Modified 1 December 2006 EG

Salvation Religion

Bhakti

Mahayana Buddhism

Theravada/Hinayana Buddhism

Bodhisatava

Lotus Sutra

Puranas

Nirvana

Christianity

Jesus

Paul

Letters of Paul

Jerusalem Church

Islam

Muslim

Quran/Koran

Hijra

Hajj

Five Pillars of Islam

Muhammad

Mecca

Jihad

Dar al Islam

Dar al Harb

Umayyad Caliphate

Abbasid Caliphate

Khalifa/Caliph

Shariah

Hadith

Ummah

Shi’i

Sunni

Imam

Sui

T’ang

Sung/Song

Grand Canal

Paper

Gunpowder

Printing

Sung Miracle

Buddhism in China

Tang Taizong

Civil Service Examinations

Paper Money

Nestorian Christians

Han Yu’s Memorial on Buddhism

Hangzhou

Franks

Charlemagne

Clovis

Pope Leo

Justinian

Feudal

Manor

Vikings

Saracens

Avars

Moldboard plow

Three field system

Byzantine Empire

Crusades

Pax Monglica

Mongols

Ghengis Khan

Marco Polo

William of Rubruck

Golden Horde

Kublai Khan

Maize

Potato

Cassava

Columbus

Columbia exchange

Epidemic Disease in the New World

Iberian Expansion

Cheng Ho/Zheng He

Treasure Ships

Caravel

Prince Henry

Bartolomeo Diaz

Vasco Da Gama

Broader Ideas:

Remember that the essay portion of the final is cumulative. Thus the midterm study guide is applicable to the final.

How does the relationship between barbarians and urban/civilized people change over time? What, for that matter, is the difference between barbarians and civilized peoples?

How is the Han-Roman ecumene like/unlike the Mongol ecumene?

How does the relationship between rulers and their subjects change over time in the civilized world?

How does the rise and spread of Islam serve to integrate large areas of the Old World. What particular Muslim institutions help to bridge the boundaries between the different cultures that make up the Islamic World?