Unit 2

Question 1

The former Maurya Capitol on the Ganges River

Answer 1

Pataliputra

Question 2

Outcasts who lived harsh lives, lived apart of other members that we’re apart of the Hindu caste system

Answer 2

Untouchables

Question 3

Parents, children, grandparents, uncles & their children shared a common house

Answer 3

Joint families

Question 4

Father/oldest male heading the household, head of family had great authority

Answer 4

Patriarchal

Question 5

Biggest achievement of the Gupta Dynasty, based on the number 0

Answer 5

Decimal system

Question 6

System of writing numerals we use today, Arabs brought them from India to Middle East and Europe

Answer 6

Arabic numerals

Question 7

Large dome-shaped shrines that contained the remains of holy people

Answer 7

Stupas

Question 8

Powerful dynasty that ruled China from 618 to 907, had tributary states, created a vast empire

Answer 8

Tang Dynasty

Question 9

Remained independent, ruler had to acknowledge China’s greater power and send tribute

Answer 9

Tributary states

Question 10

China prospered but dynasty was weakened by invaders

Answer 10

Song Dynasty

Question 11

Wealthy landowners who preferred scholarship over physical labor

Answer 11

Gentry

Question 12

Fine handwriting

Answer 12

Calligraphy

Question 13

A temple with a roof that curved up @ the corners

Answer 13

Pagoda

Question 14

A hard, shiny pottery

Answer 14

Porcelain

Question 15

Byzantine empire reached its peak under him, autocratic, hoped to recover the western Roman provinces

Answer 15

Justinian

Question 16

A single person with complete authority

Answer 16

Autocrat

Question 17

“Body of civil law”, included Roman laws, legal writing, student handbook

Answer 17

Justinian’s code

Question 18

Holy images of Jesus, Virgin Mary, & other orthodox saints

Answer 18

Icons

Question 19

Pictures/designs formed by inlaid pieces of stone or other materials

Answer 19

Mosaics

Question 20

The highest church official, was appointed by the Byzantine emperor

Answer 20

Patriarch

Question 21

Permanent split, example: orthodox Christian church & Roman Catholic Church

Answer 21

Schism

Question 22

Capital of Ukraine, 1sr Russian state, was easily accessible to Byzantine traders

Answer 22

Kiev

Question 23

Autocratic rulers in Russia

Answer 23

Czars

Question 24

Successor to Muhammad, the first one was Abu Bakr

Answer 24

Caliph

Question 25

Islamic system of Law, regulated moral behavior, family life, business & government etc.

Answer 25

Sharia

Question 26

Believed Caliph should be chosen by leaders, didn't view the caliph as a religious authority

Answer 26

Sunni

Question 27

Descendants of the prophet should rule, were divinely inspired

Answer 27

Shiite

Question 28

Spread Islamx based in Damascus, increased tensions between rich/poor, Sunni/Shiite, and Arabs/non-arabs

Answer 28

Umayyad dynasty

Question 29

Moved court to baghdad, ended Arab domination of Islam, enjoyed great wealth & power, exceeded size & wealth of Constantinople

Answer 29

Abbassid Dynasty

Question 30

Writing on Aristotle that strongly influenced medieval Christian scholars

Answer 30

Averroes

Question 31

"Middle Ages", resulted from the collapse of the Roman Empire

Answer 31

Medieval

Question 32

Frankish King; defeated Roman nobles, helped revive the ideal of a United Christian church and empire

Answer 32

Charlemagne

Question 33

Code of conduct for Knights, made them brave, loyal & true to their word

Answer 33

Chivalry

Question 34

Economic system structured around a lords manor

Answer 34

Manorialism

Question 35

Peasants who lived on the estate, bound to the land

Answer 35

Serfs

Question 36

Worldly, the church provides a secular leadership

Answer 36

Secular

Question 37

Excluded from the Catholic Church

Answer 37

Excommunicated

Question 38

Excommunicated King John of English during a dispute about appointing an archbishop

Answer 38

Pope Innocent III

Question 39

Communities where Christian men or women focused on spiritual goals

Answer 39

Monasteries

Question 40

Prejudice against Jews; irrational hatred of Jews

Answer 40

Anti-Semitism

Question 41

Roman style of architecture; pointed arches, flying buttresses

Answer 41

Gothic

Question 42

Series of religious wars fought by Christians

Answer 42

Crusades

Question 43

The pope; helped the Byzantine empire; encouraged to recover Palestine

Answer 43

Urban II

Question 44

Urban encouraged French & German bishops to recover the Holy Land

Answer 44

Council of Clermont

Question 45

Palestine; where Jesus lived & taught, Muslims & Jews considered the land holy

Answer 45

Holy land

Question 46

United the Muslim world, Muslims and Christians admired & respected him

Answer 46

Saladin

Question 47

King of England, determined to retake Jerusalem from Saladin, unable to capture the city

Answer 47

Richard the Lion-Hearted

Question 48

Strong central government, helped India enjoy peace & prosperity for 200 years, made contributions in science, art math and literature

Answer 48

Gupta Dynasty