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150727988Chola KingdomWhat was the wealthy trading state that controlled India from 850-1267?0
150727989Funan EmpireWhat was the first of the Indianized states centered around the capital port of Oc-eo?1
150727990Spread Hinduism to SE AsiaThe design of the Khmer temples Angkor Tam and Angkor Wat show what?2
150727991Vijaynagara2 emissaries, Harihara and Bukka, renounced Islam, reconverted to Islam and founded what empire?3
150727992CharlemagneKing who actively supported the pope, instigated missing missi dominici, and extended authority as far down as Rome in the Middle Ages4
150727993Charles MartelWho was the Carolingian Dynasty named after?5
150727994Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-SaxonsWho unified England in the 9th century?6
150727995Holy Roman EmpireIn 962 Otto I was given a crown by the pope, marking the foundation of what?7
150727996Oral tradition from W Africa in the Niger River BasinWhere did the Bantu language originate from?8
150727997The life story of the King of the Ghana Empire, SundiataWhat is the epic story of Mali?9
150727998GhanaWhat was the most powerful state in W Africa during the arrival of Islam?10
150727999Gold, copper, and saltWhy did Mali become the wealthiest kingdom in Sub-Sahara Africa?11
150728000A naval power in EthiopiaWhat was Axum?12
150728001Great ZimbabweWhat was the historical capital of Zimbabwe?13
150728002Mansa MusaWho made the famous pilgramage to Mecca in 1334?14
150728003PortugueseWho sacked the Swahili state of Kilwa in 1505?15
150728004MaliWhat W African power had a series of powerful kings, strong cavalry, and a control of W Saharan trade?16
150728005The first female Egyptian pharaoh, MyrrhWho was Hatshepsut?17
150728006HieroglyphicsWhat does "holy inscriptions" mean in Greek?18
150728007Venus figurinesWhat object reflects early human's deep interest in fertility?19
150728008Ostrolopithicus, Homo Erectus, Neanderthals, CromagninList the 4 phases of human evolution in chronological order.20
150796421Agricultural TransitionWhat do anthropologist prefer to the term Agricultural Revolution?21
150796422JerichoWhat is the earliest Neolithic settlement located at a fresh water oasis near the Dead Sea?22
150796423SargonWho was the first creator of an empire in Mesopotamia?23
150796424CuneiformWhat was the Mesopotamian style of writing called?24
150796425ErasmusWho was the most important of the humanistic thinkers?25
150796426Zheng HeWho was the Chinese admiral who made seven journeys of exploration?26
150796427YongalExploration: Prince Enrique was to Portugal as ____ was to China.27
150796428Vasco de GamaWhat Portuguese mariner reached India in 1498?28
150796429Capture of GranadaIn 1492 what marked the end of the reconquista?29
150796430SongWho invented both the stern port runner and the magnetic compass?30
150796431A windmill created by the Greek engineer Heron of Alexandria in the 1st century. 1 of the 1st known instances of wind powering a machine.What is a wind wheel?31
150796432Bartholomue DiasWho was the 1st European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?32
150796433Upanishad's Law Code of ManuWhat 1st century B.C.E. owrk dealt with moral behavior and social relationships in India?33
150796434KarmaUpanishad Passage: according to the path a man walks a man acts in the path of good he is good, if he walks in the path of evil he becomes evil.34
150796435Yang Shao, Xia, Shang, ZhouList the first Chinese empires in chronological order.35
150796436FuedalismWhat were the Zhou emporers forced to established because of the size of the Zhou state?36
150796437Oracle BonesIn an attempt to foretell the future the Shang made use of what?37
150796438TianIn regards to gaining or losing the mandate of heaven the Chinese spoke of what term?38
150796439Mesopotamia (Tigres and Euphrates), China (Huang He), Egypt (Niles), Monhenjo-Daro (Indus)The correct groupings of river valley civilizations and their rivers.39
150796440Achaemenids, Suleucids, Parthians, SassanidList the Persian empires in chronological order.40
150796441Persians lost, Athenians wonOverall the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E. proved to be what?41
150796442CyrusWho was the founder of the Achaemend Empire?42
150796443Spies appointed by the KingWho were the Persian eyes and ears of the King?43
150796444XiaoWhat word best expresses the Chinese concept of pheliopeiety?44
150796445MenciusWh is the most influential post Confucian philosopher who werved as chief spokesman for KongFuzi?45
150796446PersianWhat empire normally displayed the greatest amount of toleration towards its subject people?46
150796447ZoroastrainaismBasic tenants of what religion: belief in heaven and hell, good morals, and final judgment?47
150796448AhismaWhat is the name of the Jain principal nonviolence?48
1507964491. Universiality of suffering, 2. Desire is the cause suffering, 3. Nirvana is the cessation of desire, 4. Follow the Eight Fold PathBuddha's 4 Noble Truths49
150796450Chandra Gupta IIn 320 B.C.E. who created the Gupta Dynasty?50
150796451SalamisWhat is the most decisive naval battle of the Persian war?51
150796452Bhagavad- GitaWhat is the name of the Indian work which deals with the dialogue between Arguna and his charioteer Krishna?52
150796453SocratesWho said the "unexamined life is not worth living?"53
150796454Philosopher KidgsWho did Plato propose to be the true ruler of society?54
150796455Suleucid MonarchyWhat was the largest part of Alexander's conquest, essential former Acheamenid Empire taken over by?55
150796456AristotleLater Christian scholastic philosophers refer to this person as "masters of those who know."56
150796457TheodoisusIn 380 Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the Roman Empire by what emperor?57
150796458Edict of MilanChristians were allowed to openly practice their religion when Constantine wrote what document?58
150796459ConstantineWho built a capital city, reunited empire, and allowed Christians to practice their own religion?59
150796460Zheng HeWho was the main ambassador sent out by Han Wudi?60
150796461Chang'an to AntiochWhat is the land route of the silk roads ran from this Han capital to this Mediterranean port?61
150796462NestoriansWhat was the name of the Christian community that emphasized the human nature of Jesus?62
150796463Romulus AugustulusIn 476 the Germanic leader Odivasor brought an end to the end of the W empire when he overhtrew what Roman emporer?63
150796464Atilla the HunChaos threatened the Roman Empire in the mid 5th century when Germanic tribes poured into the empire seeking protection from who?64
150796465ManiThe prophet who promoted a syncretic blend of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements into a religious faith that would serve a cosmopolitan world.65
150858195Cyril and MethodiousWho were the creators of the cyrilic alphabet?66
150858196HajjThe Islamic pilgramage to Mecca is known as?67
150858197HijraWhat is the turning point in the rise of Islam?68
150858198Abu BakrAfter the death of Muhammad, political leadership fell to a caliphate by the name of what?69
150858199Shi'iteWho believed that the caliphate should foloow the line of Ali?70
150858200CottonWhat was the most important crop spread throughout the Islamic world during all the new trade?71
150858201PapermakingWhat new industry transmitted to the Islamic world from China and was introduced during the Abassid period?72
150858202Roadside inn for caravan tradersWhat were caravansaries?73
150858203MadrasasIn an effort to bring learned students, Islamic leaders supported what higher learning institution?74
150858204Delhi SultanateN India was dominated through the 12-16 centuries by what?75
150858205GuanahaniColumbus made landfall on an island that the Tainos natives called?76
150858206BrunelleschiWho designed the dome in Florence?77
150858207African SlavesIN 1500-1800 the largest contingent of migrants to America consisted of what?78
150858208Magellan's slave: Juan the BlackThe first circumnavigation was completed in 1522 by whom?79
150858209James CookThe explorer that led 3 expeditions into the Pacific in the 18th century was who?80
150858210Silver InflationIn the long term, the Columbina Exchange led to an economic instability because of what?81
150858211ChinaWhere did the outbreak of the bubonic plague begin?82
150858212RenaissanceWhat style of painting is being described?83
150858213Muslim JudgeWhy was Ibn Batuta able to travel so extensively?84
150858214Polo was a foreigner and did not trust the ChineseWhy did Kublai Khan employ Marco Polo in an administration job?85
150858215WaldensiansWhat heretical group in the 16th century attacked increasing materialism of European society?86
150858216TenochtitlanWhat was the capital of Aztecs?87
150858217ChichenitzaThe influence of the Maya on the Toltc can be seen in the similarities between Tulan and what Mayan city?88
150858218the BalticWhere did the Hanseatic league trade?89
150858219InvestitureIn a larger sense what is the world or title for the struggle between curch and state in Europe?90
150858220Lord and VassalWhat is the most important relationship in feudalism?91
150858221Yuan DynastyIn 1279 Kublai Khan proclaimed the beginning of what dynasty?92
150858222OsmanWho founded the Ottoman Empire?93
150858223TimurIn the late 14the century what Turkish ruler weakened the Golden Horde, sacked Delhi, and launched campaigns in SW Asian and Anatolia?94
150858224To get revenge for the envoys sent to Persia to facilitate relations and were killed by Otrar.Why did Genghis Khan send troops in Persia in 1219?95
150858225TradeWhat did the invasions of the nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes facilitate between the 11-15 centuries?96
150858226St. ScholasticaWho spread the Benedictine rule to women living in convents?97
150858227IslamIn 1295 the Il-Khan Gizan converted to what religion?98
150858228Pope Gregory IWho was the most important figure in providing the Roman church with the sense of direction during the early middle ages by reasserting papal primacy?99
150858229Mahmud of GhanziWhat Islamic leader lead 17 different raiding expeditions into India during the 11th century?100
150858230Umayyad DynastyIn 711 the N Indian area of Sind fell to what group?101
150858231Gupta DynastyWhat was brought to an end by an invasion of the white Huns in 451 C.E.?102
150858232LoyaltyWhat is the most important virtue of Boshido?103
150858233Chan BuddhismWhat is the most popular school of thought of Buddhism in China?104
150858234Heian PeriodWhen was the Chinese influence on Japan most profound?105
150858235Kamakura ShogunateIn 1885 the Minimoto clan defeated the Tyra clan and created what?106
150858236Grand CanalWhat Sui construction would have important economic implications well into the 20th century?107
150858237Ibn RashudWhat Islamic thinker studied Aristotle and thought in turn influenced rise of European scholasticism?108
150858238Equal Field SystemThe Tang planned to avoid the concentration of land of the wealthy and the resulting unrest was called what?109
150896713Council of NiceaIn 325 what decided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures?110
150896714CaesaropapismWhat is the name system historians use when the emperor has political and religious authority?111
150896715Corpus Iruris CivilisJustinian issued what and won recognition as definitive codification of Roman law?112
150896716Ottoman TurksConstantinople fell in 1453 to whom?113
150896717seperated and created the Great SchismIn 1054 the pope and the patriarch in Constantinople did what?114
150896718IonoclasmEmperor Leo III inaugurated the divisive ecclesisatical policty called what?115
150896719CharlemagneDirect to the Byzantine emperor arose in the year 800 when the pope gave an imperial crown to what Frankish King?116
150896720Fourth CrusadeIn a disaster which the Byzantine empire never really recovered Constantinople was sacked in 1204 by whom?117
150896721EuripidesWho wrote the Bacchae?118
150896722EpicuriansWhich of the Hellenistic philosophies viewed pleasure as the greatest good?119
150896723PlebiansIn an effort to alleviate social tensions, what group was allowed to elect 2 and then 10 tribunes?120
150896724CarthageThe turning point in Roman history was their struggle in the Punic Wars against who?121
150896725CarthaginanIn the early period of Roman expanion who controlled the W half of the Mediterranean?122
150896726Large Roman EstatesWhat were the latifundia?123
150896727Julius CaesarIn Rome, whose political philosophy favored liberal policies and social reform?124
150896728the anointedJesus of Nazareth's followers called him the Christ which meant what?125
150896729Mithraism, Christianity, JudaismWhat religions were popular during the Roman empire?126
150896730Mahabharata and RamayanaWhat two great Indian epics commonly potrayed women as weak willed and emotional creatures?127
150896731AnalectsWhat is the collection of Confucian sayings and teachings called?128
150896732AshokaThe high point of the Maryan success would come during the reign of who?129
150896733Chandragupta MauryaThe first ruler to unify India was?130
150896734establishing an imperial universityIn 124 B.C.E. Han Wudi transformed China by doing what?131
150896735Han WudiName the person whose most important contribution to China was establishing a president for central imperial rule?132
150917304DaoismWhat is the philosophy which criticized social activism and instead proposed a life in reflection and introspectrion in China?133
150917305Shi HuangdiWhose policies are closely resemble: strong centralized rule, huge public project, and disarming regional military?134
150917306Shang DynastyWhen did the Chinese begin an extensive use of writing?135
150917307ChavinWhat cult produced deities with the features of humans and wild animals in the Americas?136
150917308MayanWhat American culture had a system of writing, concept of zero, and the most elaborate calendar?137
150917309MayanWhat group collapsed due to internal dissension and civil war, failure of water control, and the spread of epidemic diseases in the Americas like yellow fever?138
150917310New dynasties did not agree with past dynasties. Qin ruler wanted works destroyed to prevent thought.Why were many literary works of the Chinese destroyed?139
150917311OlmecWhat was the first society of Mesoamerica that founded traditions that will be followed by all following civilizations?140
150917312OlmecWho destroyed the ceremonial centers of San Lorenzo and La Venta?141
150917313MaizeBy 5000 B.C.E. Mesoamericans had discovered the potential of what crop?142
150917314Hindu caste system: brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and sudrasWhat is the Varna heirarchy?143
150917315Indo-EuropeansWhat group may have been the first to domesticate horses and hitch animals to wagons, origanal homeland in Ukraine, and spread variations of their language from India to Europe?144
150917316Harrapa and Mohenjo-DaroAll archeological evidence from early Indian history suggests what two places had central authority?145
150917317AkenhatenWhat pharoah tried unsuccessfully to make Egypt monotheistic?146
150917318MenesEgypt was united in 3100 B.C.E. by what conqueror?147
150917319Meaning of life/death, human friendship, human/god relationshipThe epic of Gilgamesh deals with several subjects, what are they?148
150917320Eye for and eyeWhat does Lex Talianos mean?149

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