Midterm Review

A circular, felt-covered tent that the Mongols used for shelter

• Yum - Yum

• Yurt

• Yeti

• Yo-Yo

In comparison to the Mongol conquests of Persia and China, Mongol rule in Russia

• did not depend on local elites to govern

• resulted in the creation of a mixed-race population

• penetrated all the way to village level

• was not accompanied by Mongol occupation

Most revered city of Islam

• Baghdad

• Medina

• Mecca

• Jerusaleum

The confucian belief that family members should subordinate their needs to the males heads of the family.

• varna

• dao

• enlightment

• filial piety

Which of the following brought the Byzantine Empire to an end?

• The capture of Constantinople by the Islamic Ottoman Empire

• The extensive loss of territory to an expanding Persian Empire

• Emperor Justinian’s attempt to reconquer the Mediterranean basin

• The Catholic Church’s excommunication of Eastern Orthodox Christians

The leader of a muslim state

• Emperor

• Caliph

• Pope

• President

The entire Islamic culture

• Sunni

• Dar al Islam

• Shia

• mongols

Dynasty of Kublai Khan

• Song

• Ming

• Yuan

• QIng

A Chinese belief that a just ruler’s power was bestowed from the gods

• Order from Heaven

• Upper Power

• Mandate from Heaven

• Blessings from high

What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?

• The imam Ali’s new elaboration of the teachings of Islam

• The belief that Husayn, the son of Ali was the real messiah

• Fear that Muslims in conquered lands were abandoning Islamic teaching

• Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world