1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Geography Middle Ages Tang/Song/ Japan Byzantine/ Mongols Misc.
2 What body of water separates the Americas, Africa and Europe?
3 Atlantic Ocean
4 What body of water separates the Iberian Peninsula and Africa?
5 Strait of Gibraltar
6 What continent contains the Andes and the Atacama Desert?
7 South America
8 What Spanish city was greatly influenced by the spread of Islam?
9 Cordoba
10 What is the capital of North Korea, Afghanistan, Spain, and Thailand?
11 Pyong yang, Kabul, Madrid, and Bangkok
12 What event discussed in class helped to bring about the Renaissance?
13 Crusades
14 What institutions were responsible for the regulation of apprenticeship and guarantee of good workmanship?
15 Guilds
16 Who were peasant agricultural laborers?
17 Serfs
18 What term described the relationships among military elites in which greater lords provided protection and aid to lesser lords?
19 Feudalism
20 What piece of literature was an example of poetry written in the vernacular that involved blending comedy and Christian themes?
21 The Canterbury Tales
22 What group of people defeated the Song dynasty and rose to power?
23 Mongols
24 The end of Gempei wars signaled the beginning of _____________ in Japan.
25 Feudalism
26 Who were mounted troops who served the provincial military elite?
27 Samurai
28 Who were military leaders of the military governments established by the Minamoto?
29 Shoguns
30 What two philosophies/religions played an important role in Tang/Song China?
31 Confucianism/ Buddhism
32 What city was spared by Mongol expansion?
33 Novgorod
34 What city used its position as a collector of tribute for the Mongols?
35 Moscow
36 What were images of religious objects venerated as part of the religious practices of the Orthodox Church known as?
37 Icons
38 What caused the Byzantine Empire (East) to ask the Roman Empire (West) for help, which led to the First Crusade?
39 Invasion of the Seljuk Turks
40 What was a reason for the decline of the Mongol empire?
41 Plague, trade moved southward Bitter war with Timur Failure to acculturate their subjects to Mongol social traditions Fundamental contradiction- essentially nomadic society attempting to perpetuate a stable, centrally administered empire. Size of the empire **Disproportionately small number of Mongol conquerors compared with the masses of subject peoples
42 Who conquered the Aztecs and how did it happen?
43 Cortes and the Spanish conquered the Aztecs. Montezuma II welcomed Cortes in believing he was god. Montezuma showered him with gifts, Cortes got greedy and wanted more. Cortes forced Aztecs to work in mines. Another group of Spaniards arrived, Cortes went to meet them and there was an uprising, expelling the Spanish from the capital. Spanish later came back in and the empire crumbled.
44 What made the Neolithic Revolution possible?
45 Agriculture
46 What religion originated in Southeast Asia and believed in the ideas of reincarnation and the caste system?
47 Hinduism
48 What term means paying respect to elders/ ancestor worship? How is it embedded within the Chinese culture?
49 Filial Piety 5 Basic Relationships; it’s in the culture, the government, etc.
50 What document was issued in 1215 confirming the feudal rights of the military elite against monarchial claims?
51 Magna Carta