seizing this city.

Answer 69

Constantinople

Question 70

Newly-converted Christians, including former Jews and Muslims, were closely monitored by a special church court called the Inquisition in this country.

Answer 70

Spain

Question 71

While the Wei Dynasty ruled northern China, they were really non-Chinese "barbarians" from this region.

Answer 71

Mongolia

Question 72

This mesoamerican city, famous for its giant ruin, helped transmit the culture of the Olmecs to the Maya.

Answer 72

Teotihuacan

Question 73

This country first emerged as an independent entity in 668 under the rule of the Kingdom of Silla

Answer 73

Korea

Question 74

The Vikings were seafaring explorers from these three modern countries who visited North America, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, and the Mediterranean.

Answer 74

Denmark Norway Sweden

Question 75

The Mississippians built this important trade hub next to the Mississippi River in modern day Illinois.

Answer 75

Cahokia

Question 76

When the forces of the Mongol commander Hulagu took this city, they captured that last Abbasid caliph, rolled him up in a carpet, then trampled him to death with their horses.

Answer 76

Baghdad

Question 77

Figure in the Islamic world who holds all Temporel and spiritual power.

Answer 77

Caliph