Transcript Byzantium Expansion of Empire in India & Indian

Byzantium
Expansion of
Islam
Empire in
E. Asia
India & Indian Christianity in
Ocean Basin W. Europe
Game design by Mary Catherine McGillvray
Final
Jeopardy!
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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 recovery
c. 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. Visigoths
b. Angles
c. 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
the
a. 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. Magyars
b. Mongols
c. Vikings
d. Muslims
e. Both a and b are correct.
Mongols