Midterm

Question 1

Hammurabi’s code

Answer 1

Inscribed on a black stone pillar, created by the king of Babylon, Hammurabi. Known as the world’s first written law code

Question 2

Patriarchy

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Social structure where males rank higher than females

Question 3

St. Paul

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Originally persecuted the followers of Jesus, but became a Christian. Traveled throughout the Roman Empire preaching the new religion. Began the process separating Judaism from Christianity. The first pope.

Question 4

Siddartha Gautama

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The Buddha. Indian prince, renounced wealth and social position.

Question 5

Justinian’s code

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Law code created by Justinian, emperor of the eastern Roman Empire

Question 6

Hellenism

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The spread of Greek culture through Western Asia and Northern Africa

Question 7

Pax Romana

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Roman peace. The era of stability and prosperity in Rome in the first 2 centuries C.E. Allowed for the movement of people and trade goods

Question 8

Timbuktu

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City on the Niger River . Founded by Tuareg. Major outlet of trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning.

Question 9

12 tables

Answer 9

Roman law code. Kept in the forum for everyone to see. Foundation of many modern law systems

Question 10

Constantine

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Roman emperor. Reunited Rome and moved the capital to Constantinople. First Christian emperor of Rome

Question 11

Caliph

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Office established after the death of the prophet Mohammed. Ruler of the Islamic empire

Question 12

Pericles

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Athenian leader who developed the first democracy

Question 13

Mansa Musa

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Ruler of Mali, made a pilgrimage to Mecca. Known for his fabulous wealth

Question 14

Jesuits

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Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola.

Question 15

Mallaca

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Port city in Malaysia. Major trading center on the strait of malacca.

Question 16

Renaissance

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A period of artistic and intellectual rebirth of Greco-Roman culture. Started in Italy, spread all over Europe

Question 17

Ibn Battuta

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Moroccan Muslim scholar. Most widely traveled individual of his lifetime, wrote a detailed account of his visits from China to Spain and western Sudan

Question 18

Reconquista

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Military campaigns by Christian states in Iberia to recapture territory taken by Muslims. In 1492 the last Muslim ruler was defeated and Spain and Portugal emerged

Question 19

The Crusades

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Armed pilgrimages to the holy land by Christians to recover Jerusalem from Muslim rule. Marked the end of Europe’s isolation.

Question 20

Constantinople

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Capital of the eastern Roman Empire, founded by Constantine. Eventually became Istanbul

Question 21

Guilds

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Association of working men such as merchants or artisans who banded together to promote their economic and political interests

Question 22

Zheng he

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Chinese Muslim entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages. Sailed through Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Question 23

Johann Gutenberg

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Introduced the movable type printing press to Europe. Became famous for printing Gutenberg’s bible.

Question 24

Bantu

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Large group of sub-Saharan African people’s who spoke similar languages

Question 25

Great Zimbabwe

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Ruins of a city of stone structures. Formerly a trading center and capital of a large state. Controversy over "blacks couldn't have built something this sophisticated"

Question 26

Charlemagne

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Holy Roman emperor. Reunited Europe, sponsored a brief intellectual revival

Question 27

Khubilai Khan

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Last of the Mongol Great Khans, founder of the Yuan empire

Question 28

The Black Death

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Bubonic plague spreading across Asia, North Africa, and Europe, eliminating large percentages of the population.

Question 29

Agricultural revolution

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The change from food gathering to food production. Also called the Neolithic revolution