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Time Period III Review Sheet (600CE – 1450CE)
1. Identify the location and founder of Islam and describe the circumstances of the Arabian Peninsula at the
development of Islam.
2. How did Islam reflect the Jewish, Christian, and Zoroastrian religions that were already present in
Arabia?
3. How did Islam spread to Afro-Eurasia?
4. What is Dar-al-Islam?
5. Who was Ibn Battuta & Marco Polo?
6. Explain the Caliphate System and identify the characteristics of the two major Caliphates discussed.
7. Define The Silk Roads, Trans-Saharan Trade Route and IOMS.
8. What new forms of technology increased interregional trade?
9. What specific technological innovations related to agriculture was developed during this time?
10. Explain the significance of the Byzantine Empire.
11. Explain the significance of Kievan Rus.
12. Explain the significance of the following new government practices:
a. The printing of paper money as in Song Dynasty China
b. Trading organization like the Hanseatic League
c. State-sponsored commercial infrastructures like the Grand Canal in Sui Dynasty China
13. What were the Crusades?
14. What was Muslim Cordoba Spain?
15. Define Feudalism in relation to Medieval Europe and Heian Japan.
16. Why was the Viking longship an example of environmental adaptation of technology?
17. Identify the importance of the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties.
18. Define Neo-Confucianism
19. Explain the significance of the Mayan City-States, the Aztec Empire, and Inca Empire.
20. Define Mit’a in relation to the Inca Empire
21. Identify the importance of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire.
22. How did cultural diffusion of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Neo-Confucianism often led to
significant changes in gender relations and family structure?
23. Discuss the impact of monasticism, shari’a law, and foot binding.
24. Explain the significance of Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Great Zimbabwe.