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Which of the following was not a major turning point in Japanese history?

The Yayoi revolution included

The Records of Ancient Matters were

According to Chinese chronicles, Pimiko was

The basic unit of Yamato aristocratic society was

Confucianism and Buddhism both arrived in Japan in what century?

"Shinto" in the Japanese language means

The Shinto erligion of Japan is best described as

Nara and Heian Japan refers to an age where

The twin centers of Japanese culture in the Nara and Heian periods were

As a ruler of Japan in the 7th century CE, Temmu is famous for his

The emperors of the Nara and Heian courts were both

After the "equal field system" failed in Japan, what taxation system was adopted?

Samurai warriors were recruited from

In the Nara and Heian eras, the most militerized area of Japan was

The most important clan that became preeminent from 986-1086 was the

Kiyomori secured rule by

The writngs of the courtiers of the Heian period

In general, the aristocratic culture of Nara and Heian Japan was

From the Nara period to the 19th century, most histories of Japan were written in

The first writers of Japanese language was

The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu around 1000 CE is famous

Buddhism in Japan was

The most importnt attraction of Buddhism to ordinary Japanese during the Nara and Heian eras was its

The two great new Buddhist sects of the Heian era were

Which of the following is a characteristic of early Shinto?

How was the second invasion of Japan by the Mongols of Kublai Khan repulsed?

Who was responsible for the first bakufu?

The government system of the shoguns in the Kamakura era is best described as a

The Ashikaga shogunate that ermerged from the chaos of the early 1300s is best described as

The daimyo were

Give the correct chronological order for the different periods in Japanese history.

Why did the Parthians rely more on Persian traditions in religious and cultural affairs during the last century or so of their rule?

How did Parthian rule lay the groundwork for the nationa;ostoc emphasis of the Sasanids?

The language of the Parthian Arsacid empire was

Parthian religious policy is best described as

The Zoroastrian orthodoxy recognized four classes in Sassanid society.

The capital of the Sasanid Empire was Ctesiphon

In Sasanid society, there was

The basis of the Sasanid economy was

As part of their effort to reclaim the glory of the Persian past, the Sasanid rulers used the title Shahanshah, which is best translated as

The chief rival of the Sasanid Empire for predominance in the Near East from the 3rd to 7th century CE was

The greatest emperor of the 6th century Sasanid Empire was

State monopolies of the Sasanid government included

The academy at Jundishapur recieved refugee scholars from the

The basis of Sasanid culture was

The greatest figure in Sasanid religious history is Katir, who

"Pahlavi" refers to

During the Sasanid hegemony, the priests

The Mazdakite movement arose in the response to the

A faith not spread along the silk route to centeral Asia was

The "Golden Age" of Indian civilization was the

During the "Golden Age" of Indian civilization, the culture was generally transmitted in which direction?

One of the most important indices of culture in the Gupta era was

Jati groupings in India included all of the following except

"Bhakti" can best be translated as

"Dharma" can best be translated as

Which of the following was not amoung the four basican Aryan varnas

"Brahman" can best be translated as

The Pranas became an important part of the Hinduism during and after the Gupta dynasty was the

invaded Italy and proclaimed himself king. he put the church under more royal control

separation of Church and state, and the celibacy of the catholic clergy

wanted independence from Pope Gregory VII and started the investiture controversary

Henry IV agreed not to invest bishops and recognized the emperor's right to grant bishops secular fiefs.

religions wars directed by the church against infidels and heretics

was chagrined by the misdirection of the crusade he was running, but once Constantinople was in Latin hands he changed his mind

an association of merchants or craftsmen that offered protection to its members and set rules for their work and products

long distance traders

skilled workers at making things by hand

doctrine that truth already exists

monks who lived according to rule

lived among laity in the world. Had cardinals, archbishops, and bishops

armored soldiers

laid claim to the English throne

Battle that crowned Duke William king of England

taxed heavily and force to sing the Magna Carta

last ruler of the Capetian Dynasty and during the dynasty, the kings wisely concentrated their limited resources on securing territory surrounding Paris, by the center of the French government and culture

the first of the Hohenstaufens, reestablished imperial authority but also initiated a new phase in the contest between popes and emperors

war between France and England for land conquest and it lasted 116 years

put a sense of self confidence in the English army

plague that killed 1/3 of Europe's population

issued the papal bull Clericis Laicos, which forbade taxation of the clergy without prior papal approval. He also issued the bull Unam Sanctum which means the church has the most power over anything.

released anti-papal campaign against Boniface and sends troops to Rome to beat Boniface's army

papal government

the split of the church and the appearance of at times three rival popes

the revival of ancient learning and traditions

revival of the classics that was more scientific thinking of the world

program during the Renaissance that studied and embraced grammar, poetry, history, philosophy, and politics

father of humanism

wrote a divine comedy and was the first to write in Italian (not the language of the church)

the use of shading to enhance naturalness in painting and drawing

style of art that permitted artists to express their own feelings

became famously cynical and admired the heroic acts of Roman rulers

direct tax imposed by the French on land owned by non nobles

made Kiev capitol of Russia

time of great Mongol rulers

takes capitol from Kiev to Moscow

king of port city in Spain

queen of rock sheep land in Spain

war between Lancasters and Yorks were fighting over power because they were the two most powerful families. Called this because both family crests were Roses

kills Duke of York and sees that marriage between Lancasters and Yorks will make England strong. Marries Elizabeth and the nation is united and powerful

argument of appointment of Bishops

Each of their cities included a ball court for a game they believed maintained the sun and moon cycles and brought rain were this civilization.

First group to worship a god known as Quetzalcoatl.

Developed a 260-day religious calendar and 365-day solar calendar that were linked together.

Built villages of adobe compounds known as pueblos.

First known civilization in Mesoamerica.

Built Monte Alban,the first real urban center in the Americas.

This group lived in the Andes Mountains of Peru in cities including Machu Picchu.

Built Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco.

Lived in the "Four Corners" area of modern Utah,Arizona,Colorado,and New Mexico.

Practiced human sacrifice on a massive scale because of their belief that the sun would not rise without the nourishment of human blood.

Built cities such as Tikal in northern Guatemala.

Group that created huge drawings on the plains of southeastern Peru.

The extensive road system built by this group linked their major cities including their capital of Cuzco.

Developed a system of glyphs that was the most advanced writing system in the ancient Americas.

Montezuma II ruled this group in the early 16th century.

Includes the group known as Mississippians who lived at Cahokia.

Practiced some human sacrifice at Chichen Itza.

Early civilizations in Peru that developed irrigation systems and decorative arts such as textiles and pottery.

Lived in the woodlands east of the Mississippi River.

Developed early forms of hieroglyphic writing and a calendar system.

Built massive stone monuments at San Lorenzo and La Venta.

Group of tribes who lived in the eastern Great Lakes region.

Mayan Government

Mayan Society

Mayan Religion

Incan Government

Incan Society

Incan Religion

Aztec Government

Aztec Society

Aztec Religion

religious wars directed by the church against infidels and heretics

an association of merchants or craftsmen that offered protection to its members and set rules for their work and products

method of study based on logic and dialectic that dominated the medival schools. it assumed that truth already existed; students had only to organize, elucidate, and defend knowlegde learned from authoritative texts, especially those of Aristotle and the church fathers

monks and nuns who belong to religious orders

parish clergy who did not belong to a religious order

the "great charter" limiting royal power that the english nobility forced king john to sign in 1215

the appearance of two and at times three rival popes between 1378 and 1415

the papal govenment

the revival of the old roman empire based mainly in Germany and northern Italy that endured from 870 to 1806

the revival of ancient learning and the supplanting of traditional religious beleifs by new secular and scientific values that began in italy in the 14th and 15th centuries

the study of the latin and greek classics and of the church fathers both for their own sake and to promote a rebirth of ancient norms and values

during the Renaissance a liberal arts program of study that embaced grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, philosophy, and politics

the everyday language spoken by the people as opposed to latin.

the use of shading to enhance naturalness in painting and drawing

a style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own "manner" or feeling in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the high renaissance.

the direct tax on the french peasantry

name given to the Mongol rulers of Russia from 1240 to 1480.

the bubonic plague that killed millions of europeans in the fourteenth century