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| How does the code of Hammurabi distinguish between social classes? |
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| if a social class hurts a different social class then they have to pay have the value then they would their own class but if its there own class then the harm done will be the harm given to the doer. |
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| How are Inca and Aztec societies similar? In what ways are they different? |
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| Most marriages were monogamous and both had a nobility class. Aztecs has classes,woman worked harder and military ideas all infused all aspects of the culture and contributed to the cult of sacrifice. Incas used marriage to forge alliances and stop civil wars. |
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| Define what African stateless societies are? How do they work? |
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| Society that is not governed by a state. In essence groups of villages existed outside of large organized states. |
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| What were the significant lasting results of the Crusades? |
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| The fatal weakening of the Byzantine Empire. |
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| How were Byzantine Emperors similar to muslim Caliphs? How the Byzantine Emperors differ from western European monarchs? |
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| They made rules to go by. They had real power but not real hierarchy. |
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| How was chinese culture primarily transmitted from China to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam? Who was most receptive to chinese culture in the new societies? |
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| Buddhism was spread from china to Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Korea had the greatest effect. |
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| How did the aztecs view history ? |
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| As long as they keep their god happy then everything would be fine. |
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| Why did the Inca begin their wars of conquest and expansion? |
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| Practice of split inheritance. |
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| What was the Chinese "Mandate of Heaven" often use to justify? |
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| The rise and fall of Chinese Dynasties. |
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| How did the Japanese Bushi primarily conduct fighting and warfare? |
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| combat evolved into man-to-man duels between champions, they also developed a code of behavior that stressed family, honor and death. |
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| What are the basics principles behind Confucianism? |
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| Harmony will prevail of people accept their role in society and fulfill their responsibilities to each other. |
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| What is cultural assimilation? where could you find examples of it in Tang China? |
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| When an ethnic group loses there cultural characteristics that separate them from others or they take other cultural characteristics. The Tang Dynasty used Turkic nomads to try to assimilate them into chinese culture. |
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| How did the use of a feudal structure affect Western Europe's central government? How did feudalism affect Japan's central government? |
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| How did Muslim society significantly change at the end of the post-classical era? |
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| What was the most significant long term impact of the Mongol empire on the Eurasian land mass? |
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| How were Western Europe countries after the fall of Rome similar to post-classical India? |
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| Land but no ruler , needed unifying forces. |
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| How does a medieval manor work? |
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| How did the Mongols handle leadership positions? How was their army organized? What was unusual about the Mongol military? |
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| They gained their positions through courage and diplomatic skills. Divided the military units in to groups of 10,000. Willing to adopt new weapons like gun powder and Cannons. |
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| Which government was possibly the first to use merit based exams to fill bureaucratic positions? |
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| How does Buddhism differ from Hinduism? |
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| Buddhism was founded on the teaching of an Indian prince and is monotheistic. While Hinduism was developed over centuries and has no single founder nor a central holy figure yet most hindus don't consider themselves Polytheists. |
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| What was Justinian's longest lasting political achievement? |
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| How did the Aztecs administer the territory they conquered? |
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| How did the Back Death affect the population of Eurasia? What effects did this produce? |
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| It killed 2/3 of the population. It changed the social structure and economy |
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| What were the weakness of the Roman constitution? |
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| How did expansion affect the Aztecs social structure? |
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| Why did the Mongol military reputation decline during the Yuan Dynasty in China? |
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| What were the major ideas of the Greek philosopher Aristotle? |
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| Measurements and experiments. Ideas of cause and effect and of universal |
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| How did the Bantu migrations affect Africa? |
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| Provided a common linguistic base. |
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| What is meant by the term "independent invention"? |
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| What were the reforms enacted by the Sui Emperor? |
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| Wendi won control of northern China then parts of south china and finally he lowered taxes and established granaries for an affordable food supply. |
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| How did the Indian caste system operate? |
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| Encouraged fulfillment of duties which provided structure for India in the absence of formal government. |
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| What was manorialism? How did it differ from feudalism? |
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| How was the end of the Qin-Han dynasty different from the end of the Roman Empire? |
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| How were the responsibilities of woman similar in feudal Europe and feudal Japan? |
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| When did Cheng Ho (Zheng HE) sail for China? What did he learn and why did he stop? |
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| What are the shared beliefs of Christians and Muslims? |
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| Why was the technology production higher in classical China than in the classical Mediterranean? |
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| Who are Sufis? What did they believe? |
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| How did the Renaissance differ from medieval culture? |
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| How did Western Europe respond to their problems in the international trade in the 1400's? |
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| What significant barriers stopped European expansion prior to the 15th century? |
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| How did the Tang emperors respond to Buddhism in the 800's? |
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| They patronize Buddhism by endowing monasteries and commissioning colossal statues to Buddha. |
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| How did the social structure of the Han Dynasty differ from classical India? |
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| In what ways was the collapse of the Arab Caliphate different from the fall of Rome? |
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| Which European nation established the first over-seas empire? |
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| What impact did the Turks have on the Middle East? |
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| How did the Mongols affect Eurasian trade? |
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| Why was the Tang Dynasty able to revive the Chinese Empire? |
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| What made the Japanese Emperor move from Nara to Heian? What were the results? |
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| Who were the samurai? What group in Europe were they similar to? |
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| A warrior class who devoted their lives to martial arts |
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| What affect did the Mongol invasions have on Eurasia? |
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