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Question 0

Who brought the Mauryan empire (one of India’s first empires) to it’s greatest height?

Answer 0

Asoka

Question 1

How are Constantine and Asoka similar?

Answer 1

Both went through a religious conversion

Constantine became a Christian
Asoka became a Buddhist

Question 2

The Byzantines blended what with what to make up their culture?

Answer 2

They blended Christian religious beliefs with Greek science,philosophy,arts,literature

Question 3

The Byzantine influence on Russia:who sent missionaries to convert Slavs to Greek Orthodox Christianity?

Answer 3

In the 800’s Constantinople sent missionaries

Question 4

Cyril and Methodius adopted what so they could translate the Bible into Slavic?

Answer 4

They adopted the Greek Alphabet

Question 5

Why did Cyril and Methodius adopt the Greek alphabet?

Answer 5

So they could translate the Bible into Slavic

Question 6

What was the most important factor of Justinian’s time?

Answer 6

He created the Justinian Code

Question 7

What did the Justinian code do?

Answer 7

Decided legal questions that regular areas of Byzantine life

Question 8

Constantinople in 1453 eventually fell to?

Answer 8

Ottoman Turks

Question 9

Followers of Ottoman were called?

Answer 9

Ottomans

Question 10

The ottomans military was success mainly because?

Answer 10

The use of gunpowder

Question 11

Ottomans army was one of the first to use?

Answer 11

Cannons

Question 12

After Ottoman won the city is now called?

Answer 12

Istanbul

Question 13

In the Middle Ages the church’s authority was both?

Answer 13

Religious and political

Question 14

A monk named Benedict began writing what?

Answer 14

A book describing a strict yet practical set of rules for monasteries

Question 15

Benedict’s sister Scholastica did what?

Answer 15

Headed a convent and adapted the same rules for women

Question 16

The _____effects of the plague were enormous

Answer 16

The economic and social

Question 17

The effects of the Plague?

Answer 17

Town populations fell
Trade declined
Prices rose

Question 18

The ____left the manor in search for better wages?

Answer 18

The serfs

Question 19

Who were blamed for bringing on the Plague?

Answer 19

The Jewish people

Question 20

______travel during the Crusades introduced new products and new ideas for trading which opened up new markets and centers of trade

Answer 20

Transcontinental travel

Question 21

Who was Marco Polo?

Answer 21

An Italian who traveled to the Far East to China

Where he served the Chinese Emperor Kublai Hhan for 17 years

Question 22

Marco Polo wrote what?

Answer 22

A book that made people want to travel

Question 23

What was The Hundred Years War?

Answer 23

A conflict over territory and national unity between France and England

Question 24

What two nations were in the Hundred Years' War?

Answer 24

France and England

Question 25

A feeling of _____emerged in England and France?

Answer 25

Nationalism

Question 26

People thought of the King as a____

Answer 26

National leader fighting for the glory of the country

Question 27

What developed after feudalism?

Answer 27

National pride

Question 28

The magma Carta was the first?

Answer 28

The first document to limit the power of the government

Question 29

King John abused his power over his nobles and in 1215 what happened?

Answer 29

A group of the nobles rebelled and forced him to sign the Magna Carta

Question 30

The Magna Carta says that?

Answer 30

Nobles/barons had certain rights and that the kind must obey the law This document did Not apply for all citizens only nobility

Question 31

What happened when China and Japan did NOT trade with western Europe?

Answer 31

They strengthened ties with eachother

Question 32

Tokugawa society was a very structured_______

Answer 32

Based on class distinctions

Question 33

Japan feudalism included?

Answer 33

Values rooted in Buddhism/Shintoism/Confucianism Merchants were looked down upon Women were expected to be brave and honorable Order: Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, peasant

Question 34

European Feudalism:

Answer 34

Values rooted in Christianity Women were considered fragile Pope began in 800's Had a lord-vassal system Order: King, lord, knight, merchants, serf

Question 35

Europe and Japan feudalism common:

Answer 35

Well defined class roles Warrior code of honor Arts and learning were NOT highly valued Began in a time of violence and warfare Conflict occurred between religious and political leaders Religious values guided life

Question 36

What is the Qur'an?

Answer 36

The holy book of Islam

Question 37

Who is the founder of the Qu'ran?

Answer 37

Muhammad, considered the LAST prophet

Question 38

What is the basis of Islam's legal system?

Answer 38

The Sharia law