AP World History Unit 1

AD 960-1279

What was the duration in the Song Dynasty lasted ?

Tang Dynasty

What was the dynasty before the Song Dynasty?

907 AD

When was the fall of the Tang Dynasty ?

End of the 5 Dynasties

When did the Song Dynasty rose to power (what period)?

General Zhao Kuangyin

Who founded the Song Dynasty?

Southern region

At what region of china did the Song Dynasty rose?

Northern

At what region of Chinawas the rival of the Song Dynasty formed?

paper currency, minted standardized coins made of iron and copper

What did the Song Dynasty invent and discover?

civil service exam

How did people get government jobs in the Song Dynasty?

Confucianism and Imperial Bureaucracy

What methods did the Song Dynasty utilize to maintain and justify its rule?

Confucius

Founder of Confucianism

traditional methods

What did Confucius stress in his philosophy?

During the end of the ruling of Zhou Dynasty

When did Confucianism restore peace in China?

a central ruler

What kind of authority did Confucius believe could rule china effectively?

Loving others while practicing self-discipline…also for kings and those in power to rule justly

What is Ren?

Children showing highest respect to their parents and elders

What is Fillai piety

Treat people the same way you would want to be treated

What is the golden rule?

The Analects

What book did his followers and disciples create?

If a ruler is compassionate to his people and provides them with food and protection then the people will obey the ruler

What is the Mandate of Heaven

Zhu Xi

Who created neo-confucianism?

During Tang Dynasty

When did Neo-Confucianism first emerge in china?

Buddhism and Taoism

What elements did Neo-Confucianism take from other cultures?

Prince Siddharta Gautama

Who questioned Hindu rituals and beliefs?

Four Noble Truths and how it can lead to nirvana( a state of enlightment and freedom)

What did Buddha teach his followers/disciples?

Eightfold Path

What did the Buddha devise to make his followers closer to understanding the Four Noble Truths?

Middle Path

What did the Buddha call for moderation in our lives?

reincarnation

What is samsara

Hangzhou

What was the capital of the Song Dynasty

Champa rice

What did government officials give peasants and farmers to across China to increase crop production to feed the ever-growing Chinese population?

It grew quickly, and it was drought resistant

Why was champa rice good

Allowed transportation of grain and goods to the capital

Why did the song dynsaty create the grand canal?

Steel tipped arrows and swords and gunpowder

What did the Song military make

Because they invented movable type(an early form of printing)

Why did literature flourished in china

A school of oral telling in the vernacular (common language spoken in that country)

What school emerged during the Song Dynasty

Fine China

What do we call porcelain pieces in America?

Confucianism and Legalism

Which two philosophies helped maintaina a strong central government in China?

Mesopotamia around 2000 BC

When and where was Judaism formed?

Lead the Israelites east of Egypt

What did Moses do

BC 63

When did the Roman Empire conquer Judea

christianity

Largest religion in the world

He converted to Christianity in AD 312

What and When did the roman empire do after he saw a vision form god

Edict of Milan which ended persecution of christians and made the religion legal in the roman empire

What did Constantine enact

It contains messages that God communicated with Muhammad

What do Muslims believe about the Quran

The Mecca rulers because they believed they would lose money if people left Mecca

Who did not like Muhammads’s teaching and islam

migration…the struggles faced by Muhammad and his followers as they travelled to the city of Medina

What does Hijrah mean

pilgrimage

What does haji mean

true…muslims believe they are descends of Abraham a belief shared with christians and jews

Is Islam an Abrahamic religion true or false

spiritual duties accepted by all muslims

What are the 5 pillars

Shahadah

What is the first pillar of the 5 pillars called

Salat

What is the second pillar of the 5 pillars called

Zakat

What is the third pillar of the 5 pillars called?

Sawm..done during the holy month of Ramadan

What is the fourth pillar of the 5 pillars called

Haji

What is the fifth pillar in the 5 pillars called?

stone that fell to earth from the heavens as a sign for adam and eve to build an altar for allah

What is the black stone

jesus and paul

Which two people first helped spread christianity

Ummah

What is the muslim community called

Dar-al-Islam

What are areas controlled by Muslims called

successor

What does caliph mean

Umayyad

What were caliphs who followed Umar called

A period of Arabization(spread of arab culture around the world)

What did the rise of Umayyad bring

a dynasty or hereditary monarch

What did the Umayyads establish

focused on trade rather than war and built a new capitol in baghdad

What did the Abbasids do

mosque looking structures

What were minarets

Mamluks

What was the name of the slaves that the Abbasid caliphate bought

Seljuk Turks

Who conquered Baghdad

Crusades

What was the name of the holy land that the muslims and Christians fought for

Jizya

What was the name of tax on all Muslim subjects called

Contributing to the fields of astronomy, logic and mathematics

How did Nasir-al-din al-tusi contributed to the Golden Age

subcontinent

Is india a continent or subcontinent

Vijayanagara Empire

Which was the indian empire in southern india

Rajput Kingdoms

Which empire succeed the Gupta Empire in northern india

Srivijaya empire

Which empire developed a power navy in India

Khmer Empire

Which empire did not remove or destroy any Hindu artwork when converted to Buddhism

A modest/simple way of living in response to a luxurious lifestyle…began during ummayad caliphate

What is Sufism

movement led by Hindus in southern India for stronger connection with god

What was the Bakti movement

when buddhist chooses to live a life of incredible discipline

What is Buddhist monasticism

sufis

Who brought islam to southeast asia

Beringia

Land bridge between asia and northamerica

olmecs and toltecs

Which were one of the earliest civilizations in the americas

modern day guatemala

Where did the maya develop a society

modern day mexico

Where were the aztecs

floating gardens called chinampas

How did the aztecs grow crops

andes mountain of south america

Where did the incas live

Incas

Who were the people of the sun

quiput a colorfully knotted rope that records and sends messages

How did the incas communicate

Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro

Who destroyed the incas

mississipian civilization

Which civilization developed mounds in the earth

chaco

Which civilization constructed large homes from stones

Anasazi people

Which civilizations constructed homes directly into the sides of cilffs in mesa verde

migration from west africa to central and southern africa due to desertification

What was the bantu migration

people

What does bantu mean

Ibn Battuta

Who was impressed with african kingdoms

modern day Nigeria

What did the hausa kingdom do

modern day ethiopia

Where was the kingdom of axum

routes that crossed the sahara desert

What was the trans-saharan trade route

transported goods across the sahara

What were the caravans of camels

used gold to help with economic improvements

What was the gold-salt trade

located between senegal and niger rivers

Where was the kingdom of ghana

sundiata

Who united the people of mali

Mansa Musa

Most famous mali ruler