AP World History Quiz 3 Flashcards
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| 7357081388 | Angkor Wat | A huge temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, and was the centerpiece of the Khmer Empire. (Founded 880) | 0 | |
| 7357089433 | One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) | A famous collection of folktales(Persian, Indian, Arabian). Name comes from the number of nights Scheherazade told a folktale to her husband, the sultan. | 1 | |
| 7357091478 | Song Dynasty | (960-1279) One of the most brilliant eras in imperial China. Under the Song dynasty, China reached extraordinary levels of agriculture and industrial productivity. | 2 | |
| 7357094712 | Ming Dynasty | (Mid-Fourteenth to Mid-Seventeenth) During early years, emperors adopted policies of expansionism by land and self-assertion by sea | 3 | |
| 7357105450 | Tang Dynasty | (618-907) Restored the Chinese imperial impulse. Extended control along the silk route. Considered to be at its high point during this time. | 4 | |
| 7357117254 | Abbasid Empire | a member of a dynasty of caliphs (750-1258) ruling the Islamic empire especially from their capital Baghdad and claiming descent from Abbas the uncle of Muhammad | 5 | |
| 7357127113 | Emperor Yung-Lo | Ming emperor from 1402-1424 who dispatched a series of seven spectacular ocean voyages under Admiral Zheng He.. | 6 | |
| 7357134737 | Admiral Zheng He | Was a court eunuch for the Ming dynasty. Was fleet admiral on 7 voyages to explore, and establish trade routes. Led China to Superpower of Indian Ocean. | 7 | |
| 7357171055 | Mongols | An aggressive steppe nomad people, were one of the most powerful militaries of all time. Within thirty years expanded to the Chinese heartland and west to Kievan Russia. | 8 | |
| 7357174355 | Marco Polo | Famous European traveler who is known for his travels along the silk road last lasted 24 years. | 9 | |
| 7357176840 | Kublai Khan | A great Mongol emperor who reigned from 1260 to 1294, extended Mongol Empire even more. | 10 | |
| 7357180744 | Diamond Sutra | a Sanskrit tale transmitted along the silk routes and translated into chinese in the 5th century. | 11 | |
| 7357191597 | Transhumance | A form of nomadism based off of the seasonal migration of livestock, practiced in areas unsuitable for winter grazing. | 12 |