Byzantium

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Byzantium
Expansion of Islam
Empire in E. Asia
India Indian Ocean Basin
Christianity in W. Europe
Game design by Mary Catherine McGillvray
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Final Jeopardy!
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Italy, Sicily, northwestern Africa, and southern
Spain were brought back under imperial control by
the military victories of
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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
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Byzantine emperor was challenged in 800 when the
pope gave an imperial crown to this Frankish king,
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Byzantine gold coin that became the standard
currency in the Mediterranean basin
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In 325 C.E., in an effort to answer the Arians,
Constantine brought together leading churchmen at
the Council of
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The turning point in the rise of Islam was
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No religious leader could follow Muhammad, so
political authority rested in the position of the
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The main split inside Islam was between Sunni and
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The victorious Arabic armies of this dynasty
allowed the conquered peoples to practice their
own religions.
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The special head tax that Umayyad forces made
conquered peoples to pay in exchange for
religious tolerance was known as
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In 1279, the Song dynasty finally fell to the
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This practice illustrates the increasingly
patriarchal nature of Chinese society
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The most influential Chinese, naval,
technological innovation was the
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In regard to their relationship with China, the
Viet people . revolted against the Tang and
gained their
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The first novel in world history, The Tale of
Genji, was written by
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An invasion in 451 C.E. by the White Huns, began
the collapse of this dynasty
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These played an important role in the
agricultural and financial development of
southern India
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During the postclassical age, the caste system
became securely established in what part of India
for the first time?
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The temples of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat were
built by the rulers of what kingdom?
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In regard to political structure, postclassical
India . developed no single
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Which of the following achievements was not a
part of the Early Middle Ages?a. a restoration
of political order through a feudal systemb.
economic recoveryc. the reestablishment of
centralized, imperial rule d. the creation of
an institutional framework for the Christian
church based in Romee. Both c and d are true.
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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.
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Which Germanic tribe played the most important
role in establishing the foundations of European
development?a. Visigothsb. Anglesc. Franks
d. Ostrogothse. Vandals
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Question E400
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Question E500
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Belasarius
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Theme enabled Byzantine forces to mobilize
quickly and resist Islamic advances stabilized
political order social structures
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Charlemagne
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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 (?????t??? or "Byzántion") of the
capital, Constantinople, where the gold coins
typically came from and were associated with
since the time of Constantine I.
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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
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Hijra is the emigration of Muhammad and his
followers to the city of Medina in 622, marking
the first year of the Islamic calendar,
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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
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Shia Shias adhere to the teachings of Muhammad
Shi'as consider Muhammad's descendants as the
true source of guidance
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Umayyad dynasty was the first dynasty of the
Muslim Caliphate, 660750. The reign of Muawiyah
I was marked by internal security and external
expansion.
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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
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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.
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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.
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magnetic compass
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Independence In 938 CE, a Vietnamese lord named
Ngô Quy?n defeated Chinese forces at the B?ch
Ð?ng River and gained independence after 10
centuries under Chinese control.
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Murasaki Shikibu , a Japanese noblemwoman,The
Tale of Genj is a classic work of Japanese
literature written in the early eleventh century,
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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.
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Hindu temples
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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 jatis or sub-castes.
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Khmer Dynasty in present day Cambodia
Angkor-Wat-
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centralized imperial authority
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c. the reestablishment of centralized, imperial
rule
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a. Germanic tribes established regional kingdoms.
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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.
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Charlemagne fought for thirty-two years to
conquer thea. Saxons. b. Moors.c.
Lombards.d. Burgundians.e. Franks.
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a. Saxons
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Daily Double!
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Final Jeopardy!
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Final Jeopardy Cateogory Title
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Which of the following was not one of the groups
that invaded Europe in the ninth century?a.
Magyarsb. Mongols c. Vikingsd. Muslimse.
Both a and b are correct.
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Mongols