World History ch. 5, 6, and 7

The Taika Reform changed Japan from

Which army annihilated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert?

Which rivers did the Grand Canal connect?

The major problem after Muhammad’s death was that

Polygamy was common among African tribes.

One of the most enduring achievements of the Byzantine Empire was the preservation of which law code?

The kingdom of Kush fell to the kingdom of

established the first ruling dynasty in Russia

The Han dynasty was overthrown by revolts.

began construction of the Great Wall

first caliph

The Mauryan Empire continued long after Asoka’s death.

What caused the collapse of the Gupta Empire?

“Bulgar Slayer”

The Japanese kept detailed historical accounts of their early history.

period in which the Chinese excelled in painting, printing, and porcelain

Muslims claim the Qur’an is the record of Muhammad’s visions from Gabriel.

Most African people rejected tribal religions and converted to Islam.

What city on the Dnieper River was the center of the early Russian state?

Silk was China’s chief export during the Han dynasty.

Polygamy is best defined as the

What was the religion of most of the people in sub-Saharan Africa?

The Byzantine church became known as the

name of the empire in Cambodia

name for the kingdom in central and southern Vietnam

one of the finest periods of Indian art, architecture, literature, and science

India has always been a united empire.

The ceremonial practice of committing suicide was called

won its independence from Egypt

Han ruler who drove back the Huns and extended China’s territory

Initially, Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca because of fear that he would

“holy war”

Muhammad’s flight to Medina

Muslim poet

Korean society operated on a caste system during the Koryŏ dynasty.

What is the finest example of Byzantine architecture?

The first emperor of Japan

Who promoted Buddhism in India and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism in Asia?

Al-Râzi and Ibn Sina were famous Muslim mathematicians.

The Crusades were the East’s efforts to free the West from the Muslim invaders.

Muhammad’s successors who directed the affairs of Islam

“the Indian Shakespeare”

The practice of footbinding was probably started during the _____________ dynasty.

second golden age in Chinese history

perhaps the oldest city in West Africa