Term
Byzantine Empire
When?
Where?
What emp. did it defeat?
Who defeated the Byzantine?
What Religion? |
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Definition
330-1453
Constantinople (balkans peninsula, n. Mid E., Med. Coast, N. Afr.)
Bulgarian Empire
Ottomon Turks
Orthodox Christianity |
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Definition
Made Constantinople new Capital, used Greek
Made Hagia Sophia, used Greek, attempted to reconstruct units of ancient Roman Empire |
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Middle Ages
Manorialism?
Feudalism? |
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Definition
Sys. that described econ/polit relations between landlords and peasants
The social org. by exchanging land for allegiance |
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Term
Where were literate ppl? problems?
What plague hit? |
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Definition
Most literate ppl were in the church so the influence of important info was limited
Black Death |
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Term
Sui Dynasty
Dates?
Why was reunification possible?
What led to downfall? |
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Definition
589-618
Grand Canal, legal code, scholar gentry, exam sys.
Tried to conquer Korea, was beat by turk nomads, revolts |
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Tang Dynasty
date?
Why did it revive so quickly?
Relationship btw dy and conf schol gent?
What damaged buddhism pop during tang?
What impact did low buddhism have on confucianism? |
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Definition
618-907
Scholar gentry
Scholar Gentry Rose
Confucian Revival
Made Confucianism central belief |
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Song Dynasty
dates?
why weak?
Why was capital in N. left?
Fall of Dy.? |
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Definition
960-1279
Failure to beat liao dy., never matched army size
Couldnt defend against nomad Jurchens,support w/ emp died, confucianism came to power
Weakness w/nomads, Had to pay tribute, burdonsome army |
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Definition
Was memb. of prominent fam., had nomad support, lowered taxes, added granaries
saved imperial unity, extended borders, great wall fixed
Built great canal, linked n. and s., increased migration/market dev. |
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Why Grand Canal necessary?
Econ,tech developments?
Footbinding effects? |
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Definition
made gov. by n. possible
banks, flying paper, paper money, irrigations sys., new crops, compasses
lowered woman status, and limited movement |
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Term
Japan
Religion that played mjr role?
Height of china to japan influence? |
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Definition
Buddhism
7th and 8th century |
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Term
| Why did imperial fam move to Heian? |
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Definition
| Resistance from aristocrats and buddhist monks threatened courts |
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Term
| Rise of provincial elite 10th cent? |
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Definition
| Provincial elite were mostly landowners, reduced peasants to serfs, warrior leaders admin. law, warrior code, |
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Term
| After minamoto victory what pd came? |
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Definition
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Term
samurai?
Bakshi?
Sensei?
Kata?
Shogun? |
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Definition
Mounted troops of bushi who limited peasant status to serfs
Small amount of money given for services
Teacher of Martial arts
Sports or body positioning ex. like karate
military leader of bakafu |
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Term
| What was impact of wars that destroyed Ashikaga Shogunate? |
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Definition
| Division of japan into 300 little sts. under Daimyons |
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Term
Korea
What group est. and unified and ind. gov? |
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Definition
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Mongols
who were they?
How was leadership like? |
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Definition
Central asian nomads who lived off their animals
Tribes and had leaders elected by free males that could hold office as long as they could keep it |
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What happened to mongol empire?
Who ruled after his death? |
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Definition
became four khanates
ogedei |
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Russia
what was resistance?
social impact?
etc? |
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Definition
princes refused to coop among themselves and were routedc ind.
burden reduced peasants to serfdom
moscow profitted from mongolian presence |
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Term
Ilamic Emp
bagdhad?
muslim military strength?
Mongol conquest do to islamic heartland? |
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Definition
destruction of abbasid caliphate
weakened
destruction of cities from central shore and med. devastated focal points of islam civ |
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Term
Mongol commander during 13 cent song
Was the conquest easy? successful?
Changes in admin?
Who benefitted?
What caused decline of milit reputations? |
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Definition
difficult to subdue
no more exam sys
merchants and artisans
failure of expeditions against chineses |
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