Duplicate of AP World History Unit 3

The purpose of the Grand Canal was to

The word Islam means

Which of the following characterized the post-classic period in Mesoamerica

A formal split within a religious community

Muhammad experienced profound spiritual revelations that led him to believe that

The Quran

Countries sent embassies to the Tang capital to acknowledge the Chinese emperor's supremacy

Individuals who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community

The Chichen Itza pyramid is from what Mesoamerican civilization in Mexico?

Between 581 and 615, which dynasty unified China

Political alliances and military conquest, the _ built a regional power called the Aztec Empire

The Inca civilization was originally based on

The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head

political organization with rule by a hereditary leader over a collection of villages and towns

Land granted in return for a sworn oath to provide specified military service

religious community apart secular society & adhering to a rule stipulating chastity, obedience

Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of th Abbasid Caliphate

Turkic group, took over much of inner Asia in the late 700s.

Dispute between popes & the Holy Roman Emperors over who held ultimate authority over bishops

Ethnic state led by a tlatoani

King of the Franks

Under pressure from authorities in Mecca, Muhammad fled to Medina in 622. Muslims call this

A tradition relating the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad

Labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen

Which of the following is true of the early caliphs?

Name of capital city and empire centered on the region near Lake Titicaca

Office established in succession to the Prophet Muhammad, to rule the Islamic empire

Armed pilgrimages to the Holy Land by Christians to recover Jerusalem from Muslim rule

Maya military forces fought to secure

Powerful post classic empire that influenced much of Mesoamerica, Aztecs claimed ties to them

Birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and ritual center of the Islamic religion

Andean civilization that built extensive irrigation network as well as impressive urban centers

Branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on highly disciplined meditation

Large land consisting of the lord’s residence outbuildings, peasant village, & surrounding land

A very large flat bottom sailing ship, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel.

Muslim religious scholars.

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to the sharia?

Agricultural laborer bound to a lord’s property and obligated to perform a set of services.

Raised fields constructed along lake- shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields

Where is the Pyramid of the sun located

System of knotted colored cords used by pre- literate Andean peoples to transmit information

The Five Pillars are to Muslims as

Branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership from descendant of Muhammad’s son inlaw Ali

Aztecs believed that the ____ were the source of all of the great achievements of Mesoamerica

What is a tlatoani

group of up to a hundred families that served as a social building block of an altepetl.

Mesoamerica was never united

The nature of the society into which the prophet Muhammad was born was

The community of all Muslims

word meaning “ancient ones,” to identify a number of dispersed, though similar, desert cultures