AP World History Quiz 1

I suggest doing the flashcards in order as sometimes its says "then such and such happened" Also N S E W means as u can guess North South etc.

people making connections

globalization

explains patterns of __________ in China from the Sui through the Song dynasties

continuity and change

Xia

2200 BC

Shang

7500 BC

Zhou

1066 BC

Qin

770 BC

Han

205 BC

Qin Dynasty leader and what does he do

Qin Shi Huang unifies all of China

Han dynasty leader and what does he do

Yang Jian (he was a military leader from N China) est. central imperial rule/unity

This central imperial rule led to

the Chinese Restoration (589AD-618AD)

The Chinese Restoration led to

the Sui Dynasty (which only lasted for 30 years so was it REALLY a DYNASTY)

what replaces the Sui Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty

what does the Tang dynasty come with

Buddhism

what is the Mandate of Heaven

it was the belief that the emperor king etc was divine and was given the divine right to rule

what removes the idea of the mandate of heaven

the MAGNA CARTA

when was the magna carta est and what did it say

1250 Ad and it said that the government was not divine and was not above the law

what were the building projects of the Sui Dynasty

walls, palaces, granaries (food storage)

what did people in the sui dynasty have to do

pay high taxes and have to do high labor service

what helped the population of China at the time sky rocket

champa-rice (fast-ripening rice)

what was so helpful about champa-rice

it was able to be harvested twice a year (the Chinese actually stole the crop/idea from Vietnam)

name a key city that thrived during the Tang and Song dynasties

Hangzhou (pop. 120,000)

who was Li Bai

(701-761 CE) poet he wrote about life experience, family and friends and wine

why aren’t his poems burned with the changing of dynasties

they aren’t really official documents

what can him talking about wine tell us

it was a time of prosperity where people had time and money for wine

where tang and song matriarchal, patriarchal etc

patriarchal

what was foot binding and why was it done

husbands or fathers would bind the feet of their wives or daughters

sometimes it was to show wealth (can’t walk=can’t work=richer)

other times it was done to have control

not only wealthy people did it some peasants began to to make their family look richer

who was Wu Zhao

(626-706) first and only woman emperor ever in China

how did she get there

started as a concubine for emperor at 13 years old and later he died and she took over

what is a concubine

“sex-slave-ish” used for that but also like housekeeping etc

porcelain

lighter, thinner, fancier form of pottery

metallurgy

use of iron and steel

gunpowder

during Tang it was invented and they made the first form of guns

discovered while Chinese were attempting to discover an elixir of life or immortality. Later used in warfare.

printing

before Sui, people would write on pieces of wood, China discovers paper, they would make stamps

what is Daoism

the idea that everything is explained through reason and logic but some things can’t be explained

mystical+science/reason=world

what is a sect and what is one of Buddhisms

subgroups

Chan Buddhism (Daoism+OG Buddhism)

how did Buddhism get to China

the Silk Road but began in India

what is Nirvana and what religion does it come from

end goal, to be one with the universe and break the cycle of rebirth (karma)

Buddhism

what r the thoughts on Buddhism

Daoism and Confucianism dislike it

what is Confucianism

maintain public order and provide honest and effective government

less religion more lifestyle/way of life

Muslim Philosopher, appreciated by European scholars

Ibn Rushd

holy pilgrimage to Mecca

hajj

“submission”

islam

“one who is submitted”, person who practices Islam

muslim

house of islam

dar al-islam

nomadic Muslim who kept sheep, goats, etc.

bedouin

prophet of islam, bedouin, had visions from the angel Gabriel

muhammad

god name in islam

allah

“recitation”, holy book of Islam

quran (kuran)

collection of sayings of Muhammad and accounts of his deeds

hadith

City in Saudi Arabia, where Muslims go on their hajj

mecca

“cube”, the black cube in Mecca, holiest shrine in Islam

ka’ba

“city of the prophet”, a city north of Mecca where Muhammad and his followers migrated

medina

Muhammad’s migration, beginning of Islam calendar and faith

hijra

community of faithful who follow Islam

umma

obligations for Muslims

5 pillars or islam

“struggle”, violent conquest for religion

jihad

Islamic holy law

sharia

first caliph after Muhammad’s death

abu bakr

deputy Islam leader after Muhammad’s death

caliph

Islam minority, believe that leadership should reside in the line descended from Ali

shia

traditionalists, most popular, believe in legitimacy of early caliphs (as opposed to only Ali’s descendants)

sunni

cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, prophet of Islam

ali

made after Ali died

Umayyad Dynasty

tax on non-muslims implemented by Islamic empires

jizya

replaced the Umayyad Dynasty

abbasid dynasty

Islamic officials, scholars, shaped public policy with Islam

ulama

islamic judge

qadis

powerful ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate who reigned from 789 to 809 C.E. 

harun al-rushd

letters of credit that were common in the medieval Islamic banking world

sakk

Islamic spain

al-Andalus

Islam institutions of higher education in the 10th century

madrasas

Islam mystics, placed emphasis on emotion and devotion with strict rule following

sufis

quatrains, famous poetry of Omar Khayyam that was later translated by Edward Fitzgerald

rubaiyat

Muhammad works for her and marries her in 595 C.E.

khadija

non-muslims

infidels

what beliefs did islan dislike and what did they use from them

hindu; math, science, philosophy

what else influenced islam

greek science, philosophy, and writings

scripture and tradition

quran and hadith

The Ka’ba used to hold pagan statues until

Muhammad attacked Mecca and the statues were destroyed.

• Attack planned in 629

  • Attacked in 630, “Accept Allah or die!”

what r the 5 pillars

1. Acknowledge Allah as the only God and Muhammad is his prophet.

2. Pray to Allah daily and face Mecca (they pray five times a day)

3. Observe a fast in the daylight during Ramadan

4. Contribute alms to the weak and poor

   1. All who are able make at least one hajj

what us the quran

an account of muhammads visions

what r the 3 religions of the book

judaism, christianity, islam

what were all these religions influenced by

zoroastrianism

largest waterworks project before modern times. Facilitated trade/watered rice

grand canal

Second emperor of China (ruled from 604-618)

Sui Yangdi

Second emperor of the Tang dynasty. Ruthless & ambitious. Provided stability and prosperity

Tang Taizong

governed the allocation of agricultural land

Equal Field System

nomadic Turkic people brought to China as mercenary military

Uighurs

First song emperor (ruled from 960 - 976). Military leader, advocate of bureaucracy

Song Taizu

the sect of buddhism that ran rampant through China

Mahayana Buddhism

Believed in the idea of Zen & peace/tranquility

Chan Buddhism

blend of Buddhism and confucian values.

Neo-Confucianism

Chinese philosopher (1130 - 1200) wrote about family rituals and how to honor the family/ancestors

Zhu Xi

“the way of the gods”. An ancient religion of Japan. Started 1,000 B.C.

Shinto

hereditary military and nobility officer caste of medieval Japan

Samurai

classic work of Japanese literature by Murasaki Shikibu. Story about life, passing of time, and love.

The Tale of Genji