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ByzantiumExpansion of Islam

Empire in E. Asia

India & IndianOcean Basin

Christianity in W. Europe

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Italy, Sicily, northwestern Africa, and

southern Spain were brought back under

imperial control by the military victories of

One of the causes of Byzantine resurgence

was the political innovation wherein a

general was given military and civil control

over an imperial province or

Byzantine emperor was challenged in 800 when

the pope gave an imperial crown to this

Frankish king,

Byzantine gold coin that became the standard

currency in the Mediterranean basin

In 325 C.E., in an effort to answer the Arians, Constantine brought

together leading churchmen at the

Council of

The turning point in the rise of Islam was

No religious leader could follow Muhammad, so

political authority rested in the position of the

The main split inside Islam was between

Sunni and

The victorious Arabic armies of this dynasty allowed the conquered

peoples to practice their own religions.

The special head tax that Umayyad forces

made conquered peoples to pay in

exchange for religious tolerance was known as

In 1279, the Song dynasty finally fell to the

This practice illustrates the increasingly

patriarchal nature of Chinese society

The most influential Chinese, naval,

technological innovation was the

In regard to their relationship with China,

the Viet people . revolted against the

Tang and gained their

The first novel in world history, The Tale of

Genji, was written by

An invasion in 451 C.E. by the White Huns,

began the collapse of this dynasty

These played an important role in the

agricultural and financial development of

southern India

During the postclassical age, the caste system

became securely established in what part

of India for the first time?

The temples of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat were built by the rulers

of what kingdom?

In regard to political structure, postclassical

India . developed no single…

Which of the following achievements was not a part of the Early Middle

Ages?

a. a restoration of political order through a feudal system

b. economic recoveryc. the reestablishment of centralized, imperial rule

d. the creation of an institutional framework for the Christian church

based in Rome

e. Both c and d are true.

After the collapse of western Roman authority,

a. Germanic tribes established regional kingdoms.

b. a greater pan-Germanic empire was established.

c. the Visigoths created imperial unity.

d. the Byzantine Empire expanded into the west, to re-create a lasting

imperial state.e. Europe was overrun and united by

Islamic forces.

Which Germanic tribe played the most important role in

establishing the foundations of European development?

a. Visigothsb. Anglesc. Franks

d. Ostrogoths

e. Vandals

Question E400

Question E500

Belasarius

Theme: enabled Byzantine forces to mobilize quickly and

resist Islamic advances; stabilized

political order & social structures

Charlemagne

Bezant: originating from the Mediterranean region, in particular Islamic and Byzantine gold coins

were highly prized. These gold coins were commonly called bezants,

taken from the word Byzantium, the Latinized form of the original Greek name (Βυζάντιον or "Byzántion") of the capital, Constantinople, where the gold coins typically came from and were associated with since the

time of Constantine I.

Nicea: resulted in the first uniform Christian doctrine, called the

Nicene Creed. The purpose of the

council was to resolve disagreements in the Church of Alexandria

over the nature of Jesus in relationship to the

Father

Hijra: is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of

Medina in 622, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar,

Caliph: is the head of state in a Caliphate ; After the first

fourcaliphs Abu Bakr,

Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, Ali ibn Abi Talib,

the title was claimed by the Umayyads, the Abbasids, and

the Ottomans

Shia: Shias adhere to the teachings of

Muhammad ; Shi'as consider Muhammad's

descendants as the true source of guidance

Umayyad dynasty : was the first dynasty of the Muslim Caliphate, 660–

750. The reign of Muawiyah I was marked by internal security and external

expansion.

jizya : Non-Muslim citizens who pay the tax are

permitted to practice their faith and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy as

well as being entitled to Muslim protection from

outside aggression and being exempted from military

service

Mongols: The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, and at its

height, it encompassed the majority of the territories from East Asia to Eastern

Europe. Mongol Empire included large

parts of Asia and parts of Europe as far west as

Moscow and Kiev.

Foot binding : was a custom practiced on young females for approximately one thousand

years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the

early 20th century.

magnetic compass

Independence: In 938 CE, a Vietnamese lord named Ngô

Quyền defeated Chinese forces at the Bạch Đằng

River and gained independence after 10

centuries under Chinese control.

Murasaki Shikibu , a Japanese

noblemwoman,The Tale of Genj is a

classic work of Japanese literature written in the early eleventh century,

Gupta dynasty : was one of the largest political and military empires in the world. It was

ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 320 to 600

CE and covered most of Northern India, the region presently in the nation of Pakistan and what is now

western India and Bangladesh.

Hindu temples :

southern India: Caste system describes the social

stratification and social restrictions in the Indian

Subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by

thousands of endogamous, hereditary groups often

termed as jātis or sub-castes.

Khmer Dynasty in present day Cambodia

Angkor-Wat-

centralized imperial authority

c. the reestablishment of centralized, imperial rule

a. Germanic tribes established regional kingdoms.

c. Franks : The Frankish state

consolidated its hold over large parts of

western Europe by the end of the eighth century and the

Carolingian Empire and its successor states

were Frankish.

Charlemagne fought for thirty-two years to

conquer thea. Saxons. b. Moors.

c. Lombards.d. Burgundians.

e. Franks.

a. Saxons:

Final Jeopardy Cateogory Title

Which of the following was not one of the groups that invaded Europe in

the ninth century?a. Magyarsb. Mongols c. Vikingsd. Muslims

e. Both a and b are correct.

Mongols