WH 5-7

perhaps the oldest city in West Africa

What is the name of the individual who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer?

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

second golden age in Chinese history

Frumentius is best known for his

"holy war"

what was the religion of most of the people in sub=Saharan Africa?

famous Chinese poet who wrote thousands of poems during the Tang Dynasty

Justinian's goal during his reign was to

What early African kingdom converted to Christianity probably through the influence of Frumentius?

What was the largest ethnic group living in early Russia?

Name the famous Aztec walled city

native religion of Japan

What are the best examples of Muslim architecture?

What was Justinian's wife?

Who threatened to invade India in 326 BC?

Muslims pray toward and take pilgrimages to what city?

What Japanese family used marriage alliances to rule Japan?

What fierce Mongolian warriors invaded Russia in the 13th century?

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the

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

Provide another name or title that Constantinople has been known as

Japanese word for "great general"

what god was rejected by the Toltecs

the nucleus of the modern state of Ethiopia

Which of the following is not true about Hinduism?

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

"submission" to Allah

Which empire experienced perhaps the greatest era of prosperity and achievement for India?

What is the art of beautiful handwriting called?

first caliph

Which Chinese dynasty became the second golden age in Chinese history?

Began construction of the Great Wall

Qin Shi Huang's tomb contained thousands of ____________

Who is thought to have brought the gospel to India?

What is the term for the marriage of more than one spouse?

Muslim holy book

What did the Han dynasty experience that was similar to the Pax Romana of the Roman empire?

Slavs invited Varangian rule in which city?

Which caliphate settled in Baghdad?

Which rivers did the Grand Canal connect?

Which dynasty established China's Pax Sinica?

name of the empire in Cambodia

Mauryan ruler who spent much of his reign promoting Buddhism

Muslim art reached its highest achievement in

Which of the following was not a cultural accomplishment of Aksum?

Which religion threatened the Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish peoples?

What Chinese emperor was the first to unite the provinces of China under one strong centralized government?

Muslim poet

first emperor of Japan

What is the finest example of Byzantine architecture?

the ceremonial practice of committing suicide was called

created the first strong empire of India

What was the name of a famous Buddhist temple built in Khmer?

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

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

What is the name of the god of Islam?

What African culture has the earliest evidence for civilization in West Africa?

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

Which of the following was not a threat to Constantinople?

The kingdom of Kush fell to the kingdom of

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

Chinese writing consists of __________

What is the title given to Japanese warriors?

the first stong empire of India

system Incas used to record data

won its independence from Egypt

Which African kingdom embraced a form of Christianity?

Who established the Mauryan Empire?

Which civilization invented movable type first?

name for the kingdom in central and southern Vietnam

birthplace of Muhammad

ruler of Japan who made Buddhism the favored national religion

Constantinople's biggest commercial rival was

Who was the king of Aksum that praised the Lord of Heaven after a victory in battle?

desert herdsmen

The Muslim advance in Europe was stopped by the Battle of

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

the "Indian Shakespeare"

Who was the Han ruler who repelled an invasion by the Huns?

What was the name of the empire that became modern Cambodia?

What culture had a strong impact on Russia?

dynasty that emerged under the leadership of Yang Jian

The Arabs trace their beginnings to

What caused the collapse of the Gupta Empire?

Muhammad's successors who directed the affairs of Islam

What is the name of the sacred shrine in Mecca that once housed hundreds of pagan idols?

Who were the Varangians?

The Slavic alphabet was adapted from the

What custom adversely affected Chinese women for centuries?

the central doctrine taught by the Quran is the belief in

established a unified Japanese state

law code

missionary to the Slavic peoples

After 2 centuries of Mongol rule in Russia, which city rose to power in the north?

the Byzantine church became known as the

What is perhaps the oldest city in West Africa?

Which of the following was not part of the rise of the Han Dynasty?

What is the name of the explosive mixture used by the Byzantines as a weapon against wooden ships?

What was the name for the uprising that Justinian crushed?