WC Midterm Exam Review 2020

Invented Chinese writing

Which Gunpowder Empire followed Shi'a Islam?

Who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire?

Feudal lords of Japan

These nomadic Turkish Sufis were militant Shi'a Muslims who were loyal to the Safavid.

The ultimate goal of all Hindus is...

Reflects the balance of complimentary forces in the universe

What is Anatolia today?

This dynasty was the height of the Age of Buddhism.

This is defined as respect for one's parents and ancestors.

the founder of Hinduism

The Indian practice of widows throwing themselves upon their husbands' funeral pyres

Peter the Great's main goal for Russia

This was a force for national unity in China

Capital city of the Kievan Rus

Why would someone convert to Islam from Hinduism?

This word means "to submit to God"

I was the Mauryan Empire ruler who spread Buddhism.

This invasion ended the Abbasid, killed the caliph, & destroyed Baghdad.

This term means successor to the prophet

The most popular school of Buddhism in China still

Chandragupta Maurya created an army & empire in response to...

With few exceptions, Indian history is characterized by...

The tower of a mosque from which Muslims are called to pray

the founder of the Mughal empire was

steppe

What the Ottomans renamed Constantinople

The philosophy of the Qin dynasty

The Golden Age of Chinese philosophy

This religion teaches that all objects have souls and are capable of suffering.

Extreme non-violence practiced by Jains

Not one of the 5 Pillars of Islam

The sacred text of Islam is the _________________.

This helped the Japanese defeat the Mongol invasions

Umayyad family established the capital of the caliphate in:

The ONLY example of cultural diffusion in Chinese history.

How did Buddhism enter China?

The Hindu concept of the unchanging, ultimate reality. Main Hindu deity.

The oldest examples of Chinese writing are found on...

Who is the perfect Daoist?

Ruler of the Yuan Dynasty

Slave soldiers taken from non-Muslim lands in the Ottoman Empire.

A mystical form of Islam that rejects worldliness & focuses on the spiritual connection with God.

The name of the Japanese governments led by the military

What was the kaaba in Mecca?

What civilization conquered Constantinople?

Where was the Abbasid capital located?

Turkish military slaves of the Islamic Empire

Islamic art discouraged the use of what in their art?

The political theory created by the Zhou Dynasty

Founder of Safavid Empire

From what empire did Russia adopt most of its cultural aspects?

The peaceful era of Mongol rule throughout Asia

Hindu religious duties & obligations determined by caste & gender.

The holy city of Islam

What were Qizilbash?

Chinese history is divided into periods called

The first example of foreign rule in China

What does Allah mean in Arabic?

The Safavid were ethnically ______.

India first experienced Muslim rule when the _________ dynasty of the Islamic Empire conquered the Sindh.

The highest Varna of the Indian caste system...

The Buddhist state of enlightenment, a state without suffering.

Why did China develop a distinct identity & culture that remained unchanged for thousands of years?

Rejecting worldly pleasures and submitting oneself to suffering

At the end of the Abbasid Dynasty in the Islamic Empire, who wielded the actual power?

The government was a feudal (decentralized) system under the...