Post Classical Jeopardy

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Post Classical Jeopardy

• Categories
• No drinking.youre kidding right?
• Get on the altar and stop whining
• For the last timeIm not Chinese
• Sui Dude thats awesome, lets get some Tang and
  sing some Song
• They only bathe once a year so youd better hope
  youre not the youngest

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No Drinkingyoure kidding right? 100

• What are 2 reasons for the decline of the
  Byzantine Empire?

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No Drinkingyoure kidding right? 200

• What fundamental difference of Opinion between
  the Pope and Patriarch of Constantinople led to
  the Great Schism in Christianity?

4
No Drinkingyoure kidding right? 300

• During the reign of the Byzantine Empire, what
  new weapon, created in the early 700s devastated
  Arab shipping and helped the empire hold off the
  invaders?

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No Drinkingyoure kidding right? 400

• 2 parts
• What 2 major ethnic groups are present in the
  Kievan Rus State of the 12th century?
• Who were Cyril and Methodius? What impact did
  they have on Russia?

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No Drinkingyoure kidding right? 500

• What important concession made by the Orthodox
  Church went the farthest to gain them new
  converts?
• For an extra 50 points What Battle occuring in
  1071 is marked as a turning point for the
  Byzantines (in the negative)

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Get on the altar and stop whining100

• If you were to be a subject of either the Incan
  or Aztec Empire, which would you choose and why?
• If you were to be a ruler of either the Incan or
  Aztec Empire, which would you rule? Why?

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Get on the altar and stop whining200

• Name 4 major intellectual or technological
  innovations that the Incans or Aztecs had

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Get on the altar and stop whining300

• Define the following terms
• Mita
• Calpulli
• Parallell descent

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Get on the altar and stop whining400

• What are 2 major factors that led to the
  instability of the Aztec Empire?

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Get on the altar and stop whining500

• What are some of the theories to why human
  sacrifice was so prevalent in Meso-American
  Socities that were put forth in the reading?
• Name 3

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For the last timeIm not Chinese100

• True power in Japan lies in the hands of what
  major political group for the majority of its
  post-classical history?

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For the last timeIm not Chinese200

• Define the following terms
• Seppuku
• Bushido
• Kanji

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For the last timeIm not Chinese300

• What were some important aspects of Japanese
  court life at the Imperial palace?

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For the last timeIm not Chinese400

• Explain how each of the following groups treated
  Chinese influence?
• Vietnam
• Korea
• Japan

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For the last timeIm not Chinese500

• Why were Chinese style attempts at reform so
  unsuccessful in Japan when tried?
• Why did Confucian ideas never take permanent hold
  in Vietnam?

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Sui Dude thats awesome, lets get some Tang and
sing some Song100

• Which of the Dynasties had the most military
  success (Conquests)
• Which Dynasty enjoyed the greatest advances in
  learning and intellectual achievements?
• Which dynasty had a Emperor drown while trying to
  swim to Vietnam?

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Sui Dude thats awesome, lets get some Tang and
sing some Song200

• Why was the Sui Dynasty so short lived? What led
  to its rapid decline and downfall?

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Sui Dude thats awesome, lets get some Tang and
sing some Song300

• What were the three major groups in China
  competing for influence?
• What was each groups primary religious
  affiliation?

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Sui Dude thats awesome, lets get some Tang and
sing some Song400

• What were 2 major benefits to the Civil Service
  Exam System and 2 major drawbacks?

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Sui Dude thats awesome, lets get some Tang and
sing some Song500

• Explain the backlash against Buddhisim that
  occurred in the early 800s during the Tang
  Dynasty

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They only bathe once a year so youd better hope
youre not the youngest100

• What are the terms below and what is so important
  about them?
• Moldboard
• Three Field System
• Crop rotation

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They only bathe once a year so youd better hope
youre not the youngest200

• What major role did the following groups have in
  European Economics?
• Muslims
• Jews
• Guilds
• Hanseatic League

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They only bathe once a year so youd better hope
youre not the youngest300

• Explain (as briefly as possible) the difference
  between the following philosophers ideas about
  religion
• Thomas Aquinas
• Peter Abelard
• Bernard of Clairveux

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They only bathe once a year so youd better hope
youre not the youngest400

• What 2 major events occurred in the 1300s and
  what lasting impact did they have on Europe?

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They only bathe once a year so youd better hope
youre not the youngest500

• Give 4 major differences between Feudalism in
  Europe and Feudalism in Japan

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Final Jeopardy

• What major event marked the beginning of the end
  of Feudal warfare in Europe?
• How does China manage to remain unified while
  Europe and Japan cant hold themselves together?