Questions 600-1450

·         Read and Outline pages 246-263 and answer the following questions: 1.     How did the environment of Arabia impact the social organization and lifestyle of the Bedouin? 2.     What role does Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus play in the religion of Islam? 3.     What was Muhammad’s view towards women? 4.     Define the terms jihad and hajj. 5.     What occurred after Muhammad’s death? What are the characteristics of the two branches (sects) of Islam? 6.     How did surrounding empires react to Islam? How did Islam spread?  How were non-Muslims treated under Islamic rule (p 251)?  7.     How did the Umayyads rise to power? What was life like under their rule? 8.     What caused the Umayyad decline and fall? 9.     What were the achievements of the Islamic world? 10.   What are the characteristics of the Abbasid Era? (258-261) KEY CONCEPT QUESTION How did the Abbasid Caliphate blend different cultural traditions? How did Islamic beliefs and practices support commerce and the merchant class?

·         Read and outline pages 227-235 and answer the following questions: 1.     How did the Sui and Tang dynasties combine traditional sources of power and legitimacy with innovations better suited to their needs? (this is a detailed answer (p227) 2.     Would you describe the Tang dynasty as militaristic dynasty? Why or why not? 3.     Define the equal-field system.  Did it have positive or negative impacts on China?   4.     What economic roles did the city of Chang’an serve for China under Tang rule? ·         Read and Outline pages 340-358 and answer the following questions: 1.     What changes to Chinese administration and bureaucracy did Song rulers introduce? 2.     What was the impact of new agricultural techniques in Song China? 3.     What was the Chinese commercial revolution?   4.     How did the status of women change during the Tang-Song era? Describe the status of women. 5.     Why was Neo-Confucianism created?  What are its principle characteristics?

First box due 10/11