Unit 3 Regular

Who is the major prophet of Islam?

Who became the emperor of Byzantium?

What Chinese Dynasty restored unity to China, expanded borders, & developed a system of government lasting centuries?

Which Dynasty established the Grand Canal which helped to expand trade?

What does the name Japan mean?

What was the system of government that was based on protection & loyalty ?

Why was Constantinople a good location for the Imperial Capital?

What was Japan’s response to its first contact with Chinese culture?

What was the title given to a military dictator of Japan?

How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?

What was true of the “rightly guided” caliphs?

Approximately how many islands make up Japan?

How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror?

What part of the body did females have bound as a sign of beauty?

During the Heian Period, what family created a strong central government?

What was the demanding code of behavior that Japanese samurai were expected to follow?

Who did the Roman Catholics worship as the earthly leader of the church?

What happened during the Pax Mongolica?

What is the main teaching of Islam?

Who was eligible to become a scholar-official under the Tang Dynasty’s Civil Service System?

What was significant about Muhammad’s return to Mecca in 630?

What is the term given to a chain of islands?

What is similar between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?

What nomadic group herded domesticated animals?

Who was responsible for uniting the Mongols around 1200?

What was true of the Mongol Empire?

What was the term given to the first four successors of Muhammad?

What is meant by assimilation?

What was believed to have been the reasoning for Muhammad’s rise to heaven?

What happened to the Chinese population during the time of the Tang and Song Dynasties?

What was known as the Baghdad institute of a library, academy, and text translator?

Who became the first caliph after Muhammad’s death?

What geographical feature was known as the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe?

What were some of the advancements made during the time of the Tang and Song Dynasties?

Identify the Muslim Holy book.

What was the climate like in the steppe regions?

What was the name of the new set of laws that was used to regulate Byzantine life?

Which empire became known as Byzantium?

What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?

What was Japanese society divided into in the 1^st Century BC?

What were the steppe regions of Eurasia?

What were the Five Pillars of Islam?

What was the early Japanese religion known as the way of the gods called?

What was employment based upon in the Chinese Civil Service System?

What is the name given to the Japanese warriors who were born into their positions and could not leave?