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Question 1

Crusade of Heracilus

Answer 1

• 622-628
• Heraclius retook anatolia in 622, Armenia in 624
• in 628 defeated the last Sassanian army, sacked their capital city,
• regained all byzantine territories, and regained the true cross, restored jerusalem in 629
• historical sinficance: recieves a report from an unexpected clash with unknown arab group, this was the first attempt of muslim invasion, and muhammads adopted son fought in this and died.

Question 2

Dark Ages

Answer 2

• the complete collapse of roman authority and system
• there were epic population movements and creation of new social order, but not the creation of centralized power.
• decline in population, the force of wild animals returned (collapse of life). decline in knowledge, literacy, skills, and human efficacy.
• historical significance: germanic exspansions took place during the dark ages

Question 3

Magyars

Answer 3

• turkic step nomads
• they raded and slaved throughout central and eastern europe
• finally turned back at lechfeld in 1955 by germanic princes (went no further)
• Historical significance:Magyars settled in present day romania and hungary

Question 4

Incas

Answer 4

• 1200-1600CE
• Ancient subject people from highlands around Cuzco
• ruled by proxy form of voting whereby some members of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to other members). people paid a labor tax - mieta
• built road and terrace farmalnd
• Historical significance: brilliant engineers w/perfect stonework roads from equator to chile, with tunnels and bridges, aqueducts

Question 5

Shogun

Answer 5

• after 1185 emperors became “figure heads” known as the Shogun (The general in charge).
• from 1185 -1573 feudalism was decentralized by the samuri. Daimyo “Great names”, served the Shogun by mobilizing Samuri loyal to them. executes his will via them.
• the shogunate held by heritagy right and maintained through military loyalty
• Historical significance: a sustained military rule fo japan bu

ultimately unified japan thorugh thr military

Question 6

Islamic Exspansions

Answer 6

• Started by the arabs in the arabian peninsula
• since it 2was getting overpopulated they wanted to expand and most of the arabians were muslims.
• War goes for 2 years, and muslims take over. expand int the Byzantine empire and take over persia.
• Hisorical significance: muhammad died in 632 form illness and they started the spread islam.

Question 7

Choson Dynasty

Answer 7

• 1392-1910
• dynasty of korea
• Heavily influenced by china, passing on chinese knowledge to japan, as well as Korean advances
• general yi seong-gye filled hisgov’t with the most powerful families, purchasing loyalty with the best land, the best gov’t positions, and the best education
• Historical Significance:The longest-lived actively ruling dynasty in east Asian history

Question 8

Black Death

Answer 8

• Disease that plagued most of europe during the 14th century
• the black death Severe decrease in european population
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• Historical Significance: created the opening for ottomans to move into south east and euopre

Question 9

Aztecs

Answer 9

• 1200-1500CE
• Nahu speaking people of mexico
• they were warlike and conquered most of central mexico
• they lived on a city on a lake and practiced human sacrifices
• Historical Significance: fell to the soanish in 1524

Question 10

Ottoman Empire

Answer 10

• Muslims; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I
• initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
• the first 10 sultans in the ottoman empire were excellent.
• Historical Significance: second exspansion of islam into SE Europe.

Question 11

Abbasid Dynasty

Answer 11

• Golden age of Islamic civilization
• More egalitarian, more islamic, less arab and more persian and cosmpolitan.
• they had a persianised gov’t, Shia-sunni identities were made permanent
• Historical significance: preserved much of ancient and medieval knowledge.

Question 12

Carolingian Empire

Answer 12

• 800-888 empire in france and germany
• Combined the warrior culture of germanic heritage with some of the organization and law of the roman empire, bound together with catholic christianity
• strengthened christianity in europe, strengthened the position of the pavacy, establish the spanish march; leading to reqonquistaeconquista.
• Historical Significance: first centralized political organization since the.

Question 13

Mongol Empire

Answer 13

• Originated in the eastern Asian Steppes
• The ultimate army of steppe horsemen, supremely well organized, well led, and well coordinated.
• Resembled a modern military in virtually every way.Utilized speed ( 6-7 horses each) , maneuverability (Flags and sending out signals to coordinate) , the indirect approach (take a route least assumed) , firepower, combined arms, command and control, psychological warfare
• Historical Significance: created the largest land army in human history, literally brought the knwon world together, though very brutal.

Question 14

Ming Dynasty

Answer 14

• the imperial dynasty of china from 1368-1644
• Contained one-third of the worlds population-powerful and expanding
• use of paper money
• Historical significance: return to chiniese rule of china (ruling themselves) after the mongol conquest

Question 15

Gunpowder

Answer 15

• invented by the chinese during the Ming dynasty
• used it as fireworks by chinese, the mongols take it over and weaponize it it
• mongols expand and take it with them east to west
• ottomans were the first gunpowder empires
• Historical Signifiance: completely changed warfare