MCMC World History (Midterm Review)

Question 1

What was the name of the Inca state-run forced labor system?

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mit'a system

Question 2

The Persians were most famous for their administrative policies, including the use of a large-scale _________ government

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centralized

Question 3

Song institution that attempted to facilitate interregional trade by sea by incentivizing the buying/selling of imports

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Maritime Trade Supervisorate

Question 4

Imperial dynasty of China (960-1279). It was the first in world history to issue banknotes, have a standing navy

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Song Dynasty

Question 5

the labor system that featured the oversight/management of large estates by the nobility in Medieval Europe and Japan

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manorialism

Question 6

What was the name of the new European economic policy/technique for colonial empires?

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mercantilism

Question 7

This was the sub-Saharan African state that remained an independent Christian kingdom until the 20th century

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Solomonic Kingdom

Question 8

What was the term used to describe kings, princes, and lords funding exploration?

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royal patronage

Question 9

This was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire until its capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 CE.

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Constantinople

Question 10

What was the term used to describe regular people funding exploration by paying for portions of the costs?

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joint-stock

Question 11

Sub-Saharan African city-state that flourished as the tail end of a large interregional trade network into China

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Great Zimbabwe

Question 12

Religion that was considered a foreign threat to Chinese social harmony, persecuted, largely destroyed by Tang Dynasty

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Buddhism

Question 13

This is the term used to describe goods being sold to another country.

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export

Question 14

Europeans were motivated to explore for God, gold, and glory. What did the ‘gold’ represent?

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riches

Question 15

son of the first ruler of Greece who setout on an undefeated expedition that conquered the entire Persian Empire

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Alexander the Great

Question 16

Foundational practices of Islam which include acknowledgement of the one God & final prophet, fasting, charity, prayers

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Five Pillars

Question 17

This is the term used to describe goods being purchased from another country.

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import

Question 18

This is the name of the Persian Empire that functioned as the archrival to the Romans from the 3rd to 7th centuries CE.

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Sassanid Empire

Question 19

This term is used to describe the fulfillment of one’s life [caste] duty.

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dharma

Question 20

Period of time from roughly 795-1100 CE in which Europe /Mediterranean were subject to violent raids by Nordic invaders

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The Viking Age

Question 21

This was the ruler who began the process of unifying the independent Greek city-states into an empire.

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Philip of Macedon

Question 22

This was the Hebrew faith that borrowed from many of the key beliefs from Zoroastrianism

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Second Temple Judaism

Question 23

Famous Roman emperor who moved his administration closer to his Persian Rivals and legalized Christianity in 313 CE

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Constantine I

Question 24

Who found the route to India around the tip of Africa?

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Vasco De Gama

Question 25

Who funded the first voyages along the western coast of Africa?

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Henry the Navigator

Question 26

Renewed emphasis on traditional Chinese views under the Tang/Song which focused on the removal of mystical elements

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Neo-confucianism

Question 27

Chinese philosophy that laid out 3 fundamental levels to maintain social harmony from individual, to family, to state

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Confucianism

Question 28

Imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618-907, a high point in Chinese civilization, and golden age of civilization

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Tang Dynasty

Question 29

The set of oral Vedic religions brought by Indo-Aryan invaders around 1500 BCE that dominated the Indian subcontinent;

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Hinduism

Question 30

This was the name for Roman provincial rulers that carried out the policies of the Roman Republic and Empire.

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governor

Question 31

Term used to describe an appointed Persian provincial official that governed according to policies set by the emperor

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satrap

Question 32

Chinese philosophy that emphasized the existence of a strong state built on moral law, strict secular laws/punishments

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Legalism

Question 33

Term is used to describe one’s efforts in the current life impacting their hierarchal placement in the next life.

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karma

Question 34

The common state system in Medieval Europe and Japan that featured regional rulers protecting local people for labor

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feudalism

Question 35

This was the tax that applied to non-Muslims in Muslim states.

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Jizya

Question 36

What was the name of their unique form of agriculture that farmed from small islands?

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chinampas

Question 37

This is the terms ascribed to followers/adherents of Islam.

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Muslims

Question 38

The Greeks of which city-state were most famous for their successful implementation of a democratic state.

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Athens

Question 39

Europeans were motivated to explore for God, gold, and glory. What did the ‘God’ represent?

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Christian missionary work

Question 40

Network of loose relations focused on China, facilitated trade/foreign relations by admitting China's dominance in Asia

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tribute system

Question 41

City-states and kingdoms in West Africa that benefited from trade between the city states of the empires of Ghana, Mali

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Hausa Kingdoms

Question 42

Which conquistador ‘conquered’ the Aztecs?

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Cortez

Question 43

Who had the first massive conquest-based colonial empire in the Americas?

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Spanish

Question 44

What was the name of the type of companies who were allowed to settle colonies for their mother country?

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charter companies

Question 45

The series of cities and settlements in the Mesoamerican region that had step pyramids, astrological calendars, and #0.

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Maya Civilization

Question 46

Which conquistador ‘conquered’ the Incans?

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Pizzaro

Question 47

This was the name for the academic and cultural ‘rebirth’ of Europe

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The Renaissance

Question 48

Concept which dominates major South/Southeast Asian religions that believes souls exist in a cycle of death and rebirth

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reincarnation

Question 49

This is the name of the text cataloged by Muhammad which contains the foundational doctrines of Islam.

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Quran

Question 50

What was the iconic religious ritual that had been a staple in the Mesoamerican region for centuries?

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human sacrifice

Question 51

The peasant class—had the right to forage, hunt, fish, farm on this land in which they are legally bound

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common land

Question 52

What was the capital of the Aztec confederacy?

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Tenochtitlan

Question 53

This is the name for the rigid social hierarchy practiced by adherents of the religion of Hinduism.

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caste system

Question 54

Primary Arabic city which hosted the pagan tradition of pilgrimage that was captured by adherents of Islam in 629 CE.

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Mecca

Question 55

What was the overall goal of Mercantilism?

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national monetary surplus

Question 56

This is the foundational document that codifies that main teachings of the religion of Judaism.

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Tanakh

Question 57

an oath of loyalty from vassals to their superiors within the hierarchical system of feudalism

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fealty

Question 58

Europeans were motivated to explore for God, gold, and glory. What did the ‘glory’ represent?

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feudal ranks and grants

Question 59

This was the foundational religion of Persian origin that established several theological precedents for Monotheism

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Zoroastrianism

Question 60

The status of second-class citizenship for the ‘protected’ peoples of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity

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Dhimmi

Question 61

What was the role of Europeans in Asian trade after exploration?

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facilitation of trade

Question 62

What was the unique form of agriculture used by the Incans to combat flooding and collect water?

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waru waru

MCMC World History (Midterm Review)

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MCMC World History (Midterm Review)

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