Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Which dynasty governed much of the Islamic world from its capital in Baghdad beginning in 750 CE?

• Seljuk Turkic Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Abbasid Caliphate

• Ottoman Empire

What is the Arabic name for Spain, most of which was conquered by Arab and Berber forces between 711 and 718 CE?

• Kievan Rus

• Great Zimbabwe

• Constantinople

• Al-Andalus

Which temple, built by the Angkor kingdom in the 12th century CE, is the largest religious structure in the premodern world?

• Notre Dame

• Borobudur

• Hagia Sophia

• Angkor Wat

Which major state developed in what is now Mexico in the 14th and 15th centuries?

• Maya Civilization

• Inca Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Roman Empire

What does the term 'Bushido' refer to?

• A Chinese philosophy advocating moral example

• A political-religious system in the Byzantine Empire

• The 'way of the warrior' in Japanese samurai culture

• A Hindu movement involving intense adoration of a deity

Which empire is known as the surviving eastern Roman Empire and one of the centers of Christendom during the medieval centuries?

• Seljuk Turkic Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Abbasid Caliphate

What is 'Caesaropapism'?

• A Chinese philosophy advocating a simple way of living

• A variation of Chinese writing developed in Vietnam

• A major rise in prosperity in China under the Song dynasty

• A political-religious system where the secular ruler is also head of the religious establishment

Which Chinese dynasty experienced a major economic revolution marked by rapid population growth and technological innovation?

• Qing Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

What is 'Chu nom'?

• A variation of Chinese writing developed in Vietnam

• A major state that developed in Mexico

• A phonetic alphabet developed in Korea

• A Chinese practice of tightly wrapping girls' feet

Which city was the new capital for the eastern half of the Roman Empire?

• Baghdad

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Kiev