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1965039732Chola KingdomWhat was the wealthy trading state that controlled India from 850-1267?0
1965039733Funan empireWhat was the first of the Indianized states centered around the capital port of Okeo?1
1965039734The spread of Hinduism in southeast AsiaThe design of the Khmer temples Angkor Tam and Angkor Wat show what?2
1965039735VijaynagaraIn 1336 Harihara and Bukka, 2 emissaries renounced Islam, reconverted to Hinduism and founded what kingdom?3
1965039736CharlemagneWho am I describing: actively supported pope, instigated missing missi dominici, extended authority as far down as rome in the middle ages.4
1965039737Charles MartelWho was the Carolingian dynasty named after?5
1965039738Alfred the great king of the Anglo-SaxonsEngland was unified in the 9th century by whom?6
1965039739Holy Roman empireIn 962 Otto the first received a crown from the pope marking the foundation of what?7
1965039740The life story of Sundiata who was king of the Ghana Empire. Was told as an oral traditionWhat is the great epic story of Mali?8
1965039741an oral language of the Bantu people in west Africa Niger river basinWhere did Bantu (language) originally come from?9
1965039742GhanaWhat was most powerful state in west Africa during arrival of Islam?10
1965039743Gold Copper and SaltMali became the wealthiest kingdom in Sub-Saharan Africa because of what?11
1965039744Naval Power in Ethiopia (christian)What was Axum?12
1965039745Great ZimbabweWhat is the historical capital of Zimbabwe?13
1965039746Mansa MusaWho made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1334?14
1965039747The PortugueseWho sacked the Swahili state of Kilwa in 1505?15
1965039748MaliWhat West African power had a series of powerful kings, strong cavalry, and a control of west Saharan trade?16
1965039749The first female pharaoh in EgyptWho was Hatshepsut?17
1965039750hieroglyphicsWhat is "holy inscriptions" in Greek?18
1965039751Venus StatuesWhat object reflects early humans deep interest in fertility?19
1965039752ostrolopithicus, homo erectus, Neanderthal, chromagninChronological order: Neanderthal, ostrolopithicus, chromagnin, homo erectus20
1965039753Agricultural transitionWhat do anthropologist prefer to the term Agricultural revolution?21
1965039754JerichoWhat is the earliest Neolithic settlement located at a fresh water oasis near the Dead Sea?22
1965039755SargonWho was the first creator of an empire in Mesopotamia?23
1965039756CuneiformWhat is the Mesopotamian style of writing called?24
1965039757ErasmusWho is the most important of the humanistic thinkers?25
1965039758Zheng HeWho was the Chinese admiral who made seven journeys of exploration?26
1965039759as Yongle was to china.In regards to exploration, Prince Enrique was to Portugal27
1965039760Vasco De GamaWhat Portuguese mariner reached India in 1498?28
1965039761The capture of GranadaIn 1492 what marked the end of the reconquista?29
1965039762The Chinese (Song)Who invented both the stern port runner and the magnetic compass?30
1965039763Circular Wind patternsWhat is a wind wheel?31
1965039764Bartholomue DiasWho was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?32
1965039765Upanishads Law Code of ManuWhat first century B.C.E. work dealt with moral behavior and social relationships in India?33
1965039766KarmaA passage from the Upanishads, explain concept: 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
1965039767Yang Shao, Xia, Shang, ZhouChronological order: Shang, Zhou, Xia, Yang Shao.35
1965039768FeudalismWhat were the Zhou emperors forced to establish because of the size of the Zhou state?36
1965039769Oracle bonesIn an attempt to foretell the future the Shang made use of what?37
1965039770TianIn regards to gaining or losing the mandate of heaven the Chinese spoke of what term?38
1965039771Mesopotamia- Tigris and Euphrates China- Yellow/Huang He Egypt- Nile Mohenjo-Daro- Indus River ValleyKnow the correct groupings of river valley civilizations and their rivers.39
1965039772Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, SassanidPut the Persian empires in correct chronological order: Seleucids, Sassanid, Parthians, Achaemenids.40
1965039773End of Persian-Athenian war; Persians lose, Athenians winOverall the battle of marathon in 490 B.C.E proved to be what?41
1965039774CyrusWho was the founder of Achaemenid Empire?42
1965039775spies appointed by the kingWho were the Persian eyes and ears of the king?43
1965039776XiaoWhat word best expresses the Chinese concept of pheliopeiety?44
1965039777MenciusWho is the most influential post Confucian philosopher who served as chief spokesman for Kong Fuzi?45
1965039778PersianWhich empire normally displayed the greatest degree of toleration towards its subject people?46
1965039779ZoroastrianismThese are the basic tenants of what religion: belief in heaven and hell, good morals, final judgment?47
1965039780AhimsaWhat is the name of the Jain principal of nonviolence?48
19650397811. Universality of suffering. 2. Desire is the cause of suffering. 3. Nirvana is the cessation of desire. 4. Follow the eightfold pathWhat are Buddha's four noble truths?49
1965039782Maharaj Syri-Gupta (Sria-Gupta)In 320B.C.E. who created the Gupta dynasty?50
1965039783battle of SalamisWhat is the most decisive naval battle of the Persian war?51
1965039784Bahagavad gitaWhat is the name of the Indian work which deals with the dialog between Arguna and his charioteer Krishna?52
1965039785SocratesWho said the "unexamined life is not worth living?"53
1965039786Philosopher KingsWho did Plato propose to be the true ruler of society?54
1965039787Seleucid MonarchyWho was the largest part of Alexander's conquest, essential former Acheamenid Empire taken over by?55
1965039788AristotleLater Christian scholastic philosophers refer to person as "masters of those who know"56
1965039789TheodoisusIn 380 C.E. Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the roman empire by what emperor?57
1965039790Edict of MilanChristians were allowed to openly practice their religion when Constantine wrote what document?58
1965039791ConstantineWho built a capital city, reunited empire, and allowed Christians to practice their own religion?59
1965039792Zheng QiuanWho was the main ambassador sent out by Han Wudi?60
1965039793Chang'an to AntilochWhat is the land route of the silk roads ran from this Han capital to this Mediterranean port?61
1965039794NestoriansWhat was the name of the Christian community that emphasized the human nature of Jesus?62
1965039795Romulus AugustulusIn 476 C.E. the Germanic leader Odivasor brought an end to the end of the western empire when he overthrew what roman emperor?63
1965039796Atilla the HunChaos threatened the Roman Empire in mid 5th century when Germanic tribes poured into the empire seeking protection from who?64
1965039797ManiThe prophet who promoted a syncretic blend of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements into a religious faith that would serve a cosmopolitan world.65
1965039798Cyril and MethodiousWho devised the cyrilic alphabet?66
1965039799HajjThe Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is known as?67
1965039800HagiraWhat is the turning point in the rise of Islam?68
1965039801Abu BakerAfter the death of Muhammad, political leadership fell to a caliphate by the name of what?69
1965039802Shi'iteWho believed that the caliphate should follow the line of ali?70
1965039803CottonOf all the new crops that spread throughout the Islamic world during all the new trade, which proved to be the most important?71
1965039804papermakingWhat new industry transmitted to the islamic world from china was introduced during the abasid period?72
1965039805A roadside inn for caravan tradersWhat is a caravansary?73
1965039806Universities MadrasasIn an effort to bring learned students Islamic leaders supported what higher learning institution?74
1965039807Dehli SultanateNorthern India was dominated through the 12th to the 16th century by what?75
1965039808GuanahaniIn 1492 on Oct 12th Columbus made landfall on an island that the Tainos natives called?76
1965039809BrunelleschiWho designed the dome in Florence?77
1965039810African slavesIn 1500-1800 the largest contingent of migrants to America consisted of what group?78
1965039811Magellan's Slave; Henry the BlackThe first circumnavigation was completed in 1522 by who?79
1965039812James CookThe explorer who led 3 expeditions into the pacific in 18th century was who?80
1965039813Silver InflationIn the long term, the Columbian exchange led to an economic instability because of what?81
1965039814ChinaWhere did the outbreak of the bubonic plague begin?82
1965039815RenaissanceWhat style of painting is being described? use of linear perspective, choice of themes from Greek and Roman world, creation of individual portraits?83
1965039816He is a Muslim JudgeWhy was Ibn Batuta able to travel so extensively?84
1965039817He is a foreigner, the Khan doesn't trust the Chinese peopleWhy did Kublai Khan employ Marco Polo in an administrative job?85
1965039818WalensiansWhat heretical group in the 16th century attacked increasing materialism of European society?86
1965039819TenochtitlanWhat was the capital of Aztecs?87
1965039820Chicien ItzaThe influence of Maya on Toltec can be seen in the similarities between Tula and the Mayan city of what?88
1965039821The BalticWhere did the Hanseatic league trade?89
1965039822InvestitureIn a larger sense what is the world or title for the struggle between church and state of Europe?90
1965039823Lord and VassalWhat is the most important relationship in feudalism?91
1965039824Yuan DynastyIn 1279 Kublai Khan proclaimed the beginning of what dynasty?92
1965039825Osman BeyWho founded the Ottoman Turks?93
1965039826TimurIn the late 14th century what Turkish ruler did all of the following, weakened golden hoard, sacked deli, launched campaigns in south west Asia and Anatolia?94
1965039827Khan sent envoys to Persia to facilitate relations and Otrar had them all killed so then Khan had to get revenge.Why did Genghis Khan send troops in Persia in 1219?95
1965039828TradeWhat did the invasions of the nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes facilitate between the 11th and 15th centuries?96
1965039829St. Scholastica.Who spread the Benedictine rule to women living in convents?97
1965039830IslamIn 1295 the Il khan Gizan converted to what religion?98
1965039831Pope Gregory 1Who 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
1965039832Mahmud of GhazniWhat Islamic leader lead 17 different raiding expeditions into India during 11th century?100
1965039833Umayyad DynastyIn 711 the northern Indian area of Sind fell to what group?101
1965039834Gupta DynastyWhat was brought to an end by an invasion of the white Huns in 451 C.E?102
1965039835LoyaltyWhat is the most important virtue of Boshido?103
1965039836Chan BuddhismWhat is the most popular school of thought of Buddhism in China?104
1965039837Heian periodWhen was the Chinese influence on Japan most profound?105
1965039838Kamakura ShogunateIn 1185 the Minimoto clan defeated their rival the Tyra clan and created what?106
1965039839Great CanalWhat Sui construction would have important economic implications well into 20th century?107
1965039840Ibn RushdWhat Islamic thinker studied Aristotle and thought in turn influenced rise of European scholasticism?108
1965039841Equal Field SystemThe Tang planned to avoid the concentration of land of the wealthy and the resulting unrest was called what?109
1965039842Council of NiceaIn 325C.E. what decided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures?110
1965039843CaesaropapismWhat is the name system historians use when the emperor has political and religious authority?111
1965039844Corpus Iruris ciuilisJustinian issued what and won recognition as definitive codification of Roman law:112
1965039845Ottoman TurksConstantinople fell in 1453 to whom?113
1965039846The Great Schism; the two churches seperatedIn 1054 the pope and the patriarch in Constantinople did what?114
1965039847IconoclasmEmperor Leo the III inaugurated the divisive ecclesiastical policy called what?115
1965039848CharlemagneDirect to the Byzantine emperor arose in the year 800 when the pope gave an imperial crown the what Frankish king?116
1965039849The 4th crusade (Norman Knights)In a disaster which the Byzantine empire never really recovered Constantinople was sacked in 1204 by whom?117
1965039850EuripidesWho wrote the Bacchae?118
1965039851eupicuriansWhich of the Hellenistic philosophies viewed pleasure as the greatest good?119
1965039852PelbiansIn an effort to alleviate social tensions, what group was allowed to elect 2 and then 10 tribunes?120
1965039853CarthageThe turning point in roman history was their struggle in the punic wars against who?121
1965039854CarthaginansIn the early period of Roman expansion the eastern half of the Mediterranean was dominated by the Antigonids, the salusids and the talamayids while the western half was controlled by whom?122
1965039855Roman estates similar to manorsWhat were the latifundia?123
1965039856Julius CaesarIn Rome, whose political philosophy favored liberal policies and social reform?124
1965039857The anointedJesus of Nazareth's followers called him the Christ which mean what?125
1965039858Christianity, Mithraism, JudaismWhat religions were popular during the roman empire?126
1965039859Mahabharata and the RamayanaWhat two great Indian epics commonly portrayed women as weak willed and emotional creatures?127
1965039860AnalectsWhat is the collection of Confucian sayings and teachings called?128
1965039861AshokaThe high point of Maryan success would come during the reign of whom?129
1965039862Chandragupta MauryaThe first ruler to unify India was?130
1965039863He proposed Confucianism to government in UniversitiesIn 124B.C.E. Han Wudi transformed china by doing what?131
1965039864Han WhodiName the person whose most important contribution to china was establishing a president for central imperial rule?132
1965039865DaoismWhat is the philosophy which criticized social activism and instead proposed a life in reflection and introspection in china?133
1965039866Shi HuangdiWhose policies are closely resemble these: strong centralized rule, huge public project, disarming regional military?134
1965039867Shang DynastyWhen did the Chinese begin an extensive use of writing?135
1965039868ChavinWhat cult produced deities with the features of humans and wild animals in Americas?136
1965039869MayanWhat American culture had a system of writing, concept of zero and most elaborate calendar?137
1965039870MayansWhat group collapsed due to internal dissension and civil war, failure of water control and spread of epidemic diseases in the Americas like yellow fever?138
1965039871New Dynasties didn't agree with past DynastiesWhy were many of literary works of the Chinese destroyed?139
1965039872OlmecWhat was the first society of Mesoamerica that founded traditions that will be followed by all following civilizations?140
1965039873Internal uprisingWho destroyed the ceremonial centers of San Lorenzo and La Venta?141
1965039874MaizeBy 5 thousand B.C.E Mesoamericans had discovered potential of what crop?142
1965039875The Hindu caste system (Brahmin Kshatraya Vaishva Shudra)What is the Varna hierarchy?143
1965039876Indo-EupopeansWhat group may have been the first people to domesticate horses and hitch animals to wagons, had original homeland in Ukraine, and spread variations of their language from India to Europe?144
1965039877Harrapa and Mohenjo-DaroAll archeological evidence from early Indian history suggests what two places had central authority?145
1965039878Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)What pharaoh tried unsuccessfully to make Egypt monotheistic?146
1965039879MenesEgypt was united in 3100 B.C.E. by what conqueror?147
19650398803 out of 4 Meaning of life and death, Human Friendship, Relationship between gods and humansThe epic of Gilgamesh deals with several subjects, what are they?148
1965039881Eye for an eye .What do the words lex talianos relate too?149

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