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151225699Who was the main ambassador sent out by Han Wudi?Zheng Qiuan0
151225700What is the land route of the silk roads ran from this Han capital to this Mediterranean port?Chang'an to Antiloch1
151225701What was the name of the Christian community that emphasized the human nature of Jesus?Nestorians2
151225702In 476 C.E. the Germanic leader Odivasor brought an end to the end of the western empire when he overthrew what roman emperor?Romulus Augustulus3
151225703Chaos threatened the Roman Empire in mid 5th century when Germanic tribes poured into the empire seeking protection from who?Atilla the Hun4
151225704The prophet who promoted a syncretic blend of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements into a religious faith that would serve a cosmopolitan world.Mani5
151225705Who devised the cyrilic alphabet?Cyril and Methodious6
151225706The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is known as?Hajj7
151225707What is the turning point in the rise of Islam?Hagira8
151225708After the death of Muhammad, political leadership fell to a caliphate by the name of what?Abu Baker9
151225709Who believed that the caliphate should follow the line of ali?Shi'ite10
151225710Of all the new crops that spread throughout the Islamic world during all the new trade, which proved to be the most important?Cotton11
151225711What new industry transmitted to the islamic world from china was introduced during the abasid period?papermaking12
151225712What is a caravansary?A roadside inn for caravan trader13
151225713In an effort to bring learned students Islamic leaders supported what higher learning institution?Universities Madrasas14
151225714Northern India was dominated through the 12th to the 16th century by what?Dehli Sultanate15
151225715In 1492 on Oct 12th Columbus made landfall on an island that the Tainos natives called?Guanahani16
151225716Who designed the dome in Florence?Brunelleschi17
151225717In 1500-1800 the largest contingent of migrants to America consisted of what group?African slaves18
151225718The first circumnavigation was completed in 1522 by who?Magellan's Slave; Henry the Black19
151225719The explorer who led 3 expeditions into the pacific in 18th century was who?James Cook20
151225720In the long term, the Columbian exchange led to an economic instability because of what?Silver Inflation21
151225721Where did the outbreak of the bubonic plague begin?China22
151225722What style of painting is being described? use of linear perspective, choice of themes from Greek and Roman world, creation of individual portraits?Renaissance23
151225723Why was Ibn Batuta able to travel so extensively?He is a Muslim Judge24
151225724Why did Kublai Khan employ Marco Polo in an administrative job?He is a foreigner, the Khan doesn't trust the Chinese people25
151225725What heretical group in the 16th century attacked increasing materialism of European society?Walensians26
151225726What was the capital of Aztecs?Tenochtitlan27
151225727The influence of Maya on Toltec can be seen in the similarities between Tula and the Mayan city of what?Chicien Itza28
151225728Where did the Hanseatic league trade?The Baltic29
151225729Who invented both the stern port runner and the magnetic compass?The Chinese30
151225730What is a wind wheel?Circular Wind patterns31
151225731Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?Bartholomue Dias32
151225732What first century B.C.E. work dealt with moral behavior and social relationships in India?Upanishads Law Code of Manu33
151225733A 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.Karma34
151225734Chronological order: Shang, Zhou, Xia, Yang Shao.Yang, Xia, Shang, zhou35
151225735What were the Zhou emperors forced to establish because of the size of the Zhou state?Feudalism36
151225736In an attempt to foretell the future the Shang made use of what?Oracle bones37
151225737In regards to gaining or losing the mandate of heaven the Chinese spoke of what term?Tian38
151225738Know the correct groupings of river valley civilizations and their riversMesopotamia- Tigris and Euphrates China- Yellow/Huang He Egypt- Nile Mohenjo-Daro- Indus River Valley39
151225739Put the Persian empires in correct chronological order: Seleucids, Sassanid, Parthians, Achaemenids.Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sassanid40
151225740Overall the battle of marathon in 490 B.C.E proved to be what?End of Persian-Athenian war; Persians lose, Athenians win41
151225741Who was the founder of Achaemenid Empire?Cyrus42
151225742Who were the Persian eyes and ears of the king?spies appointed by the king43
151225743What word best expresses the Chinese concept of pheliopeiety?Xiao44
151225744Who is the most influential post Confucian philosopher who served as chief spokesman for Kong Fuzi?Mencius45
151225745Which empire normally displayed the greatest degree of toleration towards its subject people?Persian46
151225746These are the basic tenants of what religion: belief in heaven and hell, good morals, final judgment?Zoroastrianism47
151225747What is the name of the Jain principal of nonviolence?Ahimsa48
151225748What are Buddha's four noble truths?1. Universality of suffering. 2. Desire is the cause of suffering. 3. Nirvana is the cessation of desire. 4. Follow the eightfold path49
151225749In 320B.C.E. who created the Gupta dynasty?Maharaj Syri-Gupta50
151225750What is the most decisive naval battle of the Persian war?battle of Salamis51
151225751What is the name of the Indian work which deals with the dialog between Arguna and his charioteer Krishna?Bahagavad gita52
151225752Who said the "unexamined life is not worth living?"Socrates53
151225753Who did Plato propose to be the true ruler of society?Philosopher Kings54
151225754Who was the largest part of Alexander's conquest, essential former Acheamenid Empire taken over by?Seleucid Monarchy55
151225755Later Christian scholastic philosophers refer to person as "masters of those who know"Aristotle56
151225756In 380 C.E. Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the roman empire by what emperor?Theodoisus57
151225757Christians were allowed to openly practice their religion when Constantine wrote what document?Edict of Milan58
151225758Who built a capital city, reunited empire, and allowed Christians to practice their own religion?Constantine59
151225759What was the wealthy trading state that controlled India from 850-1267?Chola Kingdom60
151225760What was the first of the Indianized states centered around the capital port of Okeo?Funan empire61
151225761The design of the Khmer temples Angkor Tam and Angkor Wat show what?The spread of Hinduism in southeast Asia62
151225762In 1336 Harihara and Bukka, 2 emissaries renounced Islam, reconverted to Hinduism and founded what kingdom?Vijaynagara63
151225763Who am I describing: actively supported pope, instigated missing missi dominici, extended authority as far down as rome in the middle ages.Charlemagne64
151225764Who was the Carolingian dynasty named after?Charlemagne, Charles Martel Karl the Hammer65
151225765England was unified in the 9th century by whom?Alfred the great king of the Anglo-Saxons66
151225766In 962 Otto the first received a crown from the pope marking the foundation of what?Holy Roman empire67
151225767What is the great epic story of Mali?The life story of Sundiata who was king of the Ghana Empire. Was told as an oral tradition68
151225768Where did Bantu (language) originally come from?an oral language of the Bantu people in west Africa Niger river basin69
151225769What was most powerful state in west Africa during arrival of Islam?Ghana70
151225770Mali became the wealthiest kingdom in Sub-Saharan Africa because of what?Gold Copper and Salt71
151225771What was Axum?Naval Power in Ethiopia72
151225772What is the historical capital of Zimbabwe?Great Zimbabwe73
151225773Who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1334?Mansa Musa74
151225774Who sacked the Swahili state of Kilwa in 1505?The Portuguese75
151225775What West African power had a series of powerful kings, strong cavalry, and a control of west Saharan trade?Mali76
151225776Who was Hatshepsut?The first female pharaoh in Egypt77
151225777What is "holy inscriptions" in Greek?hieroglyphics78
151225778What object reflects early humans deep interest in fertility?Venus Statues79
151225779Chronological order: #1Neanderthal, # 2ostrolopithicus, # 3chromagnin, #4homo erectus2, 4, 1, 380
151225780What do anthropologist prefer to the term Agricultural revolution?Agricultural transition81
151225781What is the earliest Neolithic settlement located at a fresh water oasis near the Dead Sea?Jericho82
151225782Who was the first creator of an empire in Mesopotamia?Sargon83
151225783What is the Mesopotamian style of writing called?Cuneiform84
151225784Who is the most important of the humanistic thinkers?Erasmus85
151225785Who was the Chinese admiral who made seven journeys of exploration?Zheng He86
151225786In regards to exploration, Prince Enrique was to Portugal as ______ was to china.Yongle87
151225787What Portuguese mariner reached India in 1498?Vasco De Gama88
151225788In 1492 what marked the end of the reconquista?The capture of Granada89
151225789In a larger sense what is the world or title for the struggle between church and state of Europe?investiture90
151225790What is the most important relationship in feudalism?Lord-vassal91
151225791In 1279 Kublai Khan proclaimed the beginning of what dynasty?Yuan Dynasty92
151225792Who founded the Ottoman Turks?Osmar93
151225793In the late 14thC what Turkish ruler did all of the following, weakened golden hoard, sacked deli, launched campaigns in south west Asia and Anatolia?Timur/Tamerlane94
151225794Why did Genghis Khan send troops in Persia in 1219?...95
151225795What did the invasions of the nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes facilitate between the 11th and 15thC?trade96
151225796Who spread the Benedictine rule to women living in convents?St. Scholastic97
151225797In 1295 the Il Khan Gizan converted to what religion?Islam98
151225798Who was the most important figure in providing the roman church with the sense of direction during the early middle ages by reasserting papal primacy?Pope Gregory I99
151225799What Islamic lea lead 17 different raiding expeditions into India during 11thC?Mahmud of Ghazhi100
151225800In 711 the northern Indian area of Sind fell to what group?Ummayad Dynasty101
151225801What was brought to an end by an invasion of the white Huns in 451?Gupta Empire102
151225802What is the most important virtue of Boshido?loyalty103
151225803What is the most popular school of thought of Buddhism in China?Chan Buddhism104
151225804When was the chinese influence on Japan most profound?Heian period105
151225805In 1185 the minimoto clan defeated their rival the Tyra clan and created what?Kamakura Shogunate106
151225806What Sui construction would have important economic implictations well into the 20thC?Grand Canal107
151225807What Islamic think studied Aristotle and thought in turn influenced the the rise of European scholasticism?Ibn Rushd108
151225808The Tang planned to avoid the concentration of land of the wealthy and the resulting unrest was called what?equal-field system109
151225809In 325 what decided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures?Council of Nicea110
151225810What is the name system historians us when the emperor has political and religious authority?Caesaropapism111
151225811Justinian issued what and won recognition as definitive codification of Roman law?Corpus ciulis iuris112
151225812Constaninople fell in 1453 to whom?Ottoman Turks113
151225813In 1054 the pope and the patriarch in Constantinople did what?The great schism114
151225814Emperor Leo the III inaugurated the divisive ecclesiastical policy called what?Iconclasm115
151225815Direct to the Byzantine emperor arose tin the year 800 when the pope gave an imperial crown the what Frankish king?Charlemagne116
151225816In a disaster which he Byzantine empire never really recovered Constaninople was sacked in 1204 by whom?4th Crusade117
151225817Who wrote the Bacchae?...118
151225818Which of the Hellenistic philosphies viewed pleasure as the greatest good?Eupirians119
151225819In an effort to alleviate social tensions, what group was allowed to elet two and then ten tribunes?Relbians120
151225820The turning point in roman history was their struggle in the punic wars against who?Carthage121
151225821In the early period of roman expansion the eastern half of the Mediterranean was dominated by the Antigonids, the saludids and the talamayids while the western half was controlled by whom?Carthagians122
151225822What were the latifundia?Roman estates like manors123
151225823In rome whose political philosophy favored liberal policies and social reform?Julius Caesar124
151225824Jesus of Nazareth's followers call him Christ, meaning...anointed one125
151225825What religions were popular during the roman empire?Judaism, Christianity, Mishoism126
151225826what two great Indian epics commonly portrayed women as weak willed and emotional creatures?Ramayana127
151225827What is the collection of Confucian sayings and teachings called?Analects128
151225828The high point of Maryan success would come during the reign of whom?Asoka?129
151225829The first ruler to unify India was?Chandragupta Maurya130
151225830In 124BCE Han Wudi transformed China by doing what?suggesting congucianism131
151225831Name the person whose most important contricution to china was establishing a president for central imperial rule?Han Whodi132
151225832What is the philosophy which criticized social activism and instead proposed a life in reflection and introspection in China?Daoism133
151225833Whose policies are closely resemble these: stong centralized rule, guge public project, disarming regional military?Shing Huangdi134
151225834When did the Chinese begin an extensive use of writing?Shang Dynasty135
151225835What cult produced deities with the features of humans and wild animals in Americas?Chavin136
151225836What American culture had a system of writing, concept of zero and most elaborate calendar?mayan137
151225837what group collapse due to internal dissension and civil war, failure of water control and spread of epidemic diseases in the americans like yellow fever?mayan138
151225838Why were many of literary works of the Chinese destroyed?didn't agree with former dynasties, emperor qing139
151225839what was the first society of mesoamerican that founded traditions that will be followed by all following civilizations?olmec140
151225840what destroyed the ceremonial centers of San Lorenzo anhod La Wenta?internal uprising141
151225841by five thousand BCE mesoamericans had discovered potential of what crop?maize142
151225842What is the Varna hierarchy?caste system143
151225843what group may have been the first people to demesicate horses and hitch animals to wagoans had original homeland in Ukraine and spread variations of their language from Indai to Europe?Indo-European144
151225844All archeological evidence from early Indain history suggests what two places had central authority?Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro145
151225845What pharaoh tried unsuccessfully to make Egypt monotheistic?Akhenaten I146
151225846Egypt was united in 3100BCE by what conqueror?menes147
151225847The epic of Gilgamesh deals with several subjects, what were they?life/death, friendship, relationship between gods and people148
151225848what does Lex Talianos mean?eye for an eye149

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