AP World History Unit 3

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

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

Ethnic state led by a tlatoani

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

A formal split within a religious community

The Inca civilization was originally based on

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

A tradition relating the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad

The Quran

Where is the Pyramid of the sun located

The purpose of the Grand Canal was to

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

The word Islam means

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

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

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

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

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

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

Muhammad experienced profound spiritual revelations that led him to believe that

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

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

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

Maya military forces fought to secure

Between 581 and 615, which dynasty unified China

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

Branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on highly disciplined meditation

King of the Franks

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

Mesoamerica was never united

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

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

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

Labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Five Pillars are to Muslims as

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

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

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

Which of the following is true of the early caliphs?

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

What is a tlatoani

The community of all Muslims

Muslim religious scholars.

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