WHAP Midterm Study Guide Vocabulary: 1. Sedentary- farming system in which the farmer remains settled in one place 2. Differentiated- to distinguish from other thing; to change or alter 3. Foraging- the acquisition of food by hunting‚ fishing‚ or the gathering of plant matter 4. Stratification- division of society according to rank‚ caste‚ or class 5. Egalitarian- Of‚ relating to‚ or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
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Also‚ a break down in central authority contributed to a sense of disorder after the year 1000. The economic system in Europe was in a state of transition as well as continuing struggles for land and power. Another factor would be the defeat of the Byzantine army at Manzikirt by the Seljuk Turks in 1071‚ which led to Alexius Comnenus seeking assistance of Western mercenary troops. In addition‚ papal reform also contributed to the First Crusade. The first of the Crusades began in 1095‚ when armies of
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e. the south fell under Byzantine control. 4. The Indian ruler Harsha was known for a. his early conversion to Islam. b. his cowardice in the face of a Chinese invasion. c. his cruelty and his destruction of Buddhist temples. d. his alliance with the Byzantines as a means of resisting Chinese aggression. e. his Buddhist faith and his benevolent treatment of his subjects. 5. In 711‚ the northern Indian area of Sind fell to which of the following Muslim empires? a. Abbasid dynasty. b
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At the age of 21‚ he conquered Istanbul in 1453 and brought an end to the Byzantian Empire. As being one of the most powerful empires in the world history‚ Mehmed the Conqueror is not the sultan who established only the profile of the following sultans and the geographic foundations of the Empire‚ but also improved political and social institutions of the Ottoman Empire and shaped the future political developments. After the death of his father in 1451‚ Mehmed the Conqueror
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the world. Two influential ruling states of the Middle East‚ the Arab empire and Seljuk empire‚ inevitably fell prey to the vicious cycle of conquer. From their rise to power to their stance on ruling conquered peoples to their inevitable demise‚ the Arab and Seljuk empires shared many similarities. Yet‚ there were also many vast differences that made their respective periods of reign immensely different. The Islamic empire began its conquest in about the seventh century‚ CE. This came directly
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to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquests of the Levant (632–661)‚ ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem in 1099. It was launched on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to an appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos‚ who requested that western volunteers come to his aid and help to repel the invading Seljuq Turks from Anatolia. An additional goal soon became the principal objective—the Christian reconquest of the sacred city of Jerusalem
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purpose through it all. The main purpose of the Silk Road had been to deliver goods from place to place. Trade initially was completed using a barter system‚ so one area could get what it wanted by giving away the extras of what it had. Different empires could obtain resources that others were unable to produce. As wealth and the separation between classes became more prominent‚ luxury items were in much higher demand. What began as necessities and small leisurely goods‚ transformed into high end
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San Vitale Ravenna‚ Italy The Church of San Vitale remains one of the earliest and most prized structures of Byzantine Art. Built in the Etruscan and later Roman city of Ravenna‚ Italy‚ San Vitale stands to be one of the city’s most celebrated possessions. Two-hundred years after Constantine‚ the creator of Byzantium‚ Ostrogoth ruler Theodoric the Great made Ravenna the capital of his kingdom. Theodoric was of Arian faith where Christ was seen as a creation of God the Father and was subordinate
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angels‚ c. 1280‚ wood‚ Musee de Louvre 1. ARTIST: Cimabue- also known as Cenni Di Pepi’ a. Generally regarded as one of the first great Italian painters to break away from the Italo-Byzantine style‚ a.i. he still relied on Byzantine traits. b. Painter and mosaicist‚ b.i. Cimabue used the formal traits of Byzantine art‚ b.i.1. Brought emotional aspects‚ b.i.2. An increased concern with naturalism‚ b.i.3. New awareness of three-dimensional space to his stylized forms. c. Cimabue is considered
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looks‚ family‚ or just friends. The principal might start to think budgeting is not very important and fundraisers don’t mean a thing. B. 1. How does this controversy relate to the development of the Byzantine Empire? When the Roman Empire was declining‚ the emperor decided to divide the empire in half because he thought that it would make it
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