Period 3

Question 1

Dynasty that succeded umayyads as caliphs within islam; came to power in 750 CE

Answer 1

Abbasid

Question 2

Nomadic pastorialists of the arabian peninsula; culture based on camel and goat nomadism; early converts to islam

Answer 2

Bedouin

Question 3

City located in the mountainous region along red sea in arabian peninsula; founded by ummayad clan of quraysh ; site of ka’ba original home of muhhamed; location of cheif religious pilgrimage point in islam

Answer 3

Mecca

Question 4

Clan of quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of mecca clan established dynasty as rulers of islam 661 to 750

Answer 4

Ummayad

Question 5

Prophet of islam born 570 to banu hasim clan of quraysh tribe in mecca; raised by father’s family recieved relevations from allah in 610 CE and thereafter died in 632

Answer 5

Muhammed

Question 6

First wife of the prophet muhammad who had worked for her as a trader

Answer 6

Khadijah

Question 7

Recitations of relevations recieved bu muhammad, holy book of islam

Answer 7

Quran

Question 8

Cousin and son in law of muhammed

Answer 8

Ali

Question 9

The obligatory religious duties of all muslims confession of faith prayer fasting during ramadan zakat and hajj

Answer 9

Five pillars

Question 10

A muslim’s pilgrimage to the holy city of mecca to worksup allah at the ka’ba

Answer 10

Hajj

Question 11

The political and religious successor to muhammed

Answer 11

Caliph

Question 12

(c 573-634) one of muhammed earliest converts succeeded muhammed as first caliph islamic community

Answer 12

Bakr abu

Question 13

Struggle often used for wars in defense for faith

Answer 13

Jihad

Question 14

Political and theoretical divisions within islam supported the ummayads

Answer 14

Sunnis

Question 15

Also known as shi”tes political and theological division within islam; followers of ali

Answer 15

Shi’a

Question 16

Traditions of the prophet

Answer 16

Hadiths

Question 17

Capital of abbhasid dynasty located in iraq near ancient persian capital of constantinople

Answer 17

Baghdad

Question 18

Series of military adventures initially launched by western christians to free holy land from muslims; temporarily suceedeed in caputuring jerusalem and establishing christian kingdoms later used for other purposes such as commercial wars and extermination of heresy

Answer 18

Crusades

Question 19

Born in 1170s in decades following death of kabul khan elected khagan of all mongol tribes in 1206 responsible for the conquests of northern kingdoms of china

Answer 19

Chinngas Khan

Question 20

Arab traveler who described african societies and cultures in his travel records

Answer 20

Ibn Battuta

Question 21

The predecessor to modern russia kievan rus’ was a medevial state which existed from the end of the 9th to the middle of the 11th century

Answer 21

Kievan Rus

Question 22

Peasant agricultural laborers within the manorial system of the middle ages

Answer 22

Serfs

Question 23

Members of the military elite who recieved land or a benefce from a fuedal lord in return for military sevice and loyalty

Answer 23

Vassals

Question 24

Conflict between england and france from 1337 to 1453 fought over lands england posessed in france and feudal rights versus the emerging claims of national states

Answer 24

Hundred years war

Question 25

Plague that stuck europe in 14th century

Answer 25

Black death

Question 26

Founded c.1325 on marshy land in lake texacoco became center of aztex power

Answer 26

Tenochitlan

Question 27

Tang ruler 690-705 CE in china supported buddhism establishment tried to elevate buddhism to state religion had statues of buddhe created

Answer 27

Empress Wu

Question 28

Revived ancient confucian teachings in song era china great impact on the dynasties that followed their emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign sytems made chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and infouences

Answer 28

Neo confucians

Question 29

Built in 7th century during reign of yangdi during sui dynasty designed to link the original centers of chinese civilization on the north china plain with the yangtze river basin to the south nearly 1200 miles long

Answer 29

Grand canal

Question 30

Practice in chinese society to mutilate women’s feet in order to make them smaller produced pain and restructed women’s movement

Answer 30

Footbinding

Question 31

Military peaders of bafuku

Answer 31

Shoguns

Question 32

Extensive adaptation of chinese culture in other regions typical of korea abd japanese less typical oc vietnam

Answer 32

Sinification

Question 33

One of the four subdivisions of the mongol empire after chinggis khan’s death originally ruled by his grandsom batu territory covered much of what is today south central russia

Answer 33

Golden horde

Question 34

Grandson of chinggis khan commander of mongol forces resposible for conquest of china became khagan in 1260 established sinicized mongol yuan dynasty in china in 1271

Answer 34

Kublai Khan

Question 35

Suceeded mongol yuan dynasty in china in 1363 lasted until 1644 initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern asia and elsewhere but later concentrated efforts on internal development within china

Answer 35

Ming dynasty

Question 36

Chinese muslim admiral who commanded series of indian ocean, persian gulf, and red sea trade expeditions under third ming emperor yhingis between 1405 and 1433

Answer 36

Zheng He

Question 37

Cultural and political movement in weatern europe began in italg c1400 rested on urban vitality and expanding commerce featured a literature and art with distinctly more secular priorities than those of middle ages

Answer 37

Renaissance